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Poems: First Series

John Collings Squire (1884–1958) · 1918

Mixed forms · 2,271 lines in 61 sections

Squire from 1905 to 1917, ending in the war: "The Three Hills", "The Lily of Malud", "To a Bull-Dog".

Measured across the book

Across its 2,271 lines, 90% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 90% to 91%). Alliteration runs at 1.10 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.30 expected). 26% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Dedication Prefaceiambic dimeter · 44 lines In a Chairiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 lines Morningshort measure · 8 lines Middayiambic dimeter · 12 lines Eveningiambic trimeter · 8 lines Nightiambic trimeter · ABAB · 8 lines The Roof Iiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines The Roof IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines Towniambic pentameter · ABAB · 112 lines Friendship's Garlandiambic tetrameter · AABB · 81 lines A Chanttrochaic hexameter · ABAB · 12 lines The Three Hillscommon measure · ABAB · 24 lines At Nightcommon measure · ABAB · 8 lines Linescommon measure · ABAB · 60 lines Florian's Songiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines Antinomies on a Railway Stationiambic tetrameter · 116 lines Tree-Topstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines Artemis Alteraiambic tetrameter · 20 lines Epilogueiambic tetrameter · 20 lines The Oneiambic heptameter · 8 lines The Otheriambic tetrameter · 5 lines The Oneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines The Otheriambic tetrameter · 5 lines The Oneiambic octameter · AABB · 14 lines The Otheriambic octameter · 13 lines Starlightiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines Songiambic tetrameter · 12 lines Crepusculariambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines For Musiciambic tetrameter · 8 lines The Fugitivetrochaic pentameter · 27 lines Echoesiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines The Mind of Man Iiambic tetrameter · 18 lines The Mind of Man IIiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 54 lines A Reasonable Protestationiambic tetrameter · AABB · 142 lines In the Parkiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 lines In an Orchardiambic trimeter · ABAB · 16 lines The Shipiambic trimeter · 16 lines Ode: In a Restaurantiambic tetrameter · AABB · 263 lines Faithiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines A Fresh Morningiambic tetrameter · 4 lines Interioriambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines On a Friend Recently Deadiambic pentameter · AABB · 159 lines The Marchalexandrines · 16 lines Prologue: In Darknessiambic tetrameter · 16 lines The Lily of Maludiambic hexameter · 112 lines A Houseiambic hexameter · 44 lines Behind the Linesalexandrines · ABAB · 8 lines Arab Songanapaestic pentameter · AABB · 23 lines The Strongholdtrochaic tetrameter · 22 lines To a Bull-Dogiambic tetrameter · 72 lines The Lakeiambic pentameter · 12 lines Paradise Lostiambic hexameter · 20 lines Acacia Treeiambic tetrameter · 26 lines August Mooniambic hexameter · 43 lines Sonnetiambic pentameter · 14 lines Songtrochaic tetrameter · 16 lines A Generation (1917)short measure · 24 lines Underalexandrines · 44 lines Riversiambic tetrameter · 208 lines I Shall Make Beautyiambic pentameter · 14 lines Envoiiambic pentameter · 12 lines

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