Laurel · Robert Bridges

The Growth of Love, and Other Poems

Robert Bridges (1844–1930) · 1873–1912

Mostly iambic pentameter · 11,801 lines in 135 sections

Robert Bridges's Shorter Poems and other verse: "London Snow", "Nightingales".

Measured across the book

Across its 11,801 lines, 90% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 90% to 91%). Alliteration runs at 1.12 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.29 expected). 22% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Odeiambic hexameter · ABABCB · 30 lines Inachusiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 38 lines Argeiaiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 173 lines IN. Alas! Alas!iambic pentameter · 416 lines Odeiambic pentameter · AABB · 56 lines Hadesiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 55 lines Oceanidesiambic pentameter · 41 lines Persephoneiambic pentameter · 37 lines Artemisiambic pentameter · 221 lines Poem IIiambic pentameter · 301 lines Songiambic pentameter · 24 lines Odeiambic pentameter · 456 lines Marchiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 217 lines Apriliambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 210 lines Mayiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 217 lines Juneiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 210 lines Julyiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 216 lines Augustiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 217 lines Septemberiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 210 lines Octoberiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 217 lines Novemberiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 206 lines Decemberiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 217 lines Januaryiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 217 lines Februaryiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 196 lines The Growth of Loveiambic pentameter · 966 lines Elegyiambic trimeter · ABAB · 108 lines The Cliff-Topcommon measure · 8 lines The Oceaniambic trimeter · 24 lines A Cloudiambic tetrameter · 219 lines On a Lady Whom Grief for the Death of Her Betrothed Killediambic pentameter · ABABBCAC · 72 lines Rondeau: His Poisoned Shaftsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 15 lines Triolet: When First We Met We Did Not Guessiambic tetrameter · ABAAABAB · 8 lines Triolet: All Women Born Are So Perverseiambic tetrameter · ABAAABAB · 8 lines Will Love Again Awakeiambic trimeter · ABAB · 32 lines A Passer-Byiambic hexameter · ABABBCBC · 24 lines Late Spring Eveningiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 36 lines Wooingiambic trimeter · ABAB · 120 lines A Water-Partyiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 lines The Downsiambic pentameter · AABB · 24 lines Invitation to the Countryiambic trimeter · ABBACDCD · 88 lines Replyiambic trimeter · ABBACDCD · 88 lines Among the Tombsiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 72 lines Dejectioniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines Morning Hymniambic trimeter · ABAB · 68 lines R. W. Diambic hexameter · AABB · 20 lines London Snowiambic pentameter · 38 lines The Voice of Natureiambic hexameter · ABABCCDD · 32 lines On a Dead Childiambic hexameter · ABBA · 29 lines The Philosopher to His Mistressiambic trimeter · ABBACDCD · 48 lines Indolenceiambic pentameter · AABB · 245 lines Songiambic trimeter · 65 lines L. B. C. L. Miambic trimeter · ABAB · 58 lines Last Week of February, 1890AABCCB · 30 lines April, 1885iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 102 lines The Windmilliambic tetrameter · 91 lines Anniversarycommon measure · ABAB · 229 lines Laus Deoiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines The Winnowerscommon measure · ABAB · 44 lines The Affliction of Richardiambic trimeter · 32 lines The Garden in Septemberiambic pentameter · AABB · 62 lines Larksiambic trimeter · ABAB · 14 lines The Palm Willowiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 12 lines Asian Birdsiambic trimeter · AABBCC · 36 lines Januaryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 lines A RobinABAAB · 59 lines Nightingalesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 182 lines North Wind in Octoberiambic pentameter · 22 lines A Child's Poemiambic trimeter · 24 lines A Villagertrochaic pentameter · AABB · 48 lines Basil and Edwardiambic pentameter · 47 lines Januaryiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines FebruaryAABB · 4 lines MarchAABB · 4 lines AprilAABB · 4 lines MayAABB · 4 lines Juneiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Julyiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Augustiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Septemberiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Octoberiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Novemberiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Decemberiambic pentameter · 22 lines Giovanni Duprèiambic pentameter · 59 lines Fourth of June at Etoniambic pentameter · 33 lines The Summer-House on the Moundiambic pentameter · AABB · 132 lines The South Windiambic tetrameter · AABB · 116 lines Septuagesimaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 81 lines Pater Filiotrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 lines Novemberiambic pentameter · 47 lines Winter Nightfalliambic trimeter · 44 lines Wishesiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 lines A Love Lyriciambic tetrameter · AABB · 37 lines The Fair Brassiambic trimeter · ABAB · 44 lines The Duteous Heartiambic trimeter · ABAB · 24 lines The Idle Flowersiambic trimeter · 84 lines Dunstone Hilliambic tetrameter · AABB · 48 lines Screaming Tarniambic tetrameter · 116 lines The Isle of Achilles (From the Greek)iambic pentameter · AABB · 103 lines An Anniversarycommon measure · ABAB · 20 lines Jubilee-Song, for Music, 1897iambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines An Elegyiambic pentameter · AABB · 144 lines Matres Dolorosaeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines A Vignetteiambic trimeter · 40 lines Millicentiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines Vivamuscommon measure · ABAB · 54 lines Melancholiaiambic pentameter · 14 lines To the President of Magdalen College, Oxfordiambic pentameter · 14 lines To Joseph Joachimiambic pentameter · 14 lines To Thos. Floydiambic pentameter · 188 lines An Epistle on Instinctiambic tetrameter · AAABAB · 120 lines The Portrait of a Grandfather19 lines An Invitation to the Oxford Pageant, July 1907iambic pentameter · ABABBCCB · 88 lines Whose Lives Were Lost in the S. African Wariambic heptameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines Henry Purcelliambic tetrameter · 145 lines Dirgeiambic trimeter · 43 lines Poem VIIIiambic pentameter · 12 lines Poem IXiambic tetrameter · 25 lines Poem Xiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines An Ode Written for Musiciambic trimeter · 128 lines Wintry Delightsunrhymed · 439 lines To a Socialist in London427 lines On Conclusion of the Boer War, June 1902iambic pentameter · unrhymed · 64 lines From Wm. Blakeiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 16 lines From Louise Labe, 1555iambic pentameter · 12 lines The Fourth Dimensiontrochaic pentameter · unrhymed · 19 lines Scazonsiambic hexameter · unrhymed · 18 lines Seasonsiambic hexameter · 21 lines Amiel24 lines Walking Home4 lines The Ruinunrhymed · 6 lines Revenants4 lines From the Greek5 lines Anniversaryunrhymed · 7 lines Epitaphsunrhymed · 8 lines Ibant Obscuriunrhymed · 492 lines

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Public domain. Text from The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Excluding the Eight Dramas, Project Gutenberg ebook #37804. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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