Could we as Mortals

Charles Harpur 1813 (Windsor) – 1868 (Australia)



Could we as mortals but our end foresee,
How little in our minds the world would be;
Could we as spirits but this life renew,
And be again incarnate as we were,
How little might be done like what we do,
How little cared for that which now is most our care

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCBD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 258
Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

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