Analysis of Sonnet XXXII: Blest As the Gods

Mary Darby Robinson 1757 (England) – 1800 (England)



Blest as the Gods! Sicilian Maid is he,
The youth whose soul thy yielding graces charm;
Who bound, O! thraldom sweet! by beauty's arm,
In idle dalliance fondly sports with thee!
Blest as the Gods! that iv'ry throne to see,
Throbbing with transports, tender, timid, warm!
While round thy fragrant lips zephyrs swarm!
As op'ning buds attract the wand'ring Bee!
Yet, short is youthful passion's fervid hour;
Soon, shall another clasp the beauteous boy;
Soon, shall a rival prove, in that gay bow'r,
The pleasing torture of excessive joy!
The Bee flies sicken'd from the sweetest flow'r;
The lightning's shaft, but dazzles to destroy!


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Poetic Form
Metre 11010100111 0111110101 11111111 01010010111 110111111 1010110101 111101101 1111010111 1111011010 110101011 11010101111 0101010101 01110101011 01111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 625
Words 106
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 491
Words per stanza (avg) 104
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mary Darby Robinson

Mary Robinson was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. more…

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