Poems
Richard Corbet, Bishop of Oxford and of Norwich: the Fairies' Farewell and the drinking songs of a worldly churchman.
Measured across the book
Across its 3,185 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 (0.24 observed against 0.23 expected). 21% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The, Poems, Of, Richard Corbet,, Late Bishop of Oxford and of Norwichunrhymed · 8 lines“Richard Corbet”iambic trimeter · AABCCB · 50 lines“Rich. Norwich”unrhymed · 17 linesOn Dr. Corbet’s Marriageiambic tetrameter · AABB · 153 lines“Memoriæ Sacrum11 linesAn Elegie Written upon the Death of Dr. Ravis, Bishop of Londoniambic pentameter · AABB · 38 linesThomæ Coriato De Odcombetrochaic hexameter · unrhymed · 10 linesTo Thomas Coryateiambic tetrameter · AABB · 184 linesAn Answer to the Former Song, in Latin and English, by ⸺ Lakesiambic tetrameter · 128 linesResponsio, &C. Per ⸺ Lakestrochaic tetrameter · 128 linesAdditamenta Superiori Canticoiambic tetrameter · 16 linesOn the Lady Arabellaiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesUpon Mistris Mallet, an Unhandsome Gentlewoman, Who Made Love unto Himiambic pentameter · AABB · 52 linesIn Quendam Anniversariorum Scriptoremiambic pentameter · AABB · 22 linesAn Answer, by Dr. Priceiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesIn Poetam Exauctoratum Et Emeritumiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesOn Mr. Francis Beaumont, Then Newly Deadiambic pentameter · 8 linesAn Elegie on the Late Lord William Howard, Baron of Effinghamiambic pentameter · AABB · 87 linesTo the Lord Mordant, upon His Returne from the Northiambic pentameter · AABB · 222 linesTo the Prince (Afterwards Charles the First.)iambic hexameter · AABB · 8 linesA New-Yeares Gift to My Lorde Duke of Buckinghamiambic pentameter · AABB · 233 linesWritten by a Zealous Brother from the Black-fryersiambic pentameter · AABB · 110 linesAn Elegy upon the Death of Queene Anneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 58 linesAn Elegie upon the Death of His Owne Fatheriambic tetrameter · AABB · 56 linesThe Lady Haddingtoniambic pentameter · AABB · 100 linesOn the Christ-Church Playiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesOn Christ-Church Play at Woodstockiambic pentameter · AABB · 22 linesA Letter to the Duke of Buckingham, Being with the Prince in Spaineiambic pentameter · AABB · 92 linesOn the Earl of Dorsets Deathiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesUpon the Apparition of a Starr, and the Following Ecclypseiambic pentameter · 18 linesOn the Birth of the Young Prince Charlesiambic pentameter · 28 linesAn Epitaph on Dr. Donne, Dean of Paulsiambic pentameter · AABB · 32 linesIter Borealeiambic pentameter · AABB · 508 linesOn Mr. Rice, the Manciple of Christ-Church in Oxfordiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesOn Henry Bolingsiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesOn John Dawson, Butler of Christ-Churchiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesOn Great Tom of Christ-Church130 linesA Non Sequituriambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesNonsenceiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Country Lifeiambic pentameter · AABB · 92 linesTo the Ghost of Robert Wisdomeiambic tetrameter · AABCCBDDEDDE · 12 linesAn Epitaph on Thomas Jonceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesThe Ladies’ Answeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesCorbet’s Replyiambic tetrameter · 12 linesUpon Fairford Windowsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesUpon Faireford Windowesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 66 linesThe Distracted Puritane84 linesIn Obitum Domini Thomæ Bodleiiiambic hexameter · 8 linesCorrections15 linesAn Epitaph on Master Vincent Corbetiambic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesJONSON’s Underwoodsiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 10 linesEnglish Garden81 linesSee the Life of the Bishopiambic pentameter · 5 linesBy George Ellis, Esq4 linesThe Works of Walter Scott, Esq5 lines
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