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
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 589
Words 117
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5

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