The Hymns of Prudentius
R. Martin Pope's verse Cathemerinon: the twelve hymns for the Christian's day, among them the Hymn at Cock-Crow and the Hymn for the Epiphany.
Measured across the book
Across its 3,674 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.03 times what shuffling the words would give (0.17 observed against 0.16 expected). 14% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Praefatio45 linesHymnus Ad Galli Cantumtrochaic tetrameter · 100 linesHymn at Cock-Crowiambic tetrameter · AABB · 100 linesHymnus Matutinustrochaic tetrameter · 112 linesMorning Hymniambic tetrameter · AABB · 112 linesHymnus Ante Cibumtrochaic pentameter · 205 linesHymn Before Meattrochaic tetrameter · ABAAB · 205 linesHymnus Post Cibumtrochaic pentameter · 102 linesHymn After Meatiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 102 linesHymnus Ad Incensum Lucernaetrochaic hexameter · 164 linesHymn for the Lighting of the Lampsiambic pentameter · ABBA · 164 linesHymnus Ante Somnumtrochaic tetrameter · 152 linesHymn Before Sleepcommon measure · 152 linesHymnus Ieiunantiumtrochaic hexameter · 210 linesHymn for Those Who Fastiambic tetrameter · 252 linesHymnus Post Ieiuniumtrochaic pentameter · 80 linesHymn After Fastingiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 80 linesHymn for All Hourstrochaic octameter · AABB · 114 linesHymnus Ad Exequias Defunctitrochaic tetrameter · 172 linesHymn for the Burial of the Deadiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 172 linesHymnus VIII. Kalendas Ianuariastrochaic tetrameter · 116 linesHymn for Christmas-Dayiambic tetrameter · AABB · 116 linesHymnus Epiphaniaetrochaic tetrameter · 208 linesHymn for the Epiphanyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 208 linesEpilogus34 linesEpilogueiambic pentameter · 34 linesFilippo . Et . Sallia . Coss Itrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 47 linesAlso Herrick, a Thanksgiving to Godiambic tetrameter · 29 linesPoem Viambic pentameter · 6 linesPoem VIIiambic hexameter · 13 linesGemella Dormit in Pace13 linesTranslationiambic pentameter · 12 linesNatvs Est Lavrentivs in Eternvm Ann. XX. Dormit in Pace (A.D. 329) XIiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesNatvs Est Lavrentivs in Eternvm Ann. XX. Dormit in Pace (A.D. 329) XII27 lines
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