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Millennial Harp 2

Blissful Region

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1How sweet to reflect on those joys that await me, In yon blissful region, the haven of rest, And

2I'll bathe in the ocean of pleasure unbounded, And range with delight through the Eden of love.

3Encircled in light, and with glory enshrouded, My happiness perfect my mind's sky unclouded.

The verse

Meter
13
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

How sweet to reflect on those joys that await me, In yon blissful region, the haven of rest, And//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘13A

Verse 2

I'll bathe in the ocean of pleasure unbounded, And range with delight through the Eden of love.//˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘13A

Verse 3

Encircled in light, and with glory enshrouded, My happiness perfect my mind's sky unclouded.//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘13A

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//˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A

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/˘˘/˘//˘˘/10A

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/˘˘//˘/˘˘/10A

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˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘13A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.