Sonnet III. O Thou, whose stern command and precepts pure...
William Lisle Bowles 1762 (King's Sutton) – 1850
O THOU, whose stern command and precepts pure
(Tho' agony in every vein should start,
And slowly drain the blood-drops from the heart)
Have bade the patient spirit still endure;
Thou, who to sorrow hast a beauty lent,
On the dark brow, with resolution clad,
Illumining the dreary traces sad,
Like the cold taper on a monument;
O firm Philosophy! display the tide
Of human misery, and oft relate
How silent sinking in the storms of fate,
The brave and good have bow'd their head and died.
So taught by Thee, some solace I may find,
Remembering the sorrows of mankind.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBACDDEFGGFHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 574 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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