Laurel · Mary E. Burt

Poems Every Child Should Know

Mary E. Burt (1850–1918) · 1904

Mixed forms · 7,877 lines in 189 sections

Mary Burt's 1904 school anthology, kept for the three poems no single-author volume on Gutenberg carries: "The Inchcape Rock", "Crossing the Bar", "Lochinvar".

Measured across the book

Across its 7,877 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.12 times what shuffling the words would give (0.32 observed against 0.28 expected). 22% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

The What-Every-Child- Should-Know-Libraryiambic tetrameter · 4 lines The Arrow and the Songiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines The Babiecommon measure · 14 lines Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bitecommon measure · 8 lines Little Thingstrochaic trimeter · 8 lines He Prayeth Bestcommon measure · 11 lines Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Startrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Pippaiambic trimeter · 8 lines The Days of the Monthiambic tetrameter · 6 lines True Royaltyiambic tetrameter · 14 lines Playing Robinson Crusoeiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines My Shadowiambic heptameter · AABB · 16 lines Little White Lilydactylic dimeter · 40 lines How the Leaves Came Downiambic tetrameter · ABABB · 35 lines Willie Winkieiambic hexameter · AABB · 20 lines The Owl and the Pussy-Catanapaestic trimeter · 30 lines Wynken, Blynken, and Nodiambic tetrameter · 48 lines The Dueliambic tetrameter · AABBCCADD · 36 lines The Boy Who Never Told a Lieiambic tetrameter · 16 lines Love Between Brothers and Sisterscommon measure · ABAB · 8 lines The Bluebell of Scotlandiambic hexameter · 6 lines If I Had but Two Little Wingsiambic tetrameter · 12 lines A Farewelliambic pentameter · ABAB · 8 lines Casabiancacommon measure · ABAB · 40 lines The Captain’s Daughtertrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines The Village Blacksmithiambic tetrameter · 48 lines Sweet and Lowtrochaic trimeter · 16 lines The Violetcommon measure · ABAB · 16 lines The Rainbow (A Fragment.)iambic tetrameter · 9 lines A Visit from St. Nicholasanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 56 lines The Star-Spangled Banneranapaestic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 32 lines Father Williamanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 32 lines The Nightingale and the Glow-Wormiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 lines The Frostiambic pentameter · AAABCCCB · 32 lines The Owliambic tetrameter · ABABBCC · 14 lines Little Billeeiambic pentameter · 36 lines The Butterfly and the Beecommon measure · ABAB · 12 lines An Incident of the French Campiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines Robert of Lincolntrochaic tetrameter · 72 lines Old Grimescommon measure · ABAB · 32 lines Song of Lifeiambic tetrameter · 36 lines Fairy Songiambic tetrameter · 19 lines A Boy’s Songtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines Buttercups and Daisiestrochaic trimeter · 32 lines The Rainbowcommon measure · 8 lines Old Ironsidesiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Little Orphant Annieiambic tetrameter · 49 lines O Captain! My Captain!iambic tetrameter · 24 lines Ingratitudeiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 12 lines The Ivy Greeniambic tetrameter · 30 lines The Noble Natureiambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines The Flying Squirreliambic trimeter · 63 lines Warren’s Address to the American Soldierstrochaic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 28 lines The Song in Campiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 lines The Bugle Songiambic pentameter · 18 lines The “Three Bells” of Glasgowcommon measure · 40 lines Sheridan’s Rideiambic pentameter · AABB · 63 lines The Sandpiperiambic tetrameter · 32 lines Lady Clareiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 88 lines The Lord of Burleightrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 100 lines Hiawatha’s Childhoodtrochaic tetrameter · 95 lines I Wandered Lonely as a Cloudiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 lines John Barleycorncommon measure · 48 lines A Life on the Ocean Waveiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines The Death of the Old Yeariambic tetrameter · ABAABCDDC · 54 lines Abou Ben Adhemiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines Farm-Yard Songiambic tetrameter · 60 lines On Turning Up Her Nest with the Plow, November, 1785iambic tetrameter · 48 lines On Turning One Down with the Plow in April, 1786iambic tetrameter · AAABAB · 54 lines Barbara Frietchietrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 60 lines Lochinvaranapaestic tetrameter · AABBCC · 48 lines Lord Ullin’s Daughteriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 56 lines The Charge of the Light Brigadeiambic tetrameter · 55 lines The Tournamentcommon measure · ABAB · 24 lines The Wind and the Mooniambic tetrameter · ABBBAA · 66 lines Jesus the Carpenteranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Letty’s Globeiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFFGEG · 14 lines A Dreamtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines Heaven Is Not Reached at a Single Bound (A Fragment.)trochaic pentameter · ABBA · 9 lines The Battle of Blenheimiambic tetrameter · 66 lines Fidelityiambic tetrameter · 65 lines The Chambered Nautilusiambic tetrameter · AABBBCC · 39 lines Crossing the Bariambic trimeter · ABAB · 16 lines The Overland-Mailanapaestic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 lines Gathering Song of Donald Dhuiambic trimeter · 40 lines Marco Bozzarisiambic tetrameter · 111 lines The Death of Napoleoniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 lines How Sleep the Braveiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 12 lines The Flag Goes byiambic tetrameter · AABB · 29 lines Hohenlindeniambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines My Old Kentucky Homeiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Old Folks at Homeiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines The Wreck of the “Hesperus”common measure · 90 lines Robert Bruce’s Address to His Armytrochaic tetrameter · 28 lines The Inchcape Rockiambic tetrameter · AABB · 68 lines The Finding of the Lyreiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines A Chrysalisiambic tetrameter · ABBACCDD · 38 lines For a’ Thatiambic tetrameter · 40 lines A New Arrivaliambic tetrameter · 24 lines The Brookiambic tetrameter · 24 lines The Ballad of the “Clampherdown”iambic tetrameter · 90 lines The Destruction of Sennacheribanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines I Remember, I Rememberiambic trimeter · 32 lines Driving Home the Cowsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 48 lines Krinkentrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 57 lines Stevenson’s Birthdayiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 16 lines A Modest Witiambic pentameter · 38 lines The Legend of Bishop Hattoiambic pentameter · AABB · 79 lines Columbusiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines The Shepherd of King Admetusiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 lines How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aixanapaestic tetrameter · AABBCC · 60 lines The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunnaanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 32 lines The Eve of Waterlooiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 54 lines A Song of the Huguenotsiambic heptameter · AABBCCDDEE · 71 lines The Glove and the Lionsiambic heptameter · AABBCC · 27 lines The Well of St. Keyneanapaestic common measure · 54 lines The Nautilus and the Ammoniteiambic tetrameter · 44 lines The Solitude of Alexander Selkirkanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines The Homes of Englandiambic tetrameter · 40 lines Horatius at the Bridgeiambic trimeter · 517 lines The Planting of the Apple-Treeiambic tetrameter · ABBCCADDA · 85 lines Juneiambic pentameter · 26 lines What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmisttrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 lines Barnaclesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines A Happy Lifeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 lines Home, Sweet Home!anapaestic tetrameter · AABBBB · 24 lines Juliet of Nationsiambic pentameter · 13 lines Woodman, Spare That Tree!iambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Abide with Meiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Lead, Kindly Lightiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 18 lines The Last Rose of Summeranapaestic dimeter · 24 lines Annie Laurieiambic trimeter · 24 lines The Ship of Stateiambic tetrameter · AABB · 22 lines Americaiambic trimeter · AABCCCB · 28 lines The Landing of the Pilgrimsshort measure · ABAB · 40 lines The Lotos-Eatersiambic pentameter · ABABBCBCC · 45 lines Molytrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines Cupid Drownediambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines Cupid Stungiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines Cupid and My Campasbeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines A Ballad for a Boyiambic heptameter · AABB · 68 lines The Skeleton in Armouriambic trimeter · AAABCCCB · 160 lines A Ballad of the Fleetiambic heptameter · 126 lines Sir Galahadiambic tetrameter · 88 lines A Name in the Sandiambic tetrameter · AAABCCCB · 24 lines The Voice of Springiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 30 lines The Forsaken Mermantrochaic tetrameter · 143 lines The Banks o’ Dooncommon measure · 20 lines The Light of Other Daysiambic tetrameter · 28 lines My Own Shall Come to Meiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 lines Ode to a Skylarktrochaic trimeter · ABABB · 60 lines The Sands of Deeiambic trimeter · AAABAB · 24 lines A Wishiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Lucycommon measure · ABAB · 12 lines Solitudeiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines John Andersoniambic tetrameter · 16 lines The God of Musiciambic pentameter · AABB · 14 lines A Musical Instrumentiambic tetrameter · ABACCB · 42 lines The Brides of Enderbyiambic tetrameter · ABABCCC · 176 lines The Lyeiambic trimeter · ABABCC · 60 lines L’Envoiiambic tetrameter · AABB · 15 lines Contentmentiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 lines The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Hallsiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 16 lines The Old Oaken Bucketanapaestic tetrameter · 30 lines The Raventrochaic octameter · 112 lines Arnold Von Winkleriediambic tetrameter · AABB · 92 lines Life, I Know Not What Thou Artiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Mercyiambic pentameter · 14 lines Polonius’ Adviceiambic pentameter · 20 lines A Fragment from Mark Antony’s Speechiambic pentameter · 8 lines The Skylarkiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 24 lines The Choir Invisibleiambic pentameter · 18 lines The World Is Too Much with Usiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDCD · 14 lines On His Blindnessiambic pentameter · 16 lines She Was a Phantom of Delightiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 32 lines Elegy Written in a Country Churchyardiambic pentameter · ABAB · 116 lines The Epitaphiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 lines Rabbi Ben Ezraiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 195 lines Prospiceanapaestic dimeter · 34 lines Recessionaliambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 lines Ozymandias of Egyptiambic pentameter · 14 lines Mortalityanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 56 lines On First Looking into Chapman’s “Homer”iambic pentameter · ACBA · 14 lines Hervé Rieltrochaic tetrameter · 142 lines The Problemiambic tetrameter · AABB · 72 lines To Americaiambic tetrameter · ABABB · 32 lines The English Flagiambic heptameter · AABB · 71 lines Written After Seeing the Painting by Milletiambic pentameter · 49 lines Song of Myselfiambic tetrameter · 122 lines

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Public domain. Text from Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library, Project Gutenberg ebook #16436. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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