Poems
John Fletcher as Quiller-Couch chose them for the Oxford Book of English Verse in 1900: 11 poems.
Measured across the book
Across its 163 lines, 98% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 99%). Alliteration runs at 1.09 times what shuffling the words would give (0.22 observed against 0.20 expected). 20% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Sleeptrochaic tetrameter · ABBCCA · 12 linesBridal Songtrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesAspatia’s Songtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesHymn to Pantrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCC · 14 linesAway, Delightsiambic pentameter · 16 linesLove’s Emblemstrochaic tetrameter · ABBACDCDEE · 20 linesHear, ye Ladiestrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesGod Lyaeustrochaic tetrameter · 10 linesBeauty Clear and Fairtrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesMelancholyiambic tetrameter · 19 linesWeep no moretrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines
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Public domain. Text from The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, Project Gutenberg ebook #66619. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.