Ornaments
Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 (Chelsea) – 1838 (Cape Coast)
Bring from the east, bring from the west,
Flowers for the hair, gems for the vest ;
Bring the rich silks that are shining with gold,
Wrought in rich broidery on every fold,
Bring ye the perfumes that breathe on the rose,
Such as the summer of Egypt bestows ;
Bring the white pearls from the depths of the sea —
They are fair like the neck where their lustre will be.
Such are the offerings that now will be brought,
But can they bring peace to the turmoil of thought ?
Can they one moment of quiet bestow
To the human heart, feverish and beating, below ?
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Submitted by Madeleine Quinn on July 17, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 556 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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