"The Collar" by George Herbert(1593-1633)
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 06:13:00
Category: / History / War & Conflicts
Length: 3 pages (934 words)
Category: / History / War & Conflicts
Length: 3 pages (934 words)
I STRUCK the board, and cry?d, No more ;
I will abroad.
What ? shall I ever sigh and pine ?
My lines and life are free ; free as the rode,
Loose as the winde, as large as store.
Shall I be still in suit ?
Have I no harvest but a thorn
To let me bloud, and not restore
What I have lost with cordiall fruit ?
Sure there was wine,
Before my sighs did drie it : there …
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…The pairs seem to be of equal length to the ear though counting syllables will show an extra iambic foot in the final line.
"But as I rav'd and grew more fierce and wild
At every word
Me thoughts I heard one calling, Child!
And I reply'd, My Lord."
That extra foot is, in effect, the conclusion to the poet's rebellion as to the poem: "My lord" truly shows the poet's acceptance of "The Collar".
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