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Poems

Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802–1839) · 1820–1839

Mostly iambic tetrameter · 7,982 lines in 101 sections

Winthrop Mackworth Praed, the wittiest writer of vers de société in English.

Measured across the book

Across its 7,982 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.24 times what shuffling the words would give (0.30 observed against 0.24 expected). 31% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

The Red Fisherman; Or, the Devil’s Decoyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 254 lines The Legend of the Drachenfelsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 229 lines To the Countess Von C—, Bonniambic pentameter · ABABCC · 24 lines The Legend of the Teufel-Hausiambic pentameter · AABB · 280 lines The Legend of the Haunted Treeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 384 lines A Legend of the Rhineiambic pentameter · AABB · 466 lines Chivalry at a Discountiambic tetrameter · 92 lines The Conjureranapaestic tetrameter · 32 lines Cousinsanapaestic trimeter · 55 lines Bagatelles!iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 72 lines There’s Nothing New Beneath the Suniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines Peace Be Thineiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 16 lines The Confession of Don Carlosiambic tetrameter · AABB · 108 lines Marriageiambic tetrameter · AABB · 60 lines T. Quince, Esq., to the Rev. Matthew Pringleiambic tetrameter · AABB · 278 lines How to Rhyme for Loveiambic tetrameter · 96 lines Surly Halliambic tetrameter · AABB · 450 lines Vale!iambic tetrameter · AABB · 152 lines My First Follyiambic tetrameter · ABABCCBDDEE · 33 lines Songs from the Troubadour (From Canto I.) Iiambic tetrameter · ABABCDEDEC · 30 lines Songs from the Troubadour (From Canto I.) IIiambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 35 lines Songs from the Troubadour (From Canto I.) (From Canto Ii.) IIIiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 39 lines Songs from the Troubadour (From Canto I.) (From Canto Ii.) IViambic tetrameter · ABCBCADEDEAFGFG · 45 lines Songs from the Troubadour (From Canto I.) (From Canto Ii.) (From Canto Iii.) Viambic tetrameter · 50 lines The Separationiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 100 lines An Invitationtrochaic tetrameter · 37 lines At a Supper Party, July 1St, 182580 lines Good Nightanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines Hobbledehoysiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 66 lines A Classical Walkiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Stanzasiambic tetrameter · 26 lines Because!iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines Song to a Serenader in Februaryanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 16 lines The Childe’s Destinyiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 72 lines The Modern Nectariambic pentameter · AABB · 62 lines An Epitaphiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 96 lines The Chaunt of the Brazen Headiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 104 lines My Own Funeraliambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEE · 50 lines L’Inconnueiambic tetrameter · 33 lines Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCDEDEC · 30 lines Josephineiambic tetrameter · 60 lines By a General Loveranapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 64 lines Palinodiaiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 80 lines Time’s Songtrochaic heptameter · AABB · 16 lines The Hoopoe’s Invocation to the Nightingaletrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines Good Night to the Seasonanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 108 lines Song.—Yes or Noiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Utopiaiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 104 lines Marriage Chimesiambic tetrameter · 88 lines Remember Meiambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 24 lines The Fancy Balliambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 131 lines A Letter of Adviceanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 109 lines The Vicariambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 104 lines Quinceiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 104 lines The Belle of the Ball-Roomiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 104 lines My Partneriambic tetrameter · 95 lines In the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1831iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 112 lines April Foolsiambic pentameter · AABB · 100 lines Floreat Etonaiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 88 lines Arrivals at a Watering-Placeiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 108 lines Twenty-Eight and Twenty-Nineiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 84 lines Our Ballanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 99 lines Private Theatricalsanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 72 lines Songiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines From the Manuscript of a Sexagenarianiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 96 lines Lord Rolandiambic tetrameter · 30 lines Childhood and His Visitorsiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 56 lines Love at a Routiambic tetrameter · AABB · 72 lines Beauty and Her Visitorsiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 64 lines The Forsakeniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines Second Loveiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines Hope and Loveiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 64 lines Stanzasiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 24 lines Cassandraiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 78 lines Sir Nicholas at Marston Mooriambic heptameter · AABBCC · 54 lines The Covenanter’s Lament for Bothwell Bridgeiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 52 lines Written Under a Picture of King’s College Chapel, Cambridgeiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Anticipationiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines Mars Disarmed by Loveiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 64 lines Waterlooiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 64 lines The New Order of Thingsiambic tetrameter · 56 lines Song.—Where Is Miss Myrtle?anapaestic tetrameter · ABACDDDBDC · 50 lines The Confessiontrochaic trimeter · 27 lines Written in Lady Myrtle’s “Boccaccio”iambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 66 lines Teaching How Poetry Is Best Paid foriambic tetrameter · ABABAB · 162 lines Old Wineiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines A Letter from a Lady in London to a Lady at Lausanneanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 64 lines Plus De Politiqueiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines A Dropped Letter from a Ladyanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 56 lines Stanzas to the Speaker Asleepiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 30 lines Latin Hymn to the Virgintrochaic tetrameter · AABBCC · 30 lines The Newly-Weddedtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines Five Months Oldiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 56 lines To Heleniambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines To Helen (With a Small Candlestick, a Birthday Present.)iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines To Heleniambic pentameter · 16 lines God Save the Queeniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGHGHIJIJ · 20 lines Charadesiambic tetrameter · 182 lines The Canterbury Poetsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 lines Volumes Already Issued19 lines By Eric Robertson, M.A.4 lines

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