The Tipler To His Bottle
George Moses Horton 1779 (North Carolina) – 1883
What hast thou ever done for me?
Defeated every good endeavor;
I never can through life agree
To place my confidence in thee,
Not ever, no, never!
Often have I thy steam admired,
Thou nothing hast avail'd me ever;
Vain have I thought myself inspired,
Say, have I else but pain acquired?
Not ever, no, never!
No earthly good, no stream of health,
Flows from thy fount, thou cheerful giver;
From thee, affluence sinks to stealth,
From thee I pluck no bloom of health,
Whatever, no, never!
Thou canst impart a nobel mind,
Power from my tongue flows like a river;
The gas flows dead, I'm left behind,
To all that's evil down confined,
To flourish more never!
With thee I must through life complain,
Thy powers at large will union sever;
Disgorge no more thy killing bane,
The bird hope flies from thee in pain,
To return more never!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abaaB cbccB dbddb ebeeb fbffb |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 836 |
Words | 152 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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