The Affliction Of Richard
Robert Seymour Bridges 1844 (Walmer, Kent) – 1930 (Boars Hill, Berkshire)
Love not too much. But how,
When thou hast made me such,
And dost thy gifts bestow,
How can I love too much?
Though I must fear to lose,
And drown my joy in care,
With all its thorns I choose
The path of love and prayer.
Though thou, I know not why,
Didst kill my childish trust,
That breach with toil did I
Repair, because I must:
And spite of frighting schemes,
With which the fiends of Hell
Blaspheme thee in my dreams,
So far I have hoped well.
But what the heavenly key,
What marvel in me wrought
Shall quite exculpate thee,
I have no shadow of thought.
What am I that complain?
The love, from which began
My question sad and vain,
Justifies thee to man.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAXABCBC DEDEFGFG HIHIJKJK |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 667 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
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