Poetical Works
William Collins: the Odes of 1746, "Ode to Evening", "How Sleep the Brave".
Measured across the book
Across its 1,889 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.02 times what shuffling the words would give (0.34 observed against 0.33 expected). 6% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Selim; Or, the Shepherd's Moraliambic pentameter · AABB · 74 linesHassan; Or, the Camel Driveriambic pentameter · AABB · 88 linesAbra; Or, the Georgian Sultanaiambic pentameter · AABB · 74 linesAgib and Secander; Or, the Fugitivesiambic pentameter · AABB · 76 linesOde to Pityiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 40 linesOde to Feariambic tetrameter · ABAB · 74 linesOde to Simplicityiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 54 linesOde on the Poetical Characteriambic tetrameter · AABB · 76 linesWritten in the Beginning of the Year 1746iambic tetrameter · AABB · 126 linesSecond Epodeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 56 linesOn the Death of Colonel Ross, in the Action of Fontenoyiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 60 linesVariationsiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 12 linesOde to Eveningunrhymed · 52 linesVariationsiambic pentameter · 4 linesOde to Peaceiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 linesAn Odeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 78 linesAn Ode for Musiciambic tetrameter · AABB · 118 linesThe Scene Is Supposed to Lie on the Thames Near Richmondiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 linesConsidered as the Subject of Poetry; Inscribed to Mr. John Homeiambic pentameter · ABBACDCDEFEFGHGHH · 222 linesVariationsiambic pentameter · 10 linesAddressed to Sir Thomas Hanmer, on His Edition of Shakespeare's Worksiambic pentameter · AABB · 148 linesVariationsiambic pentameter · AABB · 66 linesSung by Guiderus and Arviragus Over Fidele, Supposed to Be Deadiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesVersesiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesOn Her Weeping at Her Sister's Weddingiambic tetrameter · 8 linesSonnetiambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Sentiments Borrowed from Shakespearecommon measure · ABAB · 24 linesObservations on the Oriental Eclogues13 linesEclogue Iiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 linesEclogue IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 32 linesEclogue III8 linesEclogue IViambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesOde to Pity15 linesOde to Feariambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesOde to Simplicityiambic pentameter · 18 linesOde to Libertyiambic tetrameter · 19 linesOde to Eveningiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 23 linesAn Odeiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 16 linesAn Ode for Musiciambic tetrameter · 18 linesOde on the Death of Thomson5 lines
About this text
Public domain. Text from The Poetical Works of William Collins; With a Memoir, Project Gutenberg ebook #29879. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.