216. Another
Art thou not destin'd? then with haste go onTo make thy fair predestination:If thou can'st change thy life, God then will pleaseTo change, or call back, His past sentences.
About this text
216. 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, 216. Another, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/216-another.html, id L06227.
Form and metre
216. Another is 4 lines in a single stanza. It is in rhyming couplets. The lines average 9.8 syllables. 2 lines end 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 onA · predestinationA · pleaseB · sentencesB
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Art thou not destin'd? then with haste go on | 10 | ···/˘····· |
| To make thy fair predestination: | 9 | ······˘/˘ |
| If thou can'st change thy life, God then will please | 10 | ·········· |
| To change, or call back, His past sentences. | 10 | ·······/˘˘ |
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