A Mirage
William Schwenck Gilbert 1836 – 1911
Were I thy bride,
Then the whole world beside
Were not too wide
To hold my wealth of love -
Were I thy bride!
Upon thy breast
My loving head would rest,
As on her nest
The tender turtle-dove -
Were I thy bride!
This heart of mine
Would be one heart with thine,
And in that shrine
Our happiness would dwell -
Were I thy bride!
And all day long
Our lives should be a song:
No grief, no wrong
Should make my heart rebel -
Were I thy bride!
The silvery flute,
The melancholy lute,
Were night-owl's hoot
To my low-whispered coo -
Were I thy bride!
The skylark's trill
Were but discordance shrill
To the soft thrill
Of wooing as I'd woo -
Were I thy bride!
The rose's sigh
Were as a carrion's cry
To lullaby
Such as I'd sing to thee -
Were I thy bride!
A feather's press
Were leaden heaviness
To my caress.
But then, unhappily,
I'm not thy bride!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AaabAcccbA dddxAeeexA fffgAhhhgA iiijAkkkja |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 809 |
Words | 169 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10, 10 |
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