The Clod and the Pebble
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
'Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a heaven in hell's despair.'
So sung a little clod of clay,
Trodden with the cattle's feet;
But a pebble of the brook
Warbled out these meters meet:
'Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a hell in heaven's despite.'
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB XCXC ADAD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 401 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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