Analysis of Bankruptcy Rendered Easy.

John Carr, Sir 1772 – 1832 (London, United Kingdom)



The Cit, relying on his trade,
Which, like all other things, may fade,
Longs for a curricle and villa:
This Hatchet splendidly supplies,
The other Cock'ril builds, or buys,
To charm himself and Miss Hautilla.

Then swift, O London! he retires,
To be, from all thy smoke and spires,
From Saturday till Sunday, merry:
On Sunday crowds of friends attend;
His house and garden some commend,
And all admire his port and sherry.

His mistress urg'd him now to play,
And cut to wealth a shorter way,
Now as a bride she heads his table;
But still our Cit observ'd his time.
Returning at St. Cripple's chime,
At least as near as he was able.

But soon she could not bear the sight
Of town; for walls with bow'rs unite,
As well as smoke with country breezes;
Without the keenest grief and pride
He could not quit his mares, and bride:
We yield as soon as passion seizes.

The clock no more his herald prov'd;
Tuesday, nay Wednesday, morn have mov'd,
Ere trembling shopmen saw their master:
Observing neighbours whisper'd round,
That ease might do, with plenty crown'd;
If not, that ruin came the faster.

His cash grew scarce, his business still,
At variance were his books and till
(For wolves devour when shepherds slumber);
His creditors around him pour,
Seize all his horses, household store,
And only give him up the lumber!


Scheme AABCCB DDEFFE GGHIIH JJKLLK MMNOON PPNQQN
Poetic Form
Metre 01010111 11110111 1101010 11010001 0101111 1101011 11110101 11111101 11001110 1111101 11010101 010111010 11011111 01110101 110111110 111010111 0101111 111111110 11111101 1111111 111111010 01010101 11111101 111111010 01111101 10110111 110011110 0101101 11111101 111101010 11111101 110001101 1101011010 11000111 1111011 010111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,294
Words 238
Sentences 9
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 170
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Carr, Sir

Sir John Carr (1772–1832) was an English barrister and (travel) writer. more…

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