Possibilities
Ada Cambridge 1844 (St Germans, Norfolk) – 1926 (Melbourne)
There are who fear the loosing of the knot
That ties our labouring brother to the oar.
Release him, say they, and he will not soar;
Full- fed and idle, he will fall and rot.
Give him his share — let sharp need scourge him not —
Let cruel spur of hunger prick no more,
But all have bounty of the rich world's store —
And wreck and ruin is our certain lot!
But ease the toil- worn arm, the anxious brain,
And Reason, set more firmly on her throne,
Should guide more truly the enfranchised will.
Though want depart, divine desires remain;
Man, born of God, lives not by bread alone,
And realms of Knowledge are to conquer still.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBAABBA CDECDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 626 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
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