Analysis of Lady Mine

H E Clarke 1867 (Woburn, Massachusetts) – 1945 (Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.)




Lady mine, most fair thou art
With youth's gold and white and red;
'Tis a pity that thy heart
Is so much harder than thy head.

This has stayed my kisses oft,
This from all thy charms debarr'd,
That thy head is strangely soft,
While thy heart is strangely hard.

Nothing had kept us apart,
I had loved thee, I had wed,
Hadst thou had a softer heart
Or a harder head.

But I think I'll bear Love's smart
Till the wound has healed and fled,
Or thy head is like thy heart,
Or thy heart is like thy head.


Scheme ABAB XAXX ABAB ABAB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 1011111 1110101 1010111 11110111 1111101 111111 1111101 1111101 1011101 1111111 1110101 10101 1111111 1011101 1111111 1111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 492
Words 104
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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H E Clarke

Herbert Lincoln Clarke (September 12, 1867 – January 30, 1945) was an American cornetist, feature soloist, bandmaster, and composer. He is considered the most prominent cornetist of his time. Clarke's legacy includes composing a portion of the standard repertoire for the instrument, many recordings, as well as a seminal school of playing which emphasized not only technical aptitude, but also increased warmth and lyricism of tone. He also produced several method books that are still used by brass students. more…

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