To My Cousin, Anne Bodham, On Receiving From Her A Network Purse, Made By Herself
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
My gentle Anne, whom heretofore,
When I was young, and thou no more
Than plaything for a nurse,
I danced and fondled on my knee,
A kitten both in size and glee,--
I thank thee for my purse.
Gold pays the worth of all things here
But not of love; -- that gem's too dear
For richest rogues to win it;
I, therefore, as a proof of love,
Esteem thy present far above
The best things kept within it.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AABCCB XXDEED |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 390 |
| Words | 82 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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