A Song
Ernest Christopher Dowson 1867 – 1900
All that a man may pray,
Have I not prayed to thee?
What were praise left to say,
Has not been said by me
O, ma mie?
Yet thine eyes and thine heart,
Always were dumb to me:
Only to be my part,
Sorrow has come from thee,
O, ma mie?
Where shall I seek and hide
My grief away with me?
Lest my bitter tears should chide,
Bring brief dismay to thee,
O, ma mie?
More than a man may pray,
Have I not prayed to thee?
What were praise left to say,
Has not been said by me,
O, ma mie?
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aBABC dbdbC ebebC aBABC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 464 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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