Doubt
Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 (Chelsea) – 1838 (Cape Coast)
I tell thee death were far more merciful
Than such a blow. It is death to the heart;
Death to its first affections, its sweet hopes;
The young religion of its guileless faith.
Henceforth the well is troubled at the spring;
The waves run clear no longer ; there is doubt
To shut out happiness — perpetual shade;
Which, if the sunshine penetrate, 'tis dim,
And broken ere it reach the stream below.
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Submitted by Madeleine Quinn on July 27, 2016
Modified on March 07, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 390 |
Words | 72 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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