Analysis of Preparatory Meditations - First Series: 6.
Edward Taylor 1642 (Coventry) – 1729
(Canticles 2:1. The Lily of the Valleys)
Am I Thy gold? Or purse, Lord, for Thy wealth;
Whether in mine or mint refined for Thee?
I'm counted so, but count me o'er Thyself,
Lest gold-washed face, and brass in heart I be.
I fear my touchstone touches when I try
Me, and my counted gold too overly.
Am I new-minted by Thy stamp indeed?
Mine eyes are dim; I cannot clearly see.
Be Thou my spectacles that I may read
Thine image do upon me stand,
I am a golden angel in Thy hand.
Lord, make my soul Thy plate: Thine image bright
Within the circle of the same enfoil.
And on its brims in golden letters write
Thy superscription in an holy style.
Then I shall be Thy money, Thou my hoard:
Let me Thy angel be, be Thou my Lord.
Scheme | X XAXAXA XAXBB CDCDEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101010 1111111111 1001110111 1101111101 1111010111 111110111 1011011100 1111011101 1111110101 1111001111 11010111 1101010011 1111111101 010101011 0111010101 1101101 1111110111 1111011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 711 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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