Laurel · Victor Hugo

Poems

Victor Hugo (1802–1885), translated by various hands · 1888

Mostly iambic pentameter · 8,968 lines in 187 sections

A career-spanning anthology of Hugo in English verse, drawn from many Victorian hands and magazines.

Measured across the book

Across its 8,968 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.09 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.31 expected). 16% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Moses on the Nileiambic pentameter · ABABACC · 105 lines Envy and Avariceiambic pentameter · 66 lines King Louis XVIIiambic pentameter · 91 lines The Feast of Freedomanapaestic tetrameter · AABCCB · 42 lines Geniusiambic pentameter · 27 lines The Girl of Otaheiteiambic pentameter · 27 lines Nero's Incendiary Songiambic heptameter · AABB · 57 lines Regretiambic pentameter · ABAAB · 35 lines The Morning of Lifeanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 12 lines Beloved Nameiambic pentameter · ABAAB · 30 lines The Portrait of a Childiambic tetrameter · 21 lines The Grandmotheranapaestic tetrameter · ABAABCDCCD · 55 lines The Giant in Gleeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 46 lines The Cymbaleer's Brideiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 100 lines Battle of the Norsemen and the Gaelsiambic tetrameter · AABBCDDC · 40 lines Madelainetrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 48 lines The Fay and the Periiambic tetrameter · AABB · 105 lines The Scourge of Heaveniambic pentameter · 330 lines Pirates' Songiambic tetrameter · 40 lines The Turkish Captiveiambic tetrameter · 72 lines Moonlight on the Bosphorusalexandrines · ABBA · 20 lines The Veilanapaestic tetrameter · 44 lines The Favorite Sultanacommon measure · 52 lines The Pasha and the Dervishiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 42 lines The Lost Battleiambic heptameter · 84 lines The Greek Boyiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 24 lines Zara, the Bathertrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 114 lines Expectationtrochaic tetrameter · 21 lines The Lover's Wishanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 32 lines The Sacking of the Cityalexandrines · ABAB · 20 lines Noormahal the Fairiambic trimeter · ABAB · 24 lines The Djinnsiambic pentameter · ABABCCCB · 120 lines The Obdurate Beautytrochaic tetrameter · 18 lines Don Rodrigoiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 lines Cornflowersiambic pentameter · 79 lines Mazeppaiambic pentameter · 11 lines The Danube in Wrathiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines Old Oceananapaestic tetrameter · AABCCBDDEFFE · 12 lines My Napoleoniambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines The Patience of the Peopleiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 lines Dictated Before the Rhone Glacieriambic pentameter · AABCCB · 54 lines The Poet's Love for Livelinessiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines Infantile Influenceiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 54 lines The Watching Angeltrochaic trimeter · 64 lines Sunsetanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGHGH · 16 lines The Universal Prayeriambic pentameter · AABCCB · 96 lines Prelude to "The Songs of Twilight"iambic pentameter · ABAB · 40 lines The Land of Fableiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines The Three Glorious Daysiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 42 lines Tribute to the Vanquishediambic pentameter · AABB · 7 lines Angel or Demoniambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 36 lines The Eruption of Vesuviusiambic pentameter · ABABBCC · 39 lines Marriage and Feastsiambic pentameter · AABB · 105 lines The Morrow of Grandeurtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCDDEEFGGF · 60 lines The Eaglet Mournediambic pentameter · AABCCB · 44 lines Invocationiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Outside the Ball-Roomiambic pentameter · AABBCCDD · 48 lines Prayer for Franceiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines To Canaris, the Greek Patriotiambic pentameter · AABBCCDD · 58 lines Polandiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 lines Insult Not the Falleniambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGHGHFIFI · 20 lines Morningtrochaic trimeter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines Song of Loveiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 24 lines Sweet Charmertrochaic tetrameter · 16 lines More Strong than Timealexandrines · ABAB · 20 lines Roses and Butterfliesiambic trimeter · 16 lines A Simileiambic pentameter · 4 lines The Poet to His Wifeiambic pentameter · 12 lines The Blinded Bourbonsiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 18 lines To Albert Düreriambic pentameter · AABB · 51 lines To His Museiambic trimeter · ABAB · 48 lines The Cowiambic pentameter · AABB · 44 lines Mothersiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 lines To Some Birds Flown Awayiambic tetrameter · AABB · 246 lines My Thoughts of Yeiambic pentameter · 33 lines The Beacon in the Stormiambic pentameter · 41 lines Love's Treacherous Pooliambic pentameter · 8 lines The Rose and the Graveiambic trimeter · 16 lines Holyrood Palaceiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines The Humble Homeiambic pentameter · 18 lines The Eighteenth Centuryiambic pentameter · ABBACCDEED · 10 lines Still Be a Childiambic trimeter · ABAB · 36 lines The Pool and the Souliambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines Ye Mariners Who Spread Your Sailsiambic heptameter · AABB · 28 lines On a Flemish Window-Paneiambic pentameter · AABB · 25 lines The Preceptoriambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines Gastibelzaiambic pentameter · 79 lines Guitar Songiambic pentameter · AABB · 9 lines Come When I Sleepiambic pentameter · ABAAB · 15 lines Early Love Revisitediambic pentameter · 48 lines Sweet Memory of Loveiambic pentameter · 24 lines The Marble Fauniambic pentameter · 83 lines A Love for Winged Thingsiambic tetrameter · 8 lines Baby's Seaside Graveiambic pentameter · 17 lines Indignation!iambic pentameter · 12 lines Imperial Revelsiambic tetrameter · 40 lines Poor Little Childrentrochaic tetrameter · 15 lines Apostrophe to Natureiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 12 lines Napoleon "The Little"iambic pentameter · ABABCCCDEDE · 11 lines Fact or Fable?iambic pentameter · 20 lines A Lamentiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines No Assassinationiambic trimeter · 36 lines The Despatch of the Doomiambic hexameter · AABB · 6 lines The Seaman's Songiambic pentameter · AABABCC · 19 lines The Retreat from Moscowiambic pentameter · AABB · 77 lines The Ocean's Songiambic hexameter · ABAB · 20 lines The Trumpets of the Mindiambic pentameter · AABB · 32 lines After the Coup d'Étatiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 lines Patriaiambic dimeter · AABB · 52 lines The Universal Republiciambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 43 lines The Vale to You, to Me the Heightsiambic pentameter · 24 lines Childhoodalexandrines · 12 lines Satire on the Earthiambic heptameter · AABB · 21 lines How Butterflies Are Borniambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines Have You Nothing to Say for Yourself?iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Inscription for a Crucifixiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Death, in Lifeiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 18 lines The Dying Child to Its Mothertrochaic pentameter · 32 lines Epitaphiambic hexameter · AABCCB · 12 lines St. Johniambic hexameter · ABAB · 12 lines The Poet's Simple Faithiambic pentameter · 7 lines I Am Contentiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 lines Cainiambic pentameter · 66 lines Boaz Asleepiambic pentameter · ABBA · 64 lines Song of the German Lanzknechtiambic pentameter · 31 lines King Canuteiambic pentameter · 110 lines The Boy-King's Prayeriambic pentameter · AABB · 40 lines Eviradnusiambic pentameter · AABB · 1398 lines The Soudan, the Sphinxes, the Cup, the Lampiambic hexameter · 322 lines A Queen Five Summers Oldiambic pentameter · AABB · 108 lines Sea-Adventurers' Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 112 lines The Swiss Mercenariesiambic tetrameter · 96 lines The Cup on the Battle-Fieldiambic pentameter · AABB · 27 lines How Good Are the Pooriambic pentameter · ABAB · 139 lines Mentanaiambic pentameter · AABB · 202 lines Love of the Woodlandtrochaic tetrameter · 32 lines Shooting Starstrochaic tetrameter · 16 lines To Little Jeanneiambic pentameter · AABB · 52 lines To a Sick Child During the Siege of Parisiambic pentameter · 28 lines The Carrier Pigeoniambic hexameter · AABB · 8 lines Toys and Tragedyiambic pentameter · 10 lines Mourningiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 lines The Lesson of the Patriot Deadiambic heptameter · AABB · 17 lines The Boy on the Barricadeiambic pentameter · ABABB · 45 lines To His Orphan Grandchildreniambic pentameter · 80 lines To the Cannon "Victor Hugo"iambic pentameter · 3 lines The Children of the Poorcommon measure · ABAB · 20 lines The Epic of the Lioniambic pentameter · AABB · 128 lines On Hearing the Princess Royal Singiambic trimeter · ABAB · 44 lines My Happiest Dreamiambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 25 lines An Old-Time Layiambic pentameter · 21 lines Jerseyiambic pentameter · 29 lines Then, Most I Smiletrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines The Exile's Desireiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines The Refugee's Haveniambic pentameter · 4 lines To the Napoleon Columniambic tetrameter · 54 lines Charityiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 60 lines Sweet Sisteriambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines The Pity of the Angelsiambic trimeter · 9 lines The Sowertrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines Oh, Why Not Be Happy?anapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Freedom and the Worldiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Serenadeiambic pentameter · 24 lines An Autumnal Simileiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 6 lines To Cruel Oceaniambic pentameter · 9 lines Esmeralda in Prisontrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Lover's Songiambic pentameter · 12 lines A Fleeting Glimpse of a Villageiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines Lord Rochester's Songiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines The Beggar's Quatrainiambic pentameter · 5 lines The Quiet Rural Churchiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 lines A Storm Simileiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 6 lines The Father's Curseiambic pentameter · 54 lines Paternal Loveiambic pentameter · 27 lines The Degenerate Gallantsiambic pentameter · AABB · 22 lines The Old and the Young Bridegroomiambic pentameter · 52 lines The Spanish Lady's Loveiambic pentameter · 13 lines The Lover's Sacrificeiambic pentameter · AABB · 29 lines The Old Man's Loveiambic pentameter · 55 lines The Roll of the De Silva Raceiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 lines The Lovers' Colloquyiambic pentameter · AABB · 32 lines Cromwell and the Crowniambic pentameter · 21 lines Milton's Appeal to Cromwelliambic pentameter · 113 lines First Loveiambic pentameter · 22 lines The First Black Flagiambic pentameter · 34 lines The Son in Old Ageiambic pentameter · 27 lines The Emperor's Returniambic pentameter · 40 lines

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