To Lucasta, I Laugh and Sing
Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657
I.
I laugh and sing, but cannot tell
Whether the folly on't sounds well;
But then I groan,
Methinks, in tune;
Whilst grief, despair and fear dance to the air
Of my despised prayer.
II.
A pretty antick love does this,
Then strikes a galliard with a kiss;
As in the end
The chords they rend;
So you but with a touch from your fair hand
Turn all to saraband.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 360 |
Words | 72 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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