Major Bellenden's Song
Sir Walter Scott 1771 (College Wynd, Edinburgh) – 1832 (Abbotsford, Roxburghshire)
And what though winter will pinch severe
Through locks of grey and a cloak that's old?
Yet keep up thy heart, bold cavalier,
For a cup of sack shall fence the cold.
For time will rust the brightest blade,
And years will break the strongest bow;
Was ever wight so starkly made,
But time and years would overthrow?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABAB CXCX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 316 |
| Words | 60 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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