Variations from the Original Editions
The Ruines of Time v. 353, covetize, Q. covertize.The Ruines of Time v. 541, ocean, Q. Occaean.The Ruines of Time v. 551, which (ed. 1611), Q. with.The Ruines of Time v. 574, worlds (ed. 1611), Q. words.The Ruines of Time v. 675, worldës, Q. worlds.The Teares of the Muses v. 600, living (ed. 1611), Q. loving.Virgils Gnat v. 149, Ascraean, Q. Astraean.Virgils Gnat v. 340, seest thou not (ed. 1611), Q. seest thou.Virgils Gnat v. 387, throat (ed. 1611), Q. threat.Virgils Gnat v. 575, billowes, Q. billowe.Prosopopoia v. 53, gossip, Q. goship.Prosopopoia v. 453, diriges, Q. dirges.Prosopopoia v. 648, at all, Q. all.Prosopopoia v. 997, whether, Q. whither.Prosopopoia v. 1012, stopt, Q. stept.Prosopopoia v. 1019, whither, Q. whether.Ruines of Rome xviii. 5, ornaments, Q. ornament.Muiopotmos v. 250, dispacing, Q. displacing.Muiopotmos v. 431, yongthly, Q. yougthly.The Visions of Bellay ii. 8, one, Q. on.The Visions of Bellay ix. 1, astonied, Q. astoined.The Visions of Petrarche vii. 1, behold, Q. beheld.Amoretti lxxxii. 2, placed, Orig ed. plac’d.Epithalmion v. 67, dere, orig. ed. dore.Epithalmion v. 190, mazeful (ed. 1611), orig. ed. amazeful.Epithalmion v. 290, sad dread (ed. 1611), orig. ed. dread.Epithalmion v. 341, Pouke, orig. ed. ponke.An Hymne in Honour of Love v. 165, they will (ed. 1611), orig. ed. thouwilt.An Hymne in Honour of Love v. 169, be enfyred (ed. 1611), orig. ed. heenfyred.An Hymne in Honour of Love v. 302, an (ed. 1611), orig. ed. and.An Hymne in Honour of Beautie v. 147, deform’d, orig. ed. perform’d.An Hymne in Honour of Beautie v. 171, affections (ed. 1611), orig. ed.affection.
Words in this poem
- astraean a.
- Pertaining to the genus Astræa or the family Astræidæ.
- whither adv.
- To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest thou [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E. where, who; cf. Goth. hvadre whither. See Who, and cf. Hither, Thither.]
- astonied p. p.
- Stunned; astonished. See Astony.
- dere v. t.
- To hurt; to harm; to injure. [AS. derian to hurt.]
- dore v. t.
- One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent. [From Do, v. t. & i.]
- mazeful a.
- Mazy. Sir P. Sidney.
- amazeful a.
- Full of amazement.
- honour n.
- Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Form and metre
Variations from the Original Editions is 35 lines in a single stanza. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 74%).
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Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.
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. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| The Ruines of Time v. 353, covetize, Q. covertize. | 13 | ·/˘·········· |
| The Ruines of Time v. 541, ocean, Q. Occaean. | 10 | ·/˘···/··· |
| The Ruines of Time v. 551, which (ed. 1611), Q. with. | 10 | ·/˘······· |
| The Ruines of Time v. 574, worlds (ed. 1611), Q. words. | 10 | ·/˘······· |
| The Ruines of Time v. 675, worldës, Q. worlds. | 9 | ·/˘······ |
| The Teares of the Muses v. 600, living (ed. 1611), Q. loving. | 13 | ····/˘·/˘··/˘ |
| Virgils Gnat v. 149, Ascraean, Q. Astraean. | 9 | /˘······· |
| Virgils Gnat v. 340, seest thou not (ed. 1611), Q. seest thou. | 11 | /˘········· |
| Virgils Gnat v. 387, throat (ed. 1611), Q. threat. | 8 | /˘······ |
| Virgils Gnat v. 575, billowes, Q. billowe. | 9 | /˘··/˘··· |
| Prosopopoia v. 53, gossip, Q. goship. | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
| Prosopopoia v. 453, diriges, Q. dirges. | 11 | ·········/˘ |
| Prosopopoia v. 648, at all, Q. all. | 9 | ········· |
| Prosopopoia v. 997, whether, Q. whither. | 10 | ········/˘ |
| Prosopopoia v. 1012, stopt, Q. stept. | 8 | ········ |
| Prosopopoia v. 1019, whither, Q. whether. | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
| Ruines of Rome xviii. 5, ornaments, Q. ornament. | 11 | /˘···/˘·/˘˘ |
| Muiopotmos v. 250, dispacing, Q. displacing. | 11 | ········˘/˘ |
| Muiopotmos v. 431, yongthly, Q. yougthly. | 9 | ········· |
| The Visions of Bellay ii. 8, one, Q. on. | 10 | ·/˘······· |
| The Visions of Bellay ix. 1, astonied, Q. astoined. | 13 | ·/˘····˘/˘··· |
| The Visions of Petrarche vii. 1, behold, Q. beheld. | 12 | ·/˘····˘/·˘/ |
| Amoretti lxxxii. 2, placed, Orig ed. plac’d. | 10 | ·········· |
| Epithalmion v. 67, dere, orig. ed. dore. | 10 | ·········· |
| Epithalmion v. 190, mazeful (ed. 1611), orig. ed. amazeful. | 14 | ·····/˘····˘/˘ |
| Epithalmion v. 290, sad dread (ed. 1611), orig. ed. dread. | 12 | ············ |
| Epithalmion v. 341, Pouke, orig. ed. ponke. | 10 | ·········· |
| An Hymne in Honour of Love v. 165, they will (ed. 1611), orig. ed. thou | 15 | ···/˘·········· |
| wilt. | 1 | · |
| An Hymne in Honour of Love v. 169, be enfyred (ed. 1611), orig. ed. he | 16 | ···/˘··········· |
| enfyred. | 2 | ·· |
| An Hymne in Honour of Love v. 302, an (ed. 1611), orig. ed. and. | 14 | ···/˘········· |
| An Hymne in Honour of Beautie v. 147, deform’d, orig. ed. perform’d. | 16 | ···/˘····˘/···˘/ |
| An Hymne in Honour of Beautie v. 171, affections (ed. 1611), orig. ed. | 16 | ···/˘····˘/˘···· |
| affection. | 3 | ˘/˘ |
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