Analysis of Can a Maid That Is Well Bred
Martin Peerson 1571 (Cambridgeshire) – 1651 (London)
Can a maid that is well bred,
Hath a blush so lovely red,
Modest looks, wise, mild, discreet,
And a nature passing sweet,
Break her promise, untrue prove,
On a sudden change her love,
Or be won e'er to neglect
Him to whom she vow'd respect?
Such a maid, alas, I know.
Oh that weeds 'mongst corn should grow,
Or a rose should prickles have,
Wounding where she ought to save!
I that did her parts extol,
Will my lavish tongue control.
Outward parts do blind the eyes,
Gall in golden pills oft lies.
Reason wake, and sleep no more,
Land upon some safer shore;
Think on her and be afraid
Of a faithless fickle maid.
Of a faithless flckle maid
Thus true love is still betray'd.
Yet it is some ease to sing
That a maid is light of wing.
Scheme | AABBXXCC DDXXEEFF GGHHHHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011111 1011101 1011101 0010101 1010011 1010101 11110101 1111101 1010111 1111111 101111 1011111 1110101 1110101 1011101 1010111 1010111 1011101 1100101 101101 10111 1111101 1111111 1011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 715 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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