Laurel · William Lisle Bowles

The Poetical Works, Volume I

William Lisle Bowles (1762–1850) · 1789–1837

Mostly iambic pentameter · 10,726 lines in 142 sections

William Lisle Bowles, whose sonnets Coleridge said made him a poet.

Measured across the book

Across its 10,735 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.08 times what shuffling the words would give (0.37 observed against 0.35 expected). 7% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

After a Tempestuous Voyageiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Bamborough Castleiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines The River Wainsbeckiambic pentameter · 17 lines The Tweed Visitediambic pentameter · 17 lines On Leaving a Village in Scotlandiambic pentameter · 17 lines Eveningiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines To the River Itchiniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines And Retiring to a Country Curacyiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Dover Cliffsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines On Landing at Ostendiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines The Bells, Ostendiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines The Rhineiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Influence of Time on Griefiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines The Conventiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines The River Cherwelliambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines On Entering Switzerlandiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Distant View of England from the Seaiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Hopeiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines To a Friendiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Absenceiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Bereavementiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Oxford Revisitediambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines In Memoriamiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines On the Death of the Rev. William Benwell, M.A.iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines At Malverniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Netley Abbeyiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Associationsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Musiciambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Approach of Summeriambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines At Oxford, 1786iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines At Dover, 1786iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Retrospectioniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Written Many Years After the Foregoing Sonnetsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Performed in Gloucester Cathedral, Sept. 18, 1835iambic pentameter · 16 lines Woodspring Abbey, 1836iambic pentameter · 19 lines June 24, 1837iambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines On a Beautiful Landscapeiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines The Bridge Between Clifton and Leigh Woodsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Picture of an Old Maniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Picture of a Young Ladyiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Hour-Glass and Bibleiambic pentameter · 15 lines In Youthiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines In Ageiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines To Sir Walter Scottiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Inscribed to the Rev. W. Howleyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 100 lines Monody on Henry Headleyiambic pentameter · AABB · 50 lines On Mr Howard's Account of Lazarettosiambic pentameter · AABB · 148 lines The Grave of Howardiambic pentameter · AABB · 146 lines Shakspeareiambic pentameter · 58 lines Abba Thule's Lament for His Son Prince Le Booiambic pentameter · AABB · 72 lines Southampton Wateriambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEFFEGGHIIHJJ · 20 lines Inscribed to the Duke of Leedsiambic pentameter · AABB · 196 lines The Dying Slaveiambic tetrameter · AABB · 68 lines Song of the American Indianiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Monody, Written at Matlockiambic pentameter · 178 lines The Right Honourable Edmund Burkeiambic pentameter · AABB · 171 lines On Leaving a Place of Residenceiambic pentameter · ABBACCDEEDBBFGGFGGHHIIJEJEAA · 28 lines Written During Sickness at Bathiambic pentameter · ABAB · 96 lines Written in the Year 1782iambic tetrameter · 16 lines Hope, an Allegorical Sketchiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 302 lines The Battle of the Nileiambic pentameter · AABB · 199 lines A Garden-Seat at Homeiambic pentameter · 20 lines Apud Knoyle, Villam Amoenissimamiambic pentameter · 13 lines Greenwich Hospitaliambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines A Rustic Seat Near the Seaiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines Wardour Castleiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines A Picturesque Cottage and Grounds Belonging to J. Lemon, Esqiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 lines July 1786iambic pentameter · unrhymed · 29 lines By the Rev. Newton Ogle, Dean of Manchesteriambic pentameter · 27 lines Inscribed to the Right Honourable Lord Somersiambic pentameter · AABB · 341 lines Written December 1783iambic pentameter · AABB · 35 lines Hymn to Wodentrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 56 lines Coombe-Elleniambic pentameter · unrhymed · 351 lines Summer Evening at Homeiambic pentameter · ABBACCDEEDFFGGHHIJIJKK · 22 lines Winter Evening at Homeiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines The Spirit of Navigationiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEE · 208 lines Water-Party on Beaulieu River, in the New Forestanapaestic tetrameter · ABABB · 35 lines Monody on the Death of Dr Wartoniambic pentameter · 193 lines In Alverstoke Church, Hantsiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines Ageiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines On a Landscape by Rubensiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 288 lines The Harp, and Despair, of Cowperiambic tetrameter · 28 lines Stanzas for Musiciambic tetrameter · 12 lines Musiciambic tetrameter · AABB · 30 lines October 26, 1791iambic pentameter · 58 lines Inscriptioniambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines From Idyliambic pentameter · 89 lines Thyrsisiambic pentameter · AABB · 15 lines From the Same Idyliambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines From the Sameiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines From the Sameiambic pentameter · AABB · 11 lines Sketches in the Exhibition, 1805iambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Lady M—Veiambic pentameter · 16 lines Blind Fiddler.—Wilkieiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines Morning.—Turneriambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines Keswick.—Sir George Beaumontiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Market-Day.—Calcotiambic pentameter · 12 lines Death of Nelson.—Westiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines Inscribed to the Marquis of Lansdowneiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 65 lines The Windsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 lines North Windiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Winteriambic pentameter · 24 lines East Windiambic tetrameter · AABB · 39 lines On William Sommers of Bremhilliambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEEFGFGHIIHJJKLKLAA · 26 lines The Visionary Boyiambic pentameter · 333 lines Cadland, Southampton Riveriambic pentameter · unrhymed · 48 lines The Last Song of Camoensiambic tetrameter · AABB · 68 lines The Sylph of Summeriambic pentameter · unrhymed · 541 lines The Harp of Hoeliambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 125 lines The Airiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 44 lines Part IIiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 218 lines Avenue in Savernake Forestiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 34 lines Dirge of Nelsoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Of "The Bellerophon," Killed in the Same Battleiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 lines Battle of Corrunaiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 lines Sketch from Bowden Hill After Sicknessiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 102 lines Sun-Dial, in the Churchyard of Bremhilliambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 lines Book Iiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 457 lines Book IIiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 358 lines Poemiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 lines Book IIIiambic pentameter · 271 lines Book IViambic pentameter · unrhymed · 400 lines Inscription for the Grave of Anna D'Arfetiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines Robert a Machin, 1344iambic pentameter · unrhymed · 170 lines Book Viambic pentameter · unrhymed · 336 lines Introductioniambic pentameter · AABB · 30 lines Canto First: One Day and Part of Nightiambic pentameter · AABB · 213 lines Indianiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines Warrioriambic pentameter · AABB · 88 lines Canto Second: The Second Dayiambic pentameter · AABB · 264 lines Canto Thirdiambic pentameter · AABB · 408 lines Canto Fourthiambic pentameter · 146 lines Warrioriambic pentameter · AABB · 23 lines Song to the God of Wariambic pentameter · AABB · 79 lines Canto Fifthiambic pentameter · AABB · 57 lines Indianiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Spanish Womaniambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Indianiambic pentameter · AABB · 89 lines Canto Sixthiambic pentameter · AABB · 207 lines Canto Seventhiambic pentameter · AABB · 271 lines Canto Eighthiambic pentameter · 16 lines Song of Indian Maidsiambic pentameter · AABB · 232 lines Indianiambic pentameter · AABB · 84 lines

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Public domain. Text from The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan, Project Gutenberg ebook #18915. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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