126. Upon Scobble. Epig
Scobble for whoredom whips his wife; and criesHe'll slit her nose; but blubb'ring, she replies,Good sir, make no more cuts i' th' outward skin,One slit's enough to let adultry in.
Words in this poem
- whoredom n.
- The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex; fornication; lewdness. [OE. hordom; cf. Icel. h.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
126. Upon Scobble. Epig 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, 126. Upon Scobble. Epig, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/126-upon-scobble-epig.html, id L06298.
Form and metre
126. Upon Scobble. Epig is 4 lines in a single stanza. It is in rhyming couplets. The lines average 10.0 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 criesA · repliesA · skinB · inB
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scobble for whoredom whips his wife; and cries | 10 | ···/˘····· |
| He'll slit her nose; but blubb'ring, she replies, | 10 | ········˘/ |
| Good sir, make no more cuts i' th' outward skin, | 10 | ·······/˘· |
| One slit's enough to let adultry in. | 10 | ··˘/······ |
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