This is an analysis of Veil, Lord, Mine Eyes Till She Be Past by George Wither.

Veil, Lord, mine eyes till she be past,
When Folly tempts my sight;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc dadacaca
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 11111101 110111 11110111 010001 11110101 110101 01110101 110101 11110101 011101 11010100 1100011 11011101 111101 11010101 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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