I Would in That Sweet Bosom Be
James Joyce 1882 (Rathgar) – 1941 (Zürich)
I would in that sweet bosom be
(O sweet it is and fair it is!)
Where no rude wind might visit me.
Because of sad austerities
I would in that sweet bosom be.
I would be ever in that heart
(O soft I knock and soft entreat her!)
Where only peace might be my part.
Austerities were all the sweeter
So I were ever in that heart.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 331 |
| Words | 71 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
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