"The Collar" by George Herbert(1593-1633)

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 …

…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".