The Andrian: Act the Third: Scene VII
Lost and undone! To prison with me straight!No prayer, no plea: for I have ruin'd all!Deceiv'd the old man, hamper'd PamphilusWith marriage; marriage, brought about to-dayBy my sole means; beyond the hopes of one;Against the other's will.----Oh, cunning fool!Had I been quiet, all had yet been well.But see, he's coming. Would my neck were broken! (Retires.)
Words in this poem
- undone a.
- Not done or performed; neglected. [Pref. un- not + done.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
The Andrian: Act the Third: Scene VII is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Comedies of Terence, Project Gutenberg ebook #22695; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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Form and metre
The Andrian: Act the Third: Scene VII is 8 lines in a single stanza. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 90%).
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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. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Lost and undone! To prison with me straight! | 10 | ··˘/·/˘··· |
| No prayer, no plea: for I have ruin'd all! | 10 | ·······/˘· |
| Deceiv'd the old man, hamper'd Pamphilus | 10 | ˘/···/˘··· |
| With marriage; marriage, brought about to-day | 10 | ·/˘/˘····· |
| By my sole means; beyond the hopes of one; | 10 | ·········· |
| Against the other's will.----Oh, cunning fool! | 10 | ···/˘··/˘· |
| Had I been quiet, all had yet been well. | 10 | ···/˘····· |
| But see, he's coming. Would my neck were broken! (Retires.) | 13 | ···/˘····/˘˘/ |
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