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.


Scheme AABCDDEEFFGGHHDDIJ
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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William Cowper

William Macquarie Cowper was an Australian Anglican archdeacon and Dean of Sydney. more…

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