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A Few More Verses

Susan Coolidge (1835–1905) · 1889

Mixed forms · 3,961 lines in 104 sections

The author of What Katy Did in her second book of verse: "New Every Morning", "Talitha Cumi", "Charlotte Bronte".

Measured across the book

Across its 3,961 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.10 times what shuffling the words would give (0.35 observed against 0.32 expected). 18% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Boston Little, Brown, and Companyiambic pentameter · ABBA · 14 lines A Benedictioniambic trimeter · 48 lines To Arcite at the Warsiambic tetrameter · 35 lines New Every Morningiambic pentameter · ABABB · 30 lines Lohengriniambic pentameter · 28 lines A Single Stitchiambic pentameter · 20 lines Replyiambic pentameter · AABB · 52 lines Talitha Cumiiambic heptameter · 20 lines The Better Wayiambic pentameter · 30 lines Foreveriambic tetrameter · 35 lines Miracleiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 45 lines Charlotte Brontëiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 lines End and Meansiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 lines Comfortediambic tetrameter · 44 lines Wordsiambic trimeter · 35 lines Influenceiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 lines An Easter Songiambic tetrameter · 36 lines So Long Agoiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines A Birthdayiambic tetrameter · ABCCAB · 36 lines Derelictiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 90 lines Freedomiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 42 lines The Vision and the Summonsiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 48 lines Forecasttrochaic pentameter · ABCDABCD · 32 lines Early Takeniambic tetrameter · AABB · 55 lines Some Lover’s Dear Thoughtiambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 21 lines Ashesiambic tetrameter · 32 lines One Lesser Joyiambic pentameter · ABCCAB · 48 lines Close at Handiambic tetrameter · AABBB · 20 lines Only a Dreamiambic pentameter · 65 lines At the Altariambic heptameter · AABB · 24 lines Eternityiambic tetrameter · 36 lines Restfulnessiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 lines In and oniambic tetrameter · 40 lines A Day-Time Mooniambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 lines A Midnight Suniambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 lines K. R. Jiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 36 lines A Florentine Julietiambic pentameter · 313 lines Here and Thereiambic pentameter · ABABB · 25 lines Forwardiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 30 lines In Her Gardeniambic tetrameter · 42 lines On Easter Dayiambic heptameter · AABB · 24 lines “Der Abend Ist Der Beste”iambic tetrameter · 32 lines Optimismiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 48 lines “He Shall Drink of the Brook by the Way”iambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 lines Love and Deathiambic pentameter · 24 lines Love and Lifeiambic pentameter · AABBCCDD · 24 lines Paolo È Francescaiambic pentameter · 8 lines The Two Shoresiambic tetrameter · 26 lines “Arise, Shine, for Thy Light Has Come”iambic tetrameter · ABCABC · 24 lines A Withered Violetiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Darkenediambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 lines The Keys of Granadaiambic pentameter · ABABB · 35 lines Bereavediambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 54 lines “How Can They Bear It Up in Heaven?”iambic tetrameter · ABCCBA · 48 lines Wave After Waveiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 40 lines The Word with Poweriambic tetrameter · AABB · 45 lines To Felicia Singingiambic tetrameter · 32 lines Eurydiceiambic pentameter · 42 lines Three Worldsiambic tetrameter · 40 lines Opportunityiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines A Pictureiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 lines Non Omnis Moriariambic tetrameter · 49 lines At Dawn of Dayiambic tetrameter · 32 lines What Might Have Beeniambic tetrameter · 45 lines Some Timeiambic tetrameter · 28 lines The Stars Are in the Sky All Dayiambic tetrameter · AABB · 48 lines Nowtrochaic pentameter · 17 lines Just Beyondiambic pentameter · 40 lines Contactiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH · 64 lines An Easter Songiambic tetrameter · 44 lines May 31, 1882iambic tetrameter · AABB · 60 lines Hereafteriambic pentameter · AABB · 30 lines Our Daily Breadiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 lines Sleeping and Wakingiambic tetrameter · 36 lines Thornsiambic pentameter · ABBA · 20 lines A New-England Ladyiambic pentameter · 50 lines Under the Snowiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 lines For a Birthdayiambic pentameter · 16 lines “Many Waters Cannot Quench Love”iambic pentameter · AABCBCDD · 48 lines Unexhaustediambic pentameter · ABABB · 35 lines Welcome and Farewelltrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Lifeiambic pentameter · 24 lines Shut iniambic tetrameter · 33 lines Good-Byiambic tetrameter · 39 lines What the Angel Saidiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDEDE · 90 lines Commonplaceiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 lines Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrhalexandrines · ABAB · 24 lines A Thoughtiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 lines At Floodiambic heptameter · AABB · 16 lines The Angelsiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Not Yetiambic pentameter · ABCBBCA · 28 lines To-Day and To-Morrowiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 49 lines The Stariambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Heleniambic tetrameter · ABACBCDD · 48 lines Lux in Tenebrisiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 25 lines Lentiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 48 lines Palm Sundayiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 lines Soul and Bodyiambic heptameter · ABAB · 40 lines Sound at Coreiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines The Old Villageiambic tetrameter · 84 lines A Greetingiambic pentameter · 36 lines Changelessiambic hexameter · AABB · 16 lines Easteriambic tetrameter · 28 lines The World Is Vastiambic tetrameter · 10 lines

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