Analysis of Ye that do live in pleasures

John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)



Ye that do live in pleasures plenty,
and dwell in Music's sweetest Airs,
whose eyes are quick, whose ears are dainty,
not clogg'd with earth or worldly cares,
come sing this song, made in Amphion's praise,
who now is dead, yet you his fame can raise.

Call him again, let him not die,
but live in Music's sweetest breath;
place him in fairest memory,
and let him triumph over death.
O sweetly sung, his living wish attend ye.
These were his words, 'The mirth of heav'n God send ye.'


Scheme ABABCC XDADAA
Poetic Form
Metre 111101010 01010101 111111110 11111101 11111011 1111111111 11011111 11010101 11010100 01110101 11011101011 10110111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 478
Words 92
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 184
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Wilbye

John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574 – September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. more…

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