Sonnet 37: My Mouth Doth Water
Sir Philip Sidney 1554 (Penshurst, Kent) – 1586 (Zutphen)
My mouth doth water, and my breast doth swell,
My tongue doth itch, my thoughts in labor be:
Listen then, lordings, with good ear to me,
For of my life I must a riddle tell.
Toward Aurora's court a nymph doth dwell,
Rich in all beauties which man's eye can see:
Beauties so far from reach of words, that we
Abase her praise, saying she doth excel:
Rich in the treasure of deserv'd renown,
Rich in the riches of a royal heart,
Rich in those gifts which give th'eternal crown;
Who though most rich in these and every part,
Which make the patents of true worldly bliss,
Hath no misfortune, but that Rich she is.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBA ABBA CDC DXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 616 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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