261. Upon Groynes. Epig
Groynes, for his fleshly burglary of late,Stood in the holy forum candidate;The word is Roman; but in English known:Penance, and standing so, are both but one.
Words in this poem
- burglary n.
- Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. Wharton. Burrill. [Fr. Burglar; cf. LL. burglaria.]
- forum n.
- A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See Foreign.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
261. Upon Groynes. 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, 261. Upon Groynes. Epig, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/261-upon-groynes-epig.html, id L06317.
Form and metre
261. Upon Groynes. Epig is 4 lines in a single stanza. It is in rhyming couplets, 50% of the lines. 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 AA-- lateA · candidateA · known · one
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Groynes, for his fleshly burglary of late, | 10 | ···/˘/˘˘·· |
| Stood in the holy forum candidate; | 10 | ···/˘/˘/˘˘ |
| The word is Roman; but in English known: | 10 | ···/˘··/˘· |
| Penance, and standing so, are both but one. | 10 | /˘·/˘····· |
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