Analysis of To Her Grace The Dutchess Of Portland

Mary Barber 1685 – 1755



'Tis theirs, who but to please aspire,
On Fiction to employ the Lyre;
Make Gods and Goddesses display
The Splendor of the Nuptial Day.

To paint thee at the hallow'd Shrine,
A solemn, glorious Scene! be Mine;
Now lightly touch'd--Some other Hour,
(If e'er the Cloud--dispelling Pow'r
Remove the Damps, that chill my Vein)
I'll trace the slight--drawn Lines again;
Warm Col'ring on the Piece bestow,
Till Life shall from the Pencil flow.

Lovely Bride! with Bliss be crown'd,
Diffusing Happiness around:
Beneficent, like Harley, shine;
Like Henrietta, grace your Line.


Scheme AABB CCXXXXDD EECC
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 11010101 11010001 01010101 11110101 010100111 110111010 1100101011 01011111 11011101 1110101 11110101 1011111 01010001 0101101 1010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 558
Words 93
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 8, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 146
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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