Opinions
Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 (Chelsea) – 1838 (Cape Coast)
He scorned them from the centre of his heart,
For well he knew mankind ; and he who knows
Must loathe or pity. He who dwells apart,
With books, and nature, and philosophy,
May lull himself with pity ; he who dwells
In crowds and cities, struggling with his race,
Must daily see their falsehood and their faults,
Their cold ingratitude, their selfishness :
How can he choose but loathe them ?
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Submitted by Madeleine Quinn on June 18, 2016
Modified on April 15, 2023
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Scheme | ABACDEFGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 390 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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