Poems
Matilda Betham of the Lamb and Coleridge circle: "The Old Fisherman", "Lines to Mrs. Radcliffe" on first reading The Mysteries of Udolpho, and "To a Llangollen Rose" given her by Miss Ponsonby.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,572 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 0.96 times what shuffling the words would give (0.26 observed against 0.27 expected). 8% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Old Fishermananapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 148 linesOn First Reading the Mysteries of Udolphoiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 54 linesThe Heiriambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Day After It Had Been Given by Miss Ponsonbyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesL'Homme De L'Ennuianapaestic tetrameter · AABBCC · 48 linesThe Grandfather's Departureiambic tetrameter · 32 linesOccasioned by the Death of Friendsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 52 linesTo a Young Gentlemananapaestic trimeter · 28 linesFragmentiambic tetrameter · AABB · 97 linesSongiambic tetrameter · 20 linesSet to Music by Mr. Voightiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 24 linesSet to Music by Mr. Walshiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesWritten Earlieranapaestic common measure · ABAB · 20 linesSet to Music by Mr. A. Pettit, of Norwichanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 linesOn the Departure of His Wife from Calcuttaiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · ABBACCDEFEGFDG · 14 linesOn the Regret of Youthiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesWho Died Jan. 21, 1800iambic pentameter · ABAB · 60 linesNow the Right Hon. Lady St. Johniambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesWhich Separates Itself from the Dee, at Bedkellertiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Old Man's Farewelliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesDistance from the Place of Our Nativityanapaestic tetrameter · AABBCC · 18 linesThe Old Shepherd's Recollectionsiambic pentameter · 405 linesReflectioncommon measure · 16 linesRetrospect of Youthiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesThe Daughteriambic pentameter · ABAB · 84 linesYouth Unsuspicious of Eviliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Motheriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 linesEdgar and Ellencommon measure · ABAB · 176 lines
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