Analysis of To Health (From The Greek)
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Eldest born of powers divine!
Bless'd Hygeia! be it mine
To enjoy what thou canst give,
And henceforth with thee to live:
For in power if pleasure be
Wealth or numerous progeny
Or in amorous embrace,
Where no spy infests the place;
Or in aught that Heaven bestows
To alleviate human woes,
When the wearied heart despairs
Of a respite from its cares;
These cold and every true delight
Flourish only in thy sight;
And the sister graces three
Owe, themselves, their youth to thee
Without whom we may possess
Much, but never happiness.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111001 110111 1011111 0111111 10101101 11100100 1010001 1110101 10111001 1010101 1010101 1010111 110100101 1010011 0010101 1011111 0111101 1110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 523 |
Words | 96 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 424 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 94 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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