Original Lyrics
Thomas Stanley, translator of the Greek anthologists and a Cavalier lyric poet.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,843 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 0.90 times what shuffling the words would give (0.23 observed against 0.25 expected). 19% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Page4 linesThe Dreamiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesDespairiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Picturecommon measure · ABAB · 40 linesTo the Countess of S[Underland?] with the Holy Courtiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesOn This Swelling Banktrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 20 linesDear, Fold Me Once Moreiambic tetrameter · 15 linesThe Lazy Hoursiambic tetrameter · 24 linesLove's Innocenceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesTo Loveiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesThe Glow-Wormiambic pentameter · AABB · 33 linesOn Mr. Fletcher's Worksiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 linesTo Mr. W[Illiam] Hammondiambic pentameter · AABB · 34 linesOn Mr. Shirley's Poemsiambic pentameter · AABB · 58 linesOn Sir J S[Uckling] His Picture and Poemsiambic pentameter · AABB · 27 linesThe Blushiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Cold Kissiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Idolateriambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Magnettrochaic tetrameter · 18 linesOn a Violet in Her Breastiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 18 linesSongiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 24 linesThe Partingiambic trimeter · 20 linesCounseltrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesExpostulation with Love, in Despairiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesSongiambic dimeter · 18 linesExpectationiambic tetrameter · 16 linesThe Breathiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesThe Night: A Dialoguetrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 30 linesUnalter'd by Sicknessiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesExcuse for Wishing Her Less Fairtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesCelia, Sleeping or Singingiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 20 linesPalinodeiambic tetrameter · 18 linesThe Returniambic tetrameter · 18 linesChang'd, Yet Constant68 linesSongcommon measure · 38 linesDelayiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Repulseiambic trimeter · ABAB · 24 linesSongcommon measure · ABAB · 20 linesThe TombAABB · 40 linesPleading Want of Meritiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesThe Kissiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 linesThe Snowballtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesSpeaking and Kissingiambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Depositioniambic tetrameter · 18 linesLove's Heretictrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 60 linesLa Belle ConfidanteABABCDDC · 24 linesLa Belle Ennemieiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesLove DeposedAABCCB · 30 linesThe Divorceiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesThe BraceletABABCC · 24 linesThe Farewelliambic tetrameter · 16 linesPhiliambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 6 linesChariambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Exequiesiambic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Silkwormiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesAmbitioniambic tetrameter · ABBACC · 24 linesSongiambic tetrameter · 72 linesThe Lossiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesThe Self-Crueliambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesThe Relapseiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Revengecommon measure · ABAB · 12 linesClaim to Lovecommon measure · ABAB · 16 linesThe Sick Lover12 linesTime Recover'dtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesSongiambic tetrameter · ABBACDDC · 16 linesApollo and Daphneiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 12 linesSong: Torment of Absence and Delayiambic tetrameter · 16 linesA Lady Weepingiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesTo His Mistress in Absenceiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 8 linesThe Hasty Kissiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesSong: When Thou Thy Pliant Armsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesSong: 'Tis No Kisstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Chasetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesPoem IItrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesThe Springtrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 16 linesThe Combattrochaic tetrameter · 16 linesPoem Vtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesE. Catalectis Vet[Erum] Poetiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesUpon Aster's Deathiambic pentameter · 8 linesOn Alexisiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesOn Archaeanassaiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesLove Sleepingiambic pentameter · AABB · 7 linesOn a Sealiambic pentameter · 4 linesBy Mr. William Fairfaxiambic pentameter · AABB · 78 lines
About this text
Public domain. Text from Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, a List of Editions, an Appendix of Translations, and a Portrait., Project Gutenberg ebook #32986. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.