SONNET. When I entreat, either thou wilt not hear

Henry King 1592 (Worminghall, Buckinghamshire) – 1669 (Chichester)



When I entreat, either thou wilt not hear,
Or else my suit arriving at thy ear
Cools and dies there. A strange extremitie
To freeze ith' Sun, and in the shade to frie.
Whil'st all my blasted hopes decline so soon,
Tis Evening with me, though at high Noon.
For pity to thy self, if not to me
Think time will ravish, what I lose, from thee.
If my scorcht heart wither through thy delay,
Thy beauty withers too. And swift decay
Arrests thy Youth. So thou whil'st I am slighted
Wilt be too soon with age or sorrow nighted.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDDCCEEBB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 526
Words 102
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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