Moore, To a Young Lady on her Birth-day (moorebirthday) 32 lines, 176 words, 643 phonemes, 44362 milliseconds Moore's 'Poems' 1844 Link to Moore, To a Young Lady on her Birth-day (moorebirthday)
To hail thy natal day , fair maid , T-UW1 HH-EY1-L DH-AY1 N-EY1-T-AH0-L D-EY1 F-EH1-R M-EY1-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Once more I wake the lyre ; W-AH1-N-S M-AO1-R AY1 W-EY1-K DH-AH0 L-AY1-R HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.167 /AllW 0.038
Once more invoke each favoring muse W-AH1-N-S M-AO1-R IH0-N-V-OW1-K IY1-CH F-EY1-V-ER0-IH0-NG M-Y-UW1-Z HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
My accents to inspire . M-AY1 AE1-K-S-EH0-N-T-S T-UW1 IH0-N-S-P-AY1-R HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
But frown not if my humble strain B-AH1-T F-R-AW1-N N-AA1-T IH1-F M-AY1 HH-AH1-M-B-AH0-L S-T-R-EY1-N HF-MF Mfav 1 1 /LinW 0.143 /AllW 0.051
No soothing homage pay N-OW1 S-UW1-DH-IH0-NG AA1-M-AH0-JH P-EY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
To all the charms that grace thy mind , T-UW1 AO1-L DH-AH0 CH-AA1-R-M-Z DH-AE1-T G-R-EY1-S DH-AY1 M-AY1-N-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Or round thy features play . AO1-R R-AW1-N-D DH-AY1 F-IY1-CH-ER0-Z P-L-EY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Alas ! the brightest charms but yield AH0-L-AE1-S DH-AH0 B-R-AY1-T-AH0-S-T CH-AA1-R-M-Z B-AH1-T Y-IY1-L-D HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.167 /AllW 0.038
A taper's trembling light ; AH0 T-EY1-P-ER0-Z T-R-EH1-M-B-AH0-L-IH0-NG L-AY1-T HF-MF Mfav 1 1 /LinW 0.250 /AllW 0.051
When fann'd by praise , awhile they glare , W-EH1-N F-AE1-N-D B-AY1 P-R-EY1-Z AH0-W-AY1-L DH-EY1 G-L-EH1-R HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Then vanish from the sight ; DH-EH1-N V-AE1-N-IH0-SH F-R-AH1-M DH-AH0 S-AY1-T HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.200 /AllW 0.038
Or , like the soft unsullied snows AO1-R L-AY1-K DH-AH0 S-AA1-F-T AH0-N-S-AH1-L-IY0-D S-N-OW1-Z HF-MF Hfav 1 1 /LinW 0.167 /AllW 0.038
That fall in graceful play , DH-AE1-T F-AO1-L IH0-N G-R-EY1-S-F-AH0-L P-L-EY1 HF-MF Mfav 1 1 /LinW 0.200 /AllW 0.051
They shrink beneath the gentlest touch , DH-EY1 SH-R-IH1-NG-K B-IH0-N-IY1-TH DH-AH0 JH-EH1-N-T-AH0-L-AH0-S-T T-AH1-CH HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
And , silent , melt away . AH0-N-D S-AY1-L-AH0-N-T M-EH1-L-T AH0-W-EY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Nor shall the Muse thy foibles mark N-AO1-R SH-AE1-L DH-AH0 M-Y-UW1-Z DH-AY1 F-OY1-B-AH0-L-Z M-AA1-R-K HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
With keen relentless eye , W-IH1-DH K-IY1-N R-IH0-L-EH1-N-T-L-IH0-S AY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
That seem like clouds of lightest wing DH-AE1-T S-IY1-M L-AY1-K K-L-AW1-D-Z AH1-V L-AY1-T-AH0-S-T W-IH1-NG HF-MF Mfav 1 1 /LinW 0.143 /AllW 0.051
That speck the vernal sky . DH-AE1-T S-P-EH1-K DH-AH0 V-ER1-N-AH0-L S-K-AY1 HF-MF Mfav 1 1 /LinW 0.200 /AllW 0.051
O ! may young life's empurpled morn , OW1 M-EY1 Y-AH1-NG L-AY1-F-S IH0-M-P-ER1-P-AH0-L-D M-AO1-R-N HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Still mantling round thy head , S-T-IH1-L M-AE1-N-T-AH0-L-IH0-NG R-AW1-N-D DH-AY1 HH-EH1-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Its balmly airs of youthful hope , IH1-T-S B-AA1-M-L-IY0 EH1-R-Z AH1-V Y-UW1-TH-F-AH0-L HH-OW1-P HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
with kindest influence , shed . W-IH1-DH K-AY1-N-D-AH0-S-T IH1-N-F-L-UW0-AH0-N-S SH-EH1-D HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
May every cloud of darker hue , M-EY1 EH1-V-ER0-IY0 K-L-AW1-D AH1-V D-AA1-R-K-ER0 HH-Y-UW1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Ere evening shades advance , EH1-R IY1-V-N-IH0-NG SH-EY1-D-Z AH0-D-V-AE1-N-S HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Dissolve away , or just be seen D-IH0-Z-AA1-L-V AH0-W-EY1 AO1-R JH-AH1-S-T B-IY1 S-IY1-N HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
To skirt the blue expanse . T-UW1 S-K-ER1-T DH-AH0 B-L-UW1 IH0-K-S-P-AE1-N-S HF-MF Hfav Mfav 2 1 1 /LinW 0.200 0.200 /AllW 0.038 0.051
And may soft tints of rosy light , AH0-N-D M-EY1 S-AA1-F-T T-IH1-N-T-S AH1-V R-OW1-Z-IY0 L-AY1-T HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
With gold of purest ray , W-IH1-DH G-OW1-L-D AH1-V P-Y-UH1-R-AH0-S-T R-EY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
Their mild effulgence widely throw DH-EH1-R M-AY1-L-D IH0-F-Y-UW1-AH0-L-JH-AH0-N-S W-AY1-D-L-IY0 TH-R-OW1 HF-MF Mfav 1 1 /LinW 0.200 /AllW 0.051
Around thy closing day . ER0-AW1-N-D DH-AY1 K-L-OW1-Z-IH0-NG D-EY1 HF-MF 0 /LinW /AllW
HF-MF Pair Totals for this Poem Hfav Mfav 5 7 0.03% 0.04%