The Pleasures of Hope, and Other Poems
Campbell entire: "Hohenlinden", "Ye Mariners of England", "The Battle of the Baltic", "Lord Ullin's Daughter".
Measured across the book
Across its 6,999 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 1.14 times what shuffling the words would give (0.35 observed against 0.31 expected). 13% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Wounded Hussariambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesPrefatory Memoiriambic pentameter · 11 linesPleasures of Hope. Part Iiambic pentameter · AABB · 604 linesPleasures of Hope. Part IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 475 linesGertrude of Wyoming. Part Iiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 253 linesGertrude of Wyoming. Part IIiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 225 linesGertrude of Wyoming. Part IIIiambic pentameter · 361 linesO’Connor’s Child; Or, the “Flower of Love Lies Bleeding”iambic tetrameter · 273 linesTheodric; a Domestic Taleiambic pentameter · AABB · 669 linesBattle of the Balticiambic tetrameter · ABABCDDDC · 74 linesYe Mariners of England: A Naval Odeiambic tetrameter · 40 linesTo the Rainbowcommon measure · ABAB · 52 linesThe Last Maniambic tetrameter · 166 linesA Dreamiambic pentameter · 170 linesSong of the Greeksiambic pentameter · AABB · 50 linesOde to Winteriambic pentameter · AABBCDCDEFEFGHGH · 118 linesLines on the Grave of a Suicideiambic pentameter · ABABBCDCDDEFEFFGHGHH · 20 linesThe Turkish Ladytrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesThe Wounded Hussariambic pentameter · 44 linesThe Brave Rolandiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 36 linesThe Spectre Boat. A Balladiambic heptameter · AABB · 21 linesThe Lover to His Mistress on Her Birth-Daycommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesHohenlindeniambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesGlenaraanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesMaclean of Duartiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 51 linesGilderoycommon measure · ABAB · 40 linesAdelgithaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesAbsenceiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Ritter Banncommon measure · 176 linesThe Harperanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesSong to the Evening Stariambic tetrameter · AABCBC · 18 linesSong. “Men of England”trochaic tetrameter · 28 linesThe Maid’s Remonstrancetrochaic tetrameter · AAABAB · 18 linesSongcommon measure · ABAB · 28 linesThe Beech-Tree’s Petitioniambic tetrameter · 28 linesSongiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesLove and Madness. An Elegy. Written in 1795iambic pentameter · AABB · 72 linesSongiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 12 linesStanzas on the Threatened Invasion 1803anapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesExile of Eriniambic pentameter · 40 linesLord Ullin’s Daughteriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 57 linesOde to the Memory of Burnsiambic tetrameter · ABCABC · 90 linesThe Soldier’s Dreamanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesLines Written on Visiting a Scene in Argyleshireanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCDCCD · 36 linesSpanish Patriot’s Songtrochaic tetrameter · 40 linesVerses on Marie Antoinetteiambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesDirge of Wallaceanapaestic common measure · 45 linesJemima, Rose, and Eleanore; Three Celebrated Scottish Beautiesiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesThe Death-Boat of Heligolandanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesSongiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesLines on the Departure of Emigrants for New South Walesiambic pentameter · AABB · 122 linesFarewell to Loveiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 linesStanzas on the Battle of Navarinoanapaestic tetrameter · AAABAB · 42 linesLines on Leaving a Scene in Bavariaiambic tetrameter · ABABBCDDC · 153 linesStanzas to Paintingiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 64 linesDrinking-Song of Munichiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDEED · 20 linesLines on Revisiting a Scottish Riveriambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 36 linesLines on Revisiting Cathcartanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThe “Name Unknown;” in Imitation of Klopstockiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 linesSongiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 12 linesHallowed Groundiambic tetrameter · AAABAB · 96 linesPart Iiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesPart II: To the Evening Stariambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 linesField Flowersanapaestic tetrameter · AABCCB · 30 linesLines on the View from St. Leonard’siambic pentameter · 140 linesLines on Polandiambic pentameter · AABB · 162 linesLines on the Camp Hill, Near Hastingsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 linesLines Written in a Blank Leaf of La Perouse’s Voyagesiambic pentameter · AABB · 66 linesThe Power of Russiaiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 99 linesReulluraiambic tetrameter · 195 linesOde to the Germansiambic tetrameter · 40 linesFlorinecommon measure · ABAB · 15 linesSong of Hybrias the Cretaniambic pentameter · AABCCB · 12 linesFragment from the Greek of Alcmaniambic pentameter · 6 linesMartial Elegy from the Greek of Tyrtæusiambic pentameter · AABB · 35 linesSpecimens of Translation from “Medea”iambic pentameter · ABAB · 126 linesThe Pilgrim of Glencoeiambic pentameter · AABB · 507 lines
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