Upon time
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Time was upon
The wing, to fly away;
And I call'd on
Him but awhile to stay;
But he'd be gone,
For aught that I could say.
He held out then
A writing, as he went,
And ask'd me, when
False man would be content
To pay again
What God and Nature lent.
An hour-glass,
In which were sands but few,
As he did pass,
He shew'd,--and told me too
Mine end near was;--
And so away he flew.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABXB CDCDCD EFEFXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 368 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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