194. Sabbaths
Sabbaths are threefold, as St. Austin says:The first of time, or Sabbath here of days;The second is a conscience trespass-free;The last the Sabbath of Eternity.
Words in this poem
- austin a.
- Augustinian; as, Austin friars.
- conscience n.
- Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p.pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con- + scire to know. See Science.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
194. Sabbaths 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, 194. Sabbaths, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/194-sabbaths.html, id L06205.
Form and metre
194. Sabbaths is 4 lines in a single stanza. The lines average 10.0 syllables. 1 line ends on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sabbaths are threefold, as St. Austin says: | 10 | /˘·/···/˘· |
| The first of time, or Sabbath here of days; | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
| The second is a conscience trespass-free; | 10 | ·/˘··/˘/·· |
| The last the Sabbath of Eternity. | 10 | ···/˘·˘/˘˘ |
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