Help
John Greenleaf Whittier 1807 (Haverhill) – 1892 (Hampton Falls)
Dream not, O Soul, that easy is the task
Thus set before thee. If it proves at length,
As well it may, beyond thy natural strength,
Faint not, despair not. As a child may ask
A father, pray the Everlasting Good
For light and guidance midst the subtle snares
Of sin thick planted in life's thoroughfares,
For spiritual strength and moral hardihood;
Still listening, through the noise of time and sense,
To the still whisper of the Inward Word;
Bitter in blame, sweet in approval heard,
Itself its own confirming evidence
To health of soul a voice to cheer and please,
To guilt the wrath of the Eumenides.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBACDDCEFFGHD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 598 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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