Analysis of A Beavy Of The Fair & Gay
Thomas Parnell 1679 (Dublin) – 1718
A Beavy of the fair & Gay,
Such as are daily Smoakt in tea,
& toasted over wine,
Vext to be made so long the Jeast
Of tongues & pens, to go in quest
Of reputation Joyn.
To K---d's house they first repair,
But scarce find any footsteps there,
to keep them off cold scent;
Long had she fled his slavery,
Her gallants stabbd him first, & she
Woud bury him in paint.
To O---y's they next advance,
But he was vanishd on a glance
to Make some conquest shott;
One who so many loves as she,
& one who loves fooles company,
Must love for you know what.
Of T---n newes in vain they sought,
Scarce M---ws covets to be thought
So ignorant in dressing;
For scandall had like Cr---fts appeard,
He urgd his suit, the God retird,
& left the Nymph unlacing.
No longer on your search remain,
For since your labour must be vain,
What need you make it long:
Believe me fairs, that every one
preserves him for her self alone,
Upon her proper tongue.
Scheme | ABCBDCEEFBBGHHIBBJKKLBBAMMNOPQ |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 011011 11110101 10101 11111101 1111101 10101 11111101 1111011 111111 11111100 011111 110101 1111101 1111101 111101 11110111 1111100 111111 11110111 11100110111 1100010 1111111 1111011 1011 11011101 1111111 111111 011111001 01110101 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 907 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 30 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 699 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 179 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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