Poems

Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897) · 1830–1897

· 48 lines in 3 sections

Thomas Edward Brown as Quiller-Couch chose them for the Oxford Book of English Verse in 1900: 3 poems.

Measured across the book

Across its 48 lines, 97% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 100%). Alliteration runs at 1.00 times what shuffling the words would give (0.25 observed against 0.25 expected). 8% 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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