Henry, [As on a summers fervid day] (fly)
26 lines, 154 words, 565 phonemes, 37000 milliseconds

MSS p 52-3, 1787, PJ 15 Aug 1787, by R 

Link to Henry, [As on a summers fervid day] (fly)

As on a summer's fervid day AE1-Z AA1-N AH0 S-AH1-M-ER0-Z F-ER1-V-AH0-D D-EY1 HF-MF Hfav 2 2 /LinW 0.333 /AllW 0.066
The youthful Delia slumb'ring lay , DH-AH0 Y-UW1-TH-F-AH0-L D-IY1-L-Y-AH0 S-L-AH1-M-B-R-IH0-NG L-EY1 HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.200 /AllW 0.066
A thousand Cupids fluttered round AH0 TH-AW1-Z-AH0-N-D K-Y-UW1-P-IH0-D-Z F-L-AH1-T-ER0-D R-AW1-N-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
The guardians of the hallow'd ground . DH-AH0 G-AA1-R-D-IY0-AH0-N-Z AH1-V DH-AH0 HH-AE1-L-OW0-D G-R-AW1-N-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Some clustered in her auburn hair S-AH1-M K-L-AH1-S-T-ER0-D IH0-N HH-ER0 AA1-B-ER0-N HH-EH1-R HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
To keep the ringlets wreathed there ; T-UW1 K-IY1-P DH-AH0 R-IH1-NG-L-EH1-T-S R-IY1-TH-D DH-EH1-R HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
While others form'd a canopy W-AY1-L AH1-DH-ER0-Z F-AO1-R-M-D AH0 K-AE1-N-AH0-P-IY0 HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.200 /AllW 0.066
With wing in wing enlocked on high , W-IH1-DH W-IH1-NG IH0-N W-IH1-NG EH0-N-L-AA1-K-T AA1-N HH-AY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
To ward each stragling solar ray T-UW1 W-AO1-R-D IY1-CH S-T-R-AE1-G-L-IH0-NG S-OW1-L-ER0 R-EY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
That thro the foliage found a way . DH-AE1-T TH-R-UW1 DH-AH0 F-OW1-L-IH0-JH F-AW1-N-D AH0 W-EY1 HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.143 /AllW 0.066
Another party took her breath AH0-N-AH1-DH-ER0 P-AA1-R-T-IY0 T-UH1-K HH-ER0 B-R-EH1-TH HF-MF Mfav 1 1 /LinW 0.200 /AllW 0.032
Replete with sweetness and with health , R-IY0-P-L-IY1-T W-IH1-DH S-W-IY1-T-N-AH0-S AH0-N-D W-IH1-DH HH-EH1-L-TH HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
To aid the elegant perfume T-UW1 EY1-D DH-AH0 EH1-L-AH0-G-AH0-N-T P-ER0-F-Y-UW1-M HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Of every charming flow'r in bloom . AH1-V EH1-V-ER0-IY0 CH-AA1-R-M-IH0-NG F-L-AW1-R IH0-N B-L-UW1-M HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
But luckless girl ! her snow-white breast B-AH1-T L-AH1-K-L-AH0-S G-ER1-L HH-ER0 S-N-OW1-W-AY1-T B-R-EH1-S-T HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Which the inverted shawl confest , W-IH1-CH DH-AH0 IH0-N-V-ER1-T-IH0-D SH-AO1-L K-AH0-N-F-EH1-S-T HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
A fly of taste had fondly chose AH0 F-L-AY1 AH1-V T-EY1-S-T HH-AE1-D F-AA1-N-D-L-IY0 CH-OW1-Z HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.143 /AllW 0.066
Whereon to riot or repose : W-EH1-R-AA1-N T-UW1 R-AY1-AH0-T AO1-R R-IY0-P-OW1-Z HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Him , a young sentinel espy'd , HH-IH1-M AH0 Y-AH1-NG S-EH1-N-T-AH0-N-AH0-L IH0-S-P-AY1-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
And as his bow he bent he cry'd , AH0-N-D AE1-Z HH-IH1-Z B-AW1 HH-IY1 B-EH1-N-T HH-IY1 K-R-AY1-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
" Go sacrilegious caitif go G-OW1 S-AE2-K-R-AH0-L-EH1-JH-IH0-S K-EY1-T-IH1-F G-OW1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
To writhe with plund'ring Gnats below . " T-UW1 R-IH1-TH W-IH1-DH P-L-AH1-N-D-R-IH0-NG N-AE1-T-S B-IH0-L-OW1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
The winged shaft as lightning flew DH-AH0 W-IH1-NG-D SH-AE1-F-T AE1-Z L-AY1-T-N-IH0-NG F-L-UW1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
And pierced the hapless insect thro , AH0-N-D P-IH1-R-S-T DH-AH0 HH-AE1-P-L-AH0-S IH1-N-S-EH2-K-T TH-R-UW1 HF-MF Mfav 2 2 /LinW 0.333 /AllW 0.032
But stop'd not there - Roused by the smart B-AH1-T S-T-AA1-P-T N-AA1-T DH-EH1-R R-AW1-Z-D B-AY1 DH-AH0 S-M-AA1-R-T HF-MF Mfav Hfav 3 2 1 /LinW 0.250 0.125 /AllW 0.032 0.066
Poor Delia found it in her heart . P-UW1-R D-IY1-L-Y-AH0 F-AW1-N-D IH1-T IH0-N HH-ER0 HH-AA1-R-T HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.143 /AllW 0.066


HF-MF Pair Totals for this Poem Hfav Mfav 8 5 0.08% 0.05%