To My Dear Old Friend, Mr. A. Shuman
John Boyle O'Reilly 1844 (Dowth) – 1890 (Boston)
NOT many friends
Wish I you;
Love makes amends
For the few.
Slight bonds are best
For the new;
Here is the test
Of the true:
Pay to your friend
Your own due;
Lone to the end,
Through and through;
Let him, commend,
And not you.
Friends of this kind,
Tried and true,
May you, friend, find,—
Just a few.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CBCB DBDBDB EBEB |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 306 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 4 |
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