Songs Set To Music: 23. Set By Mr. De Fesch
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
Well, I will never more complain,
Or call the Fates unkind;
Alas! how fond it is, how vain!
But self-conceitedness does reign
I nevery mortal mind.
'Tis true, they long did me deny,
Nor would permit a sight;
I raged, for I could not espy,
Or think that any harm could lie
Disguised in that delight.
At last, my wishes to fulfil,
They did their power resign,
I saw her, but I wish I still
Had been obedient to their will,
And they not unto mine.
Yet I by this have learn'd the wit
Never to grieve or fret;
Contentedly I will submit,
And think that best which they think fit,
Without the least regret.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAAB CDXCD EFEEF GHGGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 589 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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