西方英文诗歌诗体纵览(6)

And only herald to the gaudy spring,
Within thine own bud buriest thy content
And, tender churl, mak"st waste in niggarding.
Pity the world, or else this glutton be,
To eat the world’s due, by the grave and thee.
(没有明显的分段，但韵律具有分段，为：abab-cdcd-efef-gg)（基本上类似彼得拉克十四行韵式）。
（5）弥尔顿格式：
To Cyriack Skinner (Milton’s pupil)
John Milton (1608-1674)
Cyriack, this three years’ day these eyes, though clear
To outward view, of blemish or of spot,
Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot;
Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear
Of sun or moon or star throughout the year,
Or man or woman. Yet I argue not
Against Heaven’s hand or will, nor bate a jot
Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer
（前八行为一个模块, 韵律：abbaabba）韵式中心对称。
Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask?
The conscience, friend, to have lost them overplied
In liberty’s defense, my noble task,
Of which all Europe talks from side to side.
This thought might lead me through the world’s vain mask