Steps to the Temple and Other Poems
Richard Crashaw, the English Baroque: sacred poems of ecstasy and tears, and the secular verse beside them.
Measured across the book
Across its 5,422 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.47 times what shuffling the words would give (0.40 observed against 0.27 expected). 22% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Weeperiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 198 linesSancta Maria Dolorvm, or the Mother of Sorrowsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 110 linesThe Teareiambic tetrameter · 48 linesThe Office of the Holy Crosseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 226 linesVexilla Regis: The Hymn of the Holy Crosseiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 46 linesOn the Wounds of Our Crucified Lordcommon measure · 20 linesVpon the Bleeding Crucifix: A Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 42 linesTo the Name Above Every Name, the Name of Iesvs: A Hymniambic tetrameter · 236 linesPsalme XXIIItrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 72 linesPsalm Cxxxviiiambic tetrameter · 36 linesIn the Holy Nativity of Ovr Lord God: A Hymn Svng as by the Shepheardsiambic tetrameter · 114 linesNew Year's Dayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 38 linesIn the Gloriovs Epiphanie of Ovr Lord God: A Hymn Svng as by the Three Kingsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 170 linesThe Closeiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesTo the Qveen's Maiestyiambic pentameter · AABB · 29 linesVpon Easter Dayiambic tetrameter · 18 linesArgomentoiambic pentameter · 537 linesIn Adoration of the Blessed Sacramentiambic tetrameter · AABB · 58 linesLavda Sion Salvatorem: The Hymn for the Bl. Sacramentiambic tetrameter · AABB · 80 linesPrayeriambic tetrameter · 127 linesTo the Same Party: Covncel Concerning Her Choiseiambic tetrameter · 59 linesDescription of a Religiovs Hovse and Condition of Life (Ovt of Barclay.)iambic pentameter · AABB · 39 linesSent to a Gentle-Womaniambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Hymneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 182 linesAs Hauing Been Writt When the Author Was Yet Among the Protestantsiambic pentameter · AABB · 46 linesThe Flaming Heartiambic tetrameter · AABB · 108 linesA Song of Divine Loveiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesSecond Partiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesIn the Glorious Assumption of Our Blessed Ladyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 80 linesUpon Five Piovs and Learned Discoursesiambic pentameter · AABB · 68 linesDies Irae, Dies Illa: The Hymn of the Chvrch, in Meditation of the Day of Ivdgmentiambic tetrameter · AABB · 68 linesCharitas Nimia, or the Dear Bargainiambic tetrameter · AABB · 66 linesThe Himn, o Gloriosa Dominaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesHopeiambic pentameter · AABB · 40 linesM. Crashaw's Answer for Hopeiambic pentameter · AABB · 50 linesMary Seeking Jesus When Lostiambic dimeter · AABB · 50 linesIn Cicatrices Domini Jesuiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesOn Ye Gunpowder-Treasoniambic pentameter · AABB · 66 linesUpon the Gunpowder-Treasoniambic pentameter · AABB · 58 linesUpon the Gunpowder-Treasoniambic pentameter · AABB · 58 linesMusick's Duelliambic pentameter · AABB · 168 linesThe Praise of the Spring: Out of Virgiliambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesWith a Picture Sent to a Friendiambic pentameter · 8 linesIn Praise of Lessius's Rule of Healthiambic tetrameter · AABB · 54 linesThe Beginning of Heliodorusiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 linesCupid's Cryer: Out of the Greekeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 74 linesVpon Bishop Andrews' Picture Before His Sermonsiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesVpon the Death of a Gentlemaniambic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesVpon the Death of Mr. Herrysiambic pentameter · AABB · 42 linesVpon the Death of the Most Desired Mr. Herrystrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 76 linesAnotheriambic tetrameter · AABB · 62 linesHis Epitaphiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesDead and Bvryed Togetheriambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesDeath's Lectvre and the Fvneral of a Yovng Gentlemaniambic pentameter · AABB · 31 linesAn Epitaph Vpon Doctor Brookeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesOn a Foule Morning, Being Then to Take a Journeyiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 linesTo the Morning: Satisfaction for Sleepeiambic pentameter · AABB · 58 linesLove's Horoscopeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesA Song: Out of the Italiantrochaic dimeter · 54 linesOut of the Italianiambic tetrameter · 22 linesVpon the Frontispeece of Mr. Isaackson's Chronologieiambic pentameter · AABB · 24 linesBy Dr. Edward Rainbow, Bishop of Carlisleiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 linesA Conformable Citizeniambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesOut of Catullustrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesTo His (Supposed) MistresseAABB · 126 linesTo the Queen: An Apologie for the Length of the Following Panegyrickiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesVpon Her Numerous Progenie: A Panegyrickiambic pentameter · 32 linesThe Prince and Duke of Yorkiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesLady Maryiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesLady Elizabethiambic pentameter · 52 linesTo the Queeniambic pentameter · AABB · 54 linesVpon Two Greene Apricockes Sent to Cowley by Sir Crashawiambic pentameter · AABB · 34 linesThe First Elegieiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 linesThe Second Elegieiambic pentameter · AABB · 30 linesThe Third Elegieiambic pentameter · AABB · 58 linesUpon the King's Coronationiambic pentameter · AABB · 82 linesVpon the Birth of the Princesse Elizabethiambic pentameter · AABB · 60 linesVpon a Gnatt Burnt in a Candletrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesFrom Petroniusiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesFrom Horaceiambic pentameter · AABB · 56 linesEx Euphormioneiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesFellow of Queene's Colledgeiambic pentameter · AABB · 56 linesUpon the Death of a Freindiambic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesAn Elegie on the Death of Dr. Porteriambic pentameter · AABB · 44 linesAgainst Irresolution and Delay in Matters of Religioniambic tetrameter · AABB · 90 linesFrom 'Carmen Deo Nostro' (1652)iambic tetrameter · 72 lines
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