Claud

Edward Young (1683–1765) · 1742–1745

iambic pentameter · 4 lines · from The Poetical Works, Volume II

Vasta velut Libyæ venantûm vocibus alesCum premitur, calidas cursu transmittit arenas,Inque modum veli sinuatis flamine pennisPulverulenta volat.

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Claud is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2, Project Gutenberg ebook #18827; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.

Cite as: Edward Young, Claud, in The Poetical Works, Volume II (1742–1745), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #18827, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/young-night-thoughts/claud.html, id L09487.

Form and metre

Claud is 4 lines in a single stanza. The lines average 11.8 syllables. 1 line ends on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending.

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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. How this is done.

LineSyl.Stress
Vasta velut Libyæ venantûm vocibus ales13/˘··/˘·······
Cum premitur, calidas cursu transmittit arenas,15····˘/˘·····˘/˘
Inque modum veli sinuatis flamine pennis12············
Pulverulenta volat.7·······

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