And MS. 1802
And said, that wheresoe'er they might be spiedHe gather'd Leeches, stirring at his feet
And said, that, gathering Leeches, far and wideHe travelled; stirring thus about his feet
Once he could meet with them on every side;But fewer they became from day to day,
Which he delivered with demeanour kind,
Words in this poem
- demeanour n.
- Management; treatment; conduct. [For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
And MS. 1802 is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 (of 8), Project Gutenberg ebook #12145; 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
And MS. 1802 is 7 lines in 4 stanzas. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 91%).
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| And said, that wheresoe'er they might be spied | 10 | ·········· |
| He gather'd Leeches, stirring at his feet | 10 | ·/˘/˘/˘··· |
| And said, that, gathering Leeches, far and wide | 10 | ···/˘/˘··· |
| He travelled; stirring thus about his feet | 10 | ·/˘/˘····· |
| Once he could meet with them on every side; | 10 | ·······/˘· |
| But fewer they became from day to day, | 10 | ·/˘·˘/···· |
| Which he delivered with demeanour kind, | 10 | ··˘/˘·˘/˘· |
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