Affection
Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 (Chelsea) – 1838 (Cape Coast)
There is in life no blessing like affection:
It soothes, it hallows, elevates, subdues,
And bringeth down to earth its native heaven.
It sits besides the cradle patient hours,
Whose sole contentment is to watch and love;
It bendeth o'er the death-bed, and conceals
Its own despair with words of faith and hope.
Life has nought else that may supply its place:
Void is ambition, cold is vanity,
And wealth an empty glitter, without love.
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Submitted by Madeleine Quinn on November 13, 2015
Modified by Madeleine Quinn on March 01, 2020
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCBDBEC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 426 |
Words | 75 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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