Analysis of Songs Set To Music: 23. Set By Mr. De Fesch
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
Well, I will never more complain,
Or call the Fates unkind;
Alas! how fond it is, how vain!
But self-conceitedness does reign
I nevery mortal mind.
'Tis true, they long did me deny,
Nor would permit a sight;
I raged, for I could not espy,
Or think that any harm could lie
Disguised in that delight.
At last, my wishes to fulfil,
They did their power resign,
I saw her, but I wish I still
Had been obedient to their will,
And they not unto mine.
Yet I by this have learn'd the wit
Never to grieve or fret;
Contentedly I will submit,
And think that best which they think fit,
Without the least regret.
Scheme | ABAAB CDXCD EFEEF GHGGH |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11110101 110101 01111111 11111 11101 11111101 110101 11111110 11110111 010101 1111011 1111001 11011111 110100111 011101 11111101 101111 01001101 01111111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 589 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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