184. Another
As sunbeams pierce the glass, and streaming in,No crack or schism leave i' th' subtle skin:So the Divine Hand worked and brake no thread,But, in a mother, kept a maidenhead.
Words in this poem
- streaming a.
- Sending forth streams.
- maidenhead n.
- The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity. [See Maidenhood.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
184. Another 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, 184. Another, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/184-another.html, id L06195.
Form and metre
184. Another is 4 lines in a single stanza. It is in rhyming couplets. The lines average 10.0 syllables. 1 line ends on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending.
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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 inA · skinA · threadB · maidenheadB
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 |
|---|---|---|
| As sunbeams pierce the glass, and streaming in, | 10 | ·/·····/˘· |
| No crack or schism leave i' th' subtle skin: | 10 | ···/˘··/˘· |
| So the Divine Hand worked and brake no thread, | 10 | ··˘/······ |
| But, in a mother, kept a maidenhead. | 10 | ···/˘··/˘˘ |
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