241. Upon a Painted Gentlewoman
Men say y'are fair, and fair ye are, 'tis true;But, hark! we praise the painter now, not you.
About this text
241. Upon a Painted Gentlewoman 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, 241. Upon a Painted Gentlewoman, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/241-upon-a-painted-gentlewoman.html, id L05279.
Form and metre
241. Upon a Painted Gentlewoman is 2 lines in a single stanza. 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 AA trueA · youA
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Men say y'are fair, and fair ye are, 'tis true; | 10 | ·········· |
| But, hark! we praise the painter now, not you. | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
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