Songs Set To Music: 16. Set By Mr. Smith

Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721



Accept, my Love, as true a heart
As ever lover gave;
'Tis free (it vows) from my art,
And proud to be your slave.

Then take it kindly, as 'twas meant,
And let the giver live,
Who with it would the world have sent
Had it been his to give.

And that Dorinda may not fear
I e'er will prove untrue,
My vows shall, ending with the year,
With it begin a new.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CXCX DEDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 349
Words 75
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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