Analysis of Inscriptions: IX: Me Tho' In Life's Sequester'd Vale
Mark Akenside 1721 (Newcastle upon Tyne) – 1770
Me tho' in life's sequester'd vale
The Almighty sire ordain'd to dwell,
Remote from glory's toilsome ways,
And the great scenes of public praise;
Yet let me still with grateful pride
Remember how my infant frame
He temper'd with prophetic flame,
And early music to my tongue supply'd.
'Twas then my future fate he weigh'd,
And, This be thy concern, he said,
At once with Passion's keen alarms,
And Beauty's pleasurable charms,
And sacred Truth's eternal light,
To move the various mind of Man;
Till under one unblemish'd plan,
His Reason, Fancy, and his Heart unite.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 0010100111 011111 00111101 11111101 01011101 11010101 010101111 11110111 01110111 1111101 0110001 01010101 110100111 11010101 110100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 559 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 441 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 96 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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