Poems

John Todhunter (1839–1916) · 1839–1916

· 48 lines in 2 sections

John Todhunter as Quiller-Couch chose them for the Oxford Book of English Verse in 1900: 2 poems.

Measured across the book

Across its 48 lines, 98% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 100%). Alliteration runs at 1.02 times what shuffling the words would give (0.31 observed against 0.31 expected). 4% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

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About this text

Public domain. Text from The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, Project Gutenberg ebook #66619. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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