Pastoral Poems and Selected Poetry
Nicholas Breton, the Elizabethan pastoralist.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,853 lines, 98% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 97% to 98%). Alliteration runs at 1.07 times what shuffling the words would give (0.27 observed against 0.25 expected). 23% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
George Wither Selected Poetry15 linesA Sweet Pastoralshort measure · ABAB · 40 linesAglaia: a Pastoraliambic tetrameter · AABB · 82 linesPhyllida and Corydoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesAstrophel's Song of Phyllida and Corydoniambic tetrameter · 68 linesA Pastoral of Phyllis and Corydoniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 linesCorydon's Supplication to Phyllisiambic tetrameter · 51 linesAnother of the Sametrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesA Shepherd's Dreamiambic tetrameter · 36 linesA Quarrel with Loveiambic tetrameter · 68 linesLovetrochaic tetrameter · AABBCC · 24 linesThe Passionate Shepherdiambic pentameter · 18 linesSonnetiambic pentameter · 14 linesA Sweet Lullabyiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 48 linesGeorge Witheriambic tetrameter · AABB · 124 linesA Poet's Homeiambic pentameter · AABB · 70 linesHer Beautytrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesRhomboidal Dirgeiambic tetrameter · 84 linesSongiambic tetrameter · AABB · 194 linesSonnet: On a Stolen Kissiambic pentameter · 14 linesA Christmas Caroliambic tetrameter · 96 linesA Rocking Hymniambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 72 linesThe Marigoldiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesSonnet: On the Death of Prince Henryiambic pentameter · 28 linesTo Englandiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Seasonsiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesMay Day Customsiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesBirds in Mayiambic pentameter · AABB · 19 linesMusic on the Thamesiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesA Concert of Birdsiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesFlowersiambic pentameter · AABB · 22 linesMorningiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesNightiambic pentameter · AABB · 26 linesA Pleasant Groveiambic pentameter · AABB · 41 linesAn Angleriambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesA Rilliambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesFrom Britannia's Pastoralsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 60 linesA Songtrochaic tetrameter · 12 linesThomaliniambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesPierstrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesWillietrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesAlltrochaic tetrameter · 53 linesAutumniambic pentameter · 8 linesThe Siren's Songiambic tetrameter · 18 linesThe Charmtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 17 linesCaeliaiambic pentameter · 69 linesVisionsiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 56 linesEpitaphsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 linesOn the Countess Dowager of Pembroketrochaic tetrameter · 12 lines
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Public domain. Text from Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock), Project Gutenberg ebook #22001. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.