Laurel · Thomas Hood

Poems

Thomas Hood (1799–1845) · 1827–1845

Mixed forms · 17,118 lines in 227 sections

Thomas Hood, comic and serious.

Measured across the book

Across its 17,118 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.13 times what shuffling the words would give (0.29 observed against 0.26 expected). 27% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Reply to a Pastoral Poetiambic tetrameter · 33 lines A Tale of Temperiambic pentameter · 108 lines A Romance of the Iron Ageiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 135 lines The Doves and the Crowsiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 54 lines A Tale of a Trumpetiambic pentameter · AABB · 808 lines Moraliambic pentameter · AABCCB · 6 lines An Open Questioniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDD · 153 lines A Fableiambic pentameter · 148 lines Moraliambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines An Odeiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 96 lines No!24 lines The Lost Heir137 lines She Is Far from the Landdactylic dimeter · 70 lines By a Footmaniambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 lines An Unpublished Poem, from Sydneyiambic pentameter · AABB · 44 lines A Pastoral After Popecommon measure · AABB · 94 lines The Sweep’s Complaint104 lines The Carelesse Nurse Maydiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines A Decidedly Serious Balladcommon measure · 68 lines A Lay of Real Lifeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 lines A Fableiambic pentameter · AABCCBDDEFFE · 49 lines Moraliambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines A Nocturnal Sketchiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 34 lines Domestic Asides; Or, Truth in Parenthesesiambic tetrameter · 32 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 67 lines Versified from the Prose of a Young Ladyiambic tetrameter · 80 lines The Drowning Ducksiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 84 lines Dibdin Modernizedanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 20 lines Re-Writtentrochaic tetrameter · 40 lines I’m Not a Single Maniambic trimeter · 112 lines A Very Serious Balladcommon measure · 60 lines The Double Knockiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 36 lines Our Village.—By a Villager65 lines Pair’d Not Match’diambic dimeter · AABCCB · 54 lines The Boy at the Noreanapaestic trimeter · 15 lines Little Boy at the Nore Loquitoranapaestic trimeter · 45 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 272 lines The Broken Dishiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Literary and Literaliambic pentameter · 65 lines APIG ”iambic pentameter · 72 lines The Sub-Marineiambic tetrameter · 78 lines The Learned Pigiambic tetrameter · 76 lines My Son and Heiriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 84 lines Turned Up by a Female Handiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 89 lines The United Familyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 181 lines The Dead Robberyiambic pentameter · 198 lines A Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five Monthsiambic pentameter · AABB · 57 lines A Serenadetrochaic tetrameter · AAAABB · 36 lines An Incendiary Songtrochaic tetrameter · 72 lines A New Species of PoetryAABB · 113 lines A Butcher36 lines A Public Dinneriambic trimeter · 178 lines A Charity Sermon30 lines The China Menderiambic octameter · AABB · 66 lines On a Picture of Hero and Leandertrochaic trimeter · 15 lines Miss Fanny’s Farewell Flowersiambic tetrameter · 58 lines The Stage-Struck Heroiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 65 lines Ye Tourists and Travellersanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 lines Rural FelicityAABB · 93 lines A Sketchiambic trimeter · 56 lines Merchant of Veniceiambic pentameter · 109 lines A Black Jobiambic pentameter · 236 lines A Discovery in Astronomyiambic pentameter · 15 lines A London Legend76 lines To Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P.iambic pentameter · 89 lines To Admiral Gambier, G.C.B.iambic pentameter · 72 lines To Spencer Perceval, Esq., M.P.40 lines On Her Opening the Strand Theatreiambic pentameter · 41 lines The Homœopathistiambic pentameter · 143 lines To the Advocates for the Removal of Smithfield Marketiambic pentameter · 95 lines Favoured by Mr. Wontneriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 84 lines To Fannytrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 56 lines To Mr. Malthus122 lines To St. Swithiniambic pentameter · 80 lines Lines to a Lady on Her Departure for Indiaiambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 lines Sir John Bowringiambic tetrameter · 24 lines To Mr. M‘Adamiambic pentameter · 125 lines A Friendly Epistle to Mrs. Fry, in Newgateiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 154 lines The Champion of Englandanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 64 lines To Joseph Grimaldi, Senioriambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 122 lines Citizen of the Worldiambic tetrameter · 112 lines On an Unfavourable Reviewiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 36 lines Written on the Night of My Mistress’s Grand RoutAABB · 48 lines For the Ninth of Novemberiambic pentameter · 142 lines At Mr. Major’s the Bookseller’s in Fleet Street88 lines On Valentine’s Dayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines To a Bad Rideriambic tetrameter · 12 lines To a Criticiambic pentameter · ABABACACCDCDDD · 14 lines The Sweets of Youthiambic pentameter · 14 lines On Her Departure for Calaisiambic heptameter · AABB · 36 lines Hints to Paul Pryiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 96 lines By an Under-Hostleriambic pentameter · 14 lines A Moral Vehicleiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFEF · 14 lines A Somnambulistiambic pentameter · 14 lines To Vauxhalliambic pentameter · 14 lines Washing Linen After Her Country Fashioniambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 lines To a Decayed Seamaniambic pentameter · 14 lines To Lord Wharncliffe, on His Game-Billiambic pentameter · 14 lines A Comic Balladiambic tetrameter · 64 lines Love Has Not Eyesiambic pentameter · AABB · 25 lines A Happy New Year!anapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 96 lines After Dibdinanapaestic trimeter · 24 lines Reflections on a New Year’s Dayiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 lines Written Under the Fear of Bailiffscommon measure · 12 lines A Few Lines on Completing Forty-Sevencommon measure · ABAB · 16 lines A Bulliambic pentameter · 19 lines On the Death of the GiraffeAABB · 4 lines On the Removal of a Menagerie4 lines On Her Majesty’s Visit to the City, 1844AABB · 4 lines By a Cornhill TradesmanABAB · 4 lines On the Statues in Trafalgar Squareiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines On a Picture (407) in the British Institution, 1843iambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Heart-Springs4 lines Change of MinistryABAB · 4 lines A Pig in a Pokeiambic pentameter · 4 lines Composed on Reading a Diaryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines The Pursuit of LettersAABB · 4 lines A ReflectionABAB · 4 lines Laying the Dustiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines On Lieutenant Eyre’s Narrative of the Disasters at Cabul4 lines The Superiority of Machineryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines Party Spiritanapaestic common measure · 8 lines Traitors’ Aimsiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines On a Certain LocalityABAB · 4 lines On the Art-Unionsiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines A Morning Thoughtcommon measure · ABAB · 8 lines On a Certain Equestrian Statue at the Royal Exchangeiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines On a Daguerreotype Portrait of a Ladyanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 8 lines Suggestions by Steamiambic tetrameter · 12 lines Punishment of Suicidesiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines Athol Broseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines On the Depreciated Moneyanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 8 lines On Mrs. Parkes’s Pamphletanapaestic dimeter · AABCCB · 6 lines By One of the Liveryiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines On the New Half-Farthingsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines By a Benedictiambic tetrameter · 12 lines “Hunt’s Roasted—”common measure · 484 lines Moral4 lines Jack Halliambic tetrameter · AAABAB · 258 lines Her Pedigreeiambic tetrameter · 80 lines Her Birthiambic tetrameter · 164 lines Her Christeningiambic pentameter · 145 lines Her Childhoodiambic pentameter · 62 lines Her Educationiambic pentameter · AABB · 123 lines Her Accidentiambic tetrameter · 153 lines Her Precious Legiambic tetrameter · 96 lines Her Fameiambic tetrameter · AABB · 78 lines Her First Stepiambic pentameter · 42 lines Her Fancy Balliambic tetrameter · 281 lines Her Dreamiambic tetrameter · 174 lines Her Courtshipiambic pentameter · AABB · 138 lines Her Marriageiambic tetrameter · AABB · 259 lines Her Honeymooniambic pentameter · AABCCCB · 239 lines Her Miseryiambic pentameter · AABB · 156 lines Her Last Williambic tetrameter · AABCCCB · 62 lines Her Deathiambic pentameter · 121 lines Her Moraltrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines A Balladcommon measure · 84 lines The Widowiambic tetrameter · 128 lines “Don’t You Smell Fire?”anapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 56 lines A Romancecommon measure · 60 lines “The Last Man”iambic tetrameter · 222 lines Backing the Favourite36 lines An Old Balladcommon measure · 68 lines Loveiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 24 lines As It Fell upon a Dayiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines A Fairy Taleiambic pentameter · 125 lines The Fall of the Deeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 lines A Fableiambic pentameter · 147 lines Craniologyiambic pentameter · AABB · 114 lines A Sailor’s Apology for Bow-Legsiambic pentameter · 88 lines A Moorish Taleiambic pentameter · ABABABCC · 136 lines The Water Peri’s Songanapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines Old Scotch Balladiambic tetrameter · 126 lines The Demon-Shipiambic heptameter · AABB · 77 lines Hamletiambic pentameter · 49 lines For the New Yeariambic pentameter · 27 lines A Waterloo Balladcommon measure · 96 lines Cockle V. Cackleiambic pentameter · 145 lines An Illustrationiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 96 lines Ode to Dr. KitchenerAABB · 56 lines The Cigariambic trimeter · 56 lines By a Venerable Directoriambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 90 lines A Report from BelowAABB · 83 lines The Last Wishiambic pentameter · 6 lines The Devil’s Albumanapaestic dimeter · AABCCB · 30 lines The Weather. to P. Murphy, Esq., M.N.S.common measure · 12 lines Conveyancingiambic tetrameter · 64 lines The Angler’s Farewellanapaestic trimeter · 60 lines A Blow Upiambic pentameter · 152 lines The Schoolmaster’s Mottoanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 56 lines A Fableiambic tetrameter · 70 lines Moraliambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines I Cannot Bear a Guniambic trimeter · 120 lines For the Use of Childrenanapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 40 lines An Address to the Steam Washing Companyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 105 lines Letter of RemonstranceAABB · 112 lines The Blue Boariambic tetrameter · AABB · 255 lines Moraliambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines A Flying Visitanapaestic dimeter · AAABBB · 264 lines A Row at the Oxford Armsiambic heptameter · AABB · 134 lines A Table of Errata (Hostess Loquitur.)iambic trimeter · AAABCCCB · 120 lines The Green Maniambic pentameter · 223 lines A Pathetic Balladanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 80 lines Or, John Jones’s Kit-Cat-Astrophecommon measure · 42 lines I’m Going to Bombayiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 80 lines A Pathetic Balladcommon measure · 68 lines Pompey's Ghostiambic tetrameter · 114 lines To Mr. Wrench at the English Opera Houseiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 54 lines Love, with a Witnessanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 16 lines Lines by a School-BoyAABB · 16 lines On Her Return to the Stageanapaestic trimeter · 76 lines The Great Lessee!iambic pentameter · AABB · 92 lines Shooting Painsanapaestic trimeter · 80 lines A Serious Balladcommon measure · 68 lines Dog-Grel Verses, by a Poor Blindanapaestic trimeter · 117 lines “Up the Rhine”iambic trimeter · 20 lines An Astronomical Anecdoteiambic pentameter · 87 lines More Hullah-Baloo208 lines There’s No Romance in Thatiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 112 lines The Painter Puzzledcommon measure · 56 lines A True Storyiambic tetrameter · 228 lines An Illustrationiambic pentameter · 93 lines Little O’P.—An African Factanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 56 lines The Assistant Drapers’ Petitioniambic pentameter · ABAB · 56 lines Symptoms of Ossificationiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines A Custom-House Breezeiambic pentameter · 46 lines Windsor Castle, Picturesque and Descriptive4 lines The Hood-Dore4 lines

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