This is an analysis of Law by James Beattie.

Laws, as we read in ancient sages,
Have been like cobwebs in all ages.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 111101010 101110110 11110111 11110111 10111001 10110111 010101110 010101010
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

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