Analysis of From Boethius: De Consolatione Philosophiae; Book II. Metre 2.
Samuel Johnson 1709 (Lichfield) – 1784 (London)
Though countless as the grains of sand
That roll at Eurus' loud command;
Though countless as the lamps of night
That glad us with vicarious light;
Fair plenty, gracious queen, should pour
The blessings of a golden shower,
Not all the gifts of fate combin'd
Would ease the hunger of the mind,
But swallowing call the mighty store,
Rapacity would call for more;
For still where wishes most abound
Unquench'd the thirst of gain is found;
In vain the shining gifts are sent,
For none are rich without content.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 1111101 11010111 111101001 11010111 010101010 11011101 11010101 110010101 11111 11110101 1011111 01010111 11110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 500 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 403 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 89 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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