The Invitation
Thomas Dekker 1572 – 1632
LIVE with me still, and all the measures
Played to by the spheres I'll teach thee;
Let's but thus daily, all the pleasures
The moon beholds, her man shall reach thee.
Dwell in mine arms, aloft we'll hover,
And see fields of armies fighting:
Oh, part not from me! I'll discover
There all but [?] books of fancy's writing.
Be but my darling, age to free thee
From her curse, shall fall a-dying;
Call me thy empress, Time to see thee
Shall forget his art of flying.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD BDBD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 472 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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