Laurel · Jonathan Swift

Poems, Volume II

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) · 1710–1745

Mixed forms · 12,396 lines in 233 sections

Jonathan Swift in verse: the city shower, the lady's dressing room, and his own mock elegy.

Measured across the book

Across its 12,665 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 95%). Alliteration runs at 0.97 times what shuffling the words would give (0.25 observed against 0.26 expected). 21% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Cadenus and Vanessa 1713iambic tetrameter · AABB · 889 lines To Loveiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 lines A Rebus. by Vanessaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 11 lines The Dean's Answeranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines Stella's Birth-Day March 13, 1718-19iambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines Stella's Birth-Day. 1719-20iambic tetrameter · AABB · 58 lines To Stella, Who Collected and Transcribed His Poems 1720iambic tetrameter · AABB · 144 lines To Stella Visiting Me in My Sickness 1720iambic tetrameter · AABB · 124 lines Stella to Dr. Swift on His Birth-Day, Nov. 30, 1721iambic tetrameter · AABB · 58 lines To Stella on Her Birth-Day, 1721-2iambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines On the Great Buried Bottle by Dr. Delany4 lines Epitaph by the Sameiambic tetrameter · AABB · 177 lines A New Year's Gift for Bec 1723-4iambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 lines Dingley and Brent a Songanapaestic dimeter · 18 lines To Stellaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 38 lines Verses by Stellaiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines A Receipt to Restore Stella's Youth. 1724-5iambic tetrameter · AABB · 57 lines Stella's Birth-Day. 1724-5iambic tetrameter · AABB · 54 lines Bec's Birth-Day Nov. 8, 1726iambic tetrameter · AABB · 60 lines March 13, 1726-7iambic tetrameter · AABB · 88 lines To an Agreeable Young Lady, but Extremely Lean. 1730iambic tetrameter · AABB · 100 lines Daphnetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 52 lines Pethox the Great. 1723iambic tetrameter · AABB · 98 lines On a Pen. 1724iambic tetrameter · AABB · 42 lines On Goldiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines On the Posteriorsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 44 lines On a Horniambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 lines On a Corkscrewiambic tetrameter · AABB · 38 lines The Gulf of All Human Possessions 1724iambic tetrameter · AABB · 96 lines Louisa to Strephon. 1724iambic tetrameter · AABB · 44 lines A Maypole. 1725iambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines On the Mooniambic tetrameter · 18 lines On a Circleiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines On Inkiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 lines On the Five Sensestrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 27 lines Fontinella to Florindaiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 24 lines An Echotrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 30 lines On a Shadow in a Glassiambic tetrameter · AABB · 49 lines On Timeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines On the Gallowsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines On the Vowelsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines On Snowanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines On a Cannonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines On a Pair of Dicetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines To Lady Carterettrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 54 lines By Dr. Delanyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines Answered by Dr. Swiftanapaestic tetrameter · 16 lines By Dr. Swiftiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Answered by Dr. Sheridaniambic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines A Riddleanapaestic dimeter · unrhymed · 8 lines Answer, by Mr. F—Ranapaestic tetrameter · 8 lines A Letter to Dr. Helshamiambic pentameter · AABB · 44 lines Probatur Aliteriambic pentameter · AABB · 48 lines On Cutting Down the Thorn at Market-Hill. 1727iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 88 lines To Dean Swift by Sir Arthur Acheson. 1728iambic tetrameter · AABB · 34 lines Dean Swift at Sir Arthur Acheson's in the North of Irelandiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 44 lines Epitaph in Berkeley Church-Yard, Gloucestershireanapaestic dimeter · AABB · 290 lines The Grand Question Debated: The Preface to the English Editionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 190 lines Drapier's-Hill. 1730iambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines For Not Building at Drapier's-Hilliambic tetrameter · AABB · 114 lines The Revolution at Market-Hill 1730iambic tetrameter · AABB · 113 lines Robin and Harry. 1730iambic tetrameter · AABB · 54 lines In the Person of a Lady in the North L 1730iambic tetrameter · AABB · 346 lines Twelve Articles VIIiambic tetrameter · 4 lines Twelve Articles XIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines Twelve Articles XIIanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 51 lines An Excellent New Songanapaestic dimeter · AABCCB · 78 lines The Garden Plotiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Sid Hamet's Rodiambic tetrameter · AABB · 15 lines The Virtues of Sid Hamet the Magician's Rod. 1710iambic tetrameter · AABB · 90 lines The Famous Speech-Maker of Englandanapaestic dimeter · 241 lines The Recorder's Speech Explained by the Toriesanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 lines The Speechanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 31 lines Balladanapaestic dimeter · AABCCB · 78 lines To the Lord Treasurer Oxford 1710iambic tetrameter · 26 lines Being the Intended Speech of a Famous Orator Against Peace. 1711anapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines The Speechanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 73 lines Corinna, a Ballad 1711-12iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 lines The Fable of Midas. 1711-12iambic tetrameter · AABB · 82 lines Toland's Invitation to Dismal to Dine with the Calves’ Head Clubiambic pentameter · AABB · 48 lines Peace and Dunkirkiambic tetrameter · AABB · 178 lines The Author upon Himselfiambic pentameter · AABB · 74 lines The Fagotiambic tetrameter · AABB · 282 lines Horace, Book I, Ep. Viambic pentameter · AABB · 175 lines Written in October, 1714iambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines Written in the Year 1715, on an Attempt to Repeal the Test Actiambic tetrameter · 42 lines The Moraliambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines Horace, Book Iii, Ode IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 22 lines On the Church's Dangeriambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines A Poem on High Churchiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 70 lines A Tale of a Nettleanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 54 lines A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous Generaliambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Poems Chiefly Relating to Irish Politicsiambic tetrameter · 89 lines An Excellent New Song on a Seditious Pamphlet. 1720-21anapaestic tetrameter · 36 lines The Run upon the Bankersiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 140 lines A Quibbling Elegy on Judge Boat 1723iambic pentameter · AABB · 36 lines The Epitaphiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Verses Occasioned by Whitshed's Motto on His Coach. 1724iambic pentameter · AABB · 26 lines Prometheus, on Wood the Patentee's Irish Halfpence, 1724iambic tetrameter · AABB · 88 lines Epigram on Wood's Brass Moneyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines A Simile on Our Want of Silver, and the Only Way to Remedy It. 1725iambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Wood an Insect. 1725anapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 lines On Wood the Ironmonger. 1725iambic tetrameter · AABB · 42 lines Will Wood's Petition to the People of Irelandanapaestic dimeter · AABCCB · 48 lines A New Song on Wood's Halfpenceanapaestic tetrameter · 291 lines Verses on the Upright Judge, Who Condemned the Drapier's Printeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines On the Sameiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 lines The Judge Speaksiambic pentameter · 8 lines In Answer to the Dean's Verses on His Own Deafnessiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 lines The Inscriptioniambic pentameter · AABB · 215 lines The Dog and Thief. 1726anapaestic common measure · ABAB · 20 lines A Dialogue Between Mad Mullinix and Timothy 1728iambic tetrameter · AABB · 274 lines Tim and the Fablesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 34 lines Tom and Dicktrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 42 lines Dick, a Maggotiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines To Dickiambic tetrameter · 30 lines Dick's Varietyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 38 lines A Dialogue Between Tom and Robin 1730iambic tetrameter · AABB · 100 lines Traulus, Part IItrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 56 lines A Fable of the Lion and Other Beastsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 70 lines On the Irish Bishops. 1731anapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 64 lines Addressed to Humphry French, Esq. Late Lord Mayor of Dublintrochaic tetrameter · 80 lines On Mr. Pulteney's Being Put Out of the Council. 1731iambic pentameter · AABB · 107 lines Bettesworth's Exultationanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 lines An Epigramanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines An Epigram Inscribed to the Honourable Sergeant Kiteanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 85 lines On the Archbishop of Cashel, and Bettesworthanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines On the Irish Club. 1733iambic tetrameter · AABB · 29 lines Horace, Part of Book I, Sat. Vi, Paraphrased 1733iambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines On Dr. Rundle, Bishop of Derry 1734-5iambic tetrameter · AABB · 66 lines Epigramiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 lines A Character, Panegyric, and Description of the Legion Clubtrochaic tetrameter · 254 lines On a Printer's Being Sent to Newgateiambic tetrameter · AABB · 107 lines A Tale from Dublin. Written in 1737anapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines A BalladAABB · 20 lines A Wicked Treasonable Libelanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 17 lines On the Sameiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines On the Same8 lines ImitatedAABB · 4 lines Ad Horatium Cum Carthio ConstrictumAABB · 4 lines ImitatedAABB · 4 lines An Irish Epigram on the Sameiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines Carthy Knocked Out Some Teeth from His News-BoyAABB · 15 lines To Carthyiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines From the Gentleman's London Magazine for Januaryiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines Upon Carthy's Threatening to Translate Pindariambic tetrameter · 12 lines Poetical Epistle to Dr. Sheridaniambic tetrameter · AABB · 49 lines Lines Written on a Window in the Episcopal Palace at Kilmoreiambic tetrameter · 16 lines The Upstartiambic tetrameter · AABB · 30 lines Translationiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines Verses on Blenheimiambic tetrameter · AABB · 19 lines An Excellent New Song upon the Late Grand Juryanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 lines By Honest Jo. One of His Grace's Farmers in Fingaliambic heptameter · AABB · 48 lines A Poemiambic tetrameter · AABB · 38 lines To the Citizensiambic pentameter · AABB · 35 lines Punch's Petition to the Ladiesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 90 lines Epigramiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines Epigram on Josiah Hortanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 lines Epigramiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 4 lines Musa Clonshoghianaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines To Dr. Sheridan, 1718anapaestic tetrameter · 34 lines To the Dean of St. Patrick's in Answer to His Left-Handed LetterAABB · 42 lines Ad Amicum Eruditum Thomam Sheridan77 lines To the Dean of St. Patrick'siambic tetrameter · 27 lines To the Dean of St. Patrick'siambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines An Answer, by Delany, to Thomas SheridanAABB · 22 lines A Reply, by Sheridan, to Delanyanapaestic dimeter · 24 lines Another Reply, by Sheridananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines To Thomas Sheridan31 lines Swift to Sheridan, in Replyiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 lines An Answer by Sheridantrochaic heptameter · unrhymed · 18 lines To Dr. Sheridan. 1718iambic pentameter · 33 lines The Answer, by Dr. Sheridaniambic pentameter · AABB · 48 lines The Dean's Answeranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Dr. Sheridan's Reply to the Deananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 lines To the Same. by Dr. Sheridananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 19 lines To Thomas Sheridananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 49 lines To the Dean of St. Patrick'sanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 29 lines The Dean to Thomas Sheridananapaestic tetrameter · 65 lines Dr. Sheridan's Answeranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 68 lines George-Nim-Dan-Dean's Answeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 56 lines Postscript8 lines Upon His Incomparable Verses. by Dr. Delany in Sheridan's Nameiambic tetrameter · AABB · 62 lines To Mr. Thomas Sheridan upon His Verses Written in Circles by Dr. Swiftanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines On Dr. Sheridan's Circular Verses by Mr. George Rochfortanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines On Dan Jackson's Picture, Cut in Silk and Paperanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines On the Same Pictureiambic pentameter · 15 lines On the Sameiambic tetrameter · AABB · 39 lines Dan Jackson's Defenceiambic tetrameter · 45 lines Mr. Rochfort's Replyiambic tetrameter · 104 lines Sheridan's Replyiambic tetrameter · 32 lines A Rejoinder by the Dean in Jackson's Nameiambic tetrameter · 48 lines Another Rejoinder by the Dean, in Jackson's Nameiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Sheridan's Submission by the Deaniambic tetrameter · 36 lines The Pardoniambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 18 lines The Last Speech and Dying Words of Daniel Jacksoncommon measure · ABAB · 79 lines PostscriptAABB · 12 lines Sheridan to Swiftanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Sheridan to Swiftiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Swift to Sheridananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 lines Mary the Cook-Maid's Letter to Dr. Sheridan. 172342 lines A Portrait from the LifeAABB · 10 lines On Stealing a Crown, When the Dean Was Asleepiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines The Dean's Answeriambic pentameter · AABB · 42 lines The Epilogueiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 lines The Songiambic tetrameter · AABB · 106 lines The Plagues of a Country Lifeiambic pentameter · 42 lines Horace, Book I, Ode XVIiambic tetrameter · 48 lines A Letter to the Dean When in England. 1726. by Dr. Sheridaniambic tetrameter · AABB · 86 lines On the Five Ladies at Sot's Hole with the Doctor at Their Headiambic trimeter · 44 lines With the Wig and Wings at His Head by Dr. Sheridaniambic trimeter · ABAB · 28 lines The Beau's Reply to the Five Ladies' Answeriambic tetrameter · 148 lines To Dr. HelshamAABB · 28 lines To Dr. SheridanAABB · 5 lines Dr. Helsham's Answeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 156 lines Advertisement from the Cloudsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 188 lines Peg Radcliffe the Hostess's Invitationanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines Verses by Sheridaniambic tetrameter · AABB · 90 lines To Dr. Swift on His Birth-Dayiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines On Dr. Swift 1733iambic tetrameter · AABB · 88 lines Poem IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines On the Dean of St. Patrick's Birth-Day Being Nov. 30, St. Andrew's Dayiambic tetrameter · AABB · 70 lines With a Picture of Dr. Swift. by William Dunkin, D.D.iambic tetrameter · AABB · 122 lines On the Drapier. by Dr. Dunkiniambic pentameter · 15 lines Epigram on Two Great Men. 1754iambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines To the Memory of Doctor Swiftiambic pentameter · AABB · 95 lines A Schoolboy's Theme14 lines By Mr. James Sterling, of the County of Meathanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines On Dr. Swift's Leaving His Estate to Idiotsiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines Lately Published Against Dean Swift, Now Deaf and Infirmiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines Ornamented with an Engraving of the Dean, by Vertueanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 lines Epigram on Lord Orrery's Remarks on Swift's Life and Writingsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines On His Book Entitled "Observations on Lord Orrery's Remarks"iambic pentameter · 8 lines EpigramAABB · 4 lines An Inscriptioniambic pentameter · 6 lines An Epigram Occasioned by the Above Inscriptioniambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines

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