1002. To the Lord Hopton, on His Fight in Cornwall
Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate thatWhich we, and times to come, shall wonder at.Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall,And by that one blow set an end to all.
Words in this poem
- effectuate v. t.
- To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill. [Cf. F. effectuer. See Effect, n. & v. t.]
- shall v. i.
- To owe; to be under obligation for. [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen,]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
1002. To the Lord Hopton, on His Fight in Cornwall is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2, Project Gutenberg ebook #22421; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Robert Herrick, 1002. To the Lord Hopton, on His Fight in Cornwall, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/1002-to-the-lord-hopton-on-his-fight-in-cornwall.html, id L05905.
Form and metre
1002. To the Lord Hopton, on His Fight in Cornwall is 4 lines in a single stanza. It is in rhyming couplets. The lines average 10.2 syllables.
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Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 1 AABB thatA · atA · fallB · allB
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that | 11 | ···/˘·˘/˘·· |
| Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at. | 10 | ·······/˘· |
| Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
| And by that one blow set an end to all. | 10 | ·········· |
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