The Marriage Vow
Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 (Chelsea) – 1838 (Cape Coast)
The altar, 'tis of death! for there are laid
The sacrifice of all youth's sweetest hopes.
It is a dreadful thing for woman's lip
To swear the heart away; yet know that heart
Annuls the vow while speaking, and shrinks back
From the dark future that it dares not face.
The service read above the open grave
Is far less terrible than that which seals
The vow that binds the victim, not the will;
For in the grave is rest.
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Submitted by Madeleine Quinn on March 05, 2020
Modified by Madeleine Quinn on March 29, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 427 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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