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The Poems of Henry Van Dyke

Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933) · 1925

Mixed forms · 10,275 lines in 273 sections

Van Dyke's collected verse, plain and devotional by turns: "America for Me", "The Veery", and the "Hymn of Joy" written to the tune of Beethoven's Ninth.

Measured across the book

Across its 10,275 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.19 times what shuffling the words would give (0.35 observed against 0.30 expected). 20% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Six Days of the Weekiambic pentameter · 8 lines Camp-Fires and Guide-Posts Companionable Booksiambic pentameter · 9 lines Early Versesiambic pentameter · 10 lines Later Poemsiambic dimeter · 22 lines Narrative Poemsiambic pentameter · 12 lines Labour and Romanceiambic dimeter · 28 lines Hearth and Altartrochaic dimeter · 24 lines Epigrams, Greetings, and Inscriptionsiambic dimeter · 26 lines Pro Patriatrochaic trimeter · 20 lines The Red Flower and Golden Starsiambic dimeter · 29 lines In Praise of Poetsiambic pentameter · 15 lines Musiciambic trimeter · 6 lines Carmina Festivaiambic trimeter · 8 lines The After-Echoiambic pentameter · 24 lines Dulcioraiambic pentameter · 25 lines The Glacieriambic pentameter · 14 lines The Snow-Fieldiambic pentameter · 14 lines Moving Bellsiambic pentameter · 14 lines Matinstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines The Parting and the Coming Guestiambic tetrameter · ABBAACCDADA · 35 lines If All the Skiesiambic tetrameter · 12 lines Wings of a Dove Iiambic hexameter · 8 lines Wings of a Dove IIiambic hexameter · 8 lines The Fall of the Leavesiambic pentameter · 41 lines A Snow-Songiambic trimeter · 21 lines Roslin and Hawthorndeniambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines When Tulips Bloomiambic tetrameter · 48 lines The Whip-Poor-Williambic trimeter · 60 lines The Lily of Yorrowdactylic hexameter · AABB · 26 lines The Veeryiambic octameter · AABB · 16 lines The Song-Sparrowiambic tetrameter · ABBACCDDD · 45 lines The Maryland Yellow-Throatiambic tetrameter · AABB · 42 lines A November Daisytrochaic tetrameter · ABBCAACDDEE · 33 lines The Angler's Reveilleiambic pentameter · AABB · 74 lines The Ruby-Crowned Kinglettrochaic tetrameter · ABBACCA · 81 lines Schooliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Indian Summeriambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 18 lines Spring in the Northiambic pentameter · 81 lines Spring in the Southtrochaic hexameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines A Noon Songanapaestic tetrameter · 32 lines Light Between the Treestrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDDC · 48 lines The Hermit Thrushiambic pentameter · 20 lines Turn o' the Tideiambic pentameter · 21 lines Sierra Madreiambic pentameter · ABAB · 28 lines Daybreakiambic pentameter · 131 lines The Heavenly Hills of Hollandiambic tetrameter · 32 lines In Hollandiambic tetrameter · AABAB · 30 lines God of the Open Airiambic pentameter · 154 lines Preludetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 41 lines Legendtrochaic octameter · AABB · 176 lines Envoyiambic pentameter · AABB · 21 lines Vera Iiambic pentameter · 181 lines Vera IIiambic pentameter · 143 lines Vera IIIiambic pentameter · 163 lines A Dramatic Lyriciambic heptameter · AABB · 64 lines A Legend of Serviceiambic pentameter · AABB · 104 lines Legendiambic pentameter · 28 lines The Swarming of the Beesiambic tetrameter · 101 lines Legendiambic pentameter · 34 lines New Year's Eveiambic pentameter · 121 lines The Vain Kingiambic pentameter · AABB · 127 lines The Foolish Fir-Treeiambic pentameter · AABB · 102 lines A Seaman's Tale of the Seaanapaestic pentameter · ABAB · 86 lines Heroes of the "Titanic"short measure · 12 lines The Standard-Bearer Idactylic trimeter · ABCCAABDBDB · 11 lines The Standard-Bearer IIiambic pentameter · ABCCAABDBDB · 11 lines The Proud Ladycommon measure · ABAB · 80 lines A Mile with Meiambic tetrameter · ABAABBBA · 20 lines Workiambic pentameter · 14 lines Loveiambic pentameter · 14 lines Lifeiambic pentameter · 14 lines Relianceshort measure · ABAB · 20 lines Doors of Daringiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines The Child in the Gardeniambic pentameter · 14 lines Love's Reasoniambic pentameter · 14 lines The Echo in the Heartiambic trimeter · 24 lines "Undine"iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines "Rencontre"iambic heptameter · AABB · 16 lines Love in a Lookiambic tetrameter · 16 lines My April Ladyiambic tetrameter · 24 lines A Lover's Envyiambic tetrameter · AABBA · 20 lines Fire-Fly Cityiambic heptameter · ABAB · 22 lines The Gentle Travelleriambic pentameter · 57 lines Day and Nightiambic pentameter · 24 lines Hesperiambic tetrameter · 12 lines Arrivaliambic heptameter · AABB · 12 lines Departureiambic pentameter · 16 lines The Black Birdsiambic pentameter · 71 lines Without Disguiseiambic pentameter · 14 lines An Houriambic pentameter · 14 lines "Rappelle-Toi"iambic pentameter · 28 lines Love's Nearnessiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines "Ein Fichtenbaum"iambic tetrameter · 8 lines "Du Bist Wie Eine Blume"iambic trimeter · 8 lines The Ivory Cradleiambic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines Dreamsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 lines The Garland of Sleepiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines Tranquil Habitiambic pentameter · ABBA · 16 lines The Old Bridgeiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines Eyes and Lipsiambic pentameter · 42 lines An Evocationiambic pentameter · 14 lines Resignationiambic pentameter · 28 lines Rappel D'Amouriambic trimeter · ABBCCA · 18 lines The River of Dreamsiambic pentameter · ABBACCBDDEEFFA · 99 lines A Home Songcommon measure · 12 lines A Slumber-Song for the Fisherman's Childtrochaic tetrameter · 36 lines A Mother's Birthdayiambic dimeter · ABCACB · 30 lines Transformationiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDDEE · 20 lines Rendezvousiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 16 lines Gratitudeiambic hexameter · ABAB · 16 lines Peaceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Santa Christinaiambic tetrameter · 56 lines The Bargainiambic trimeter · 20 lines The Nativityiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines The Flight into Egyptdactylic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines Bitter-Sweetiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 16 lines Hymn of Joytrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Song of a Pilgrim-Souliambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines In Excelsisiambic pentameter · 42 lines De Profundisiambic pentameter · ABBABCDDCECEFCFGGCHHGIGIJJKLKLMMNNOOPP · 38 lines Bedtimetrochaic tetrameter · AABBCC · 12 lines Night Watchiambic trimeter · 12 lines New Daytrochaic tetrameter · AABBCC · 12 lines Portrait and Realityiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Wind of Sorrowiambic pentameter · 14 lines Hide and Seek Iiambic pentameter · 20 lines Hide and Seek IIiambic pentameter · AABBCCDEED · 20 lines Autumn in the Gardentrochaic hexameter · AABBCCDD · 40 lines The Messageshort measure · 20 lines Dulcis Memoriaiambic pentameter · ABABCCB · 28 lines The Windowiambic pentameter · ABABACDCD · 27 lines Christmas Tearsiambic pentameter · 25 lines Dorotheaiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 12 lines In Her Garden of Yaddoiambic pentameter · 13 lines In Her Tower of Yaddoiambic tetrameter · 8 lines L'Envoitrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines The Houseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 6 lines The Hearthtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 6 lines The Dooriambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines The Dialiambic pentameter · 4 lines For Bayard and Helen Stocktoniambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines For the Class of 1904iambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines At a Birthday Feastiambic tetrameter · ABABCCABADDAAB · 14 lines At the Memorial Meetingiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines Stars and the Soul (To Charles A. Young, Astronomer)iambic pentameter · AABB · 24 lines To Julia Marlowe (Reading Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn)iambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 lines To Joseph Jeffersoniambic pentameter · 10 lines The Mocking-Birdiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines The Empty Quatrainiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines For a Sculpture by Sara Greeneiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines The Shepherd of Nymphsiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 10 lines Starlightiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Roseleafiambic trimeter · ABBABA · 6 lines Phosphor—Hesperiambic pentameter · ABAAB · 5 lines Seasonstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines The Vine and the Goatiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines The Professoriambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines One Worldiambic pentameter · 6 lines Joy and Dutyiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 lines The Prison and the Angeliambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines The Wayiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Love and Lightiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Facta Non Verbaiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Four Thingsiambic pentameter · AABB · 6 lines The Great Riveriambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Inscription for a Tomb in Englandiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines The Talismantrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Thorn and Roseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines Dedicated to the Zodiac Clubiambic pentameter · AABB · 54 lines Patriaiambic pentameter · 14 lines Americaiambic trimeter · AABCCCB · 14 lines The Ancestral Dwellingsiambic pentameter · 43 lines The Shallop on Hudson Bayiambic pentameter · 176 lines Sea-Gulls of Manhattantrochaic pentameter · 40 lines A Ballad of Claremont Hilliambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 48 lines Urbs Coronataiambic tetrameter · 24 lines The Turk's Wayiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDEDEC · 14 lines America's Wayiambic pentameter · 14 lines Sicily, December, 1908iambic pentameter · 14 lines "Come Back Again, Jeanne D'Arc"iambic pentameter · ABAAB · 25 lines National Monumentsiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Monument of Francis Makemieiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudensiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines "America for Me"iambic heptameter · AABB · 24 lines Ode for the Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Princeton Collegeiambic pentameter · AABB · 319 lines Ode for the Hundredth Anniversary of Lawrenceville Schooliambic pentameter · 171 lines The Wild-Beestrochaic tetrameter · 98 lines The Lone Stariambic pentameter · 72 lines The Constellationiambic pentameter · ABAB · 37 lines After the Pioneersiambic pentameter · 77 lines Harvard Universityiambic pentameter · 237 lines Stain Not the Skyiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 30 lines Peace-Hymn of the Republiciambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines The Red Floweriambic tetrameter · 36 lines A Scrap of Paperiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines Stand Fastiambic pentameter · AABB · 27 lines Lights Outiambic tetrameter · ABACCB · 24 lines Remarks About Kingsiambic pentameter · ABBACCA · 16 lines Might and Rightiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines The Price of Peaceiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines Storm-Musicshort measure · 66 lines The Bells of Malinesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 60 lines Jeanne D'Arc Returnsiambic pentameter · 16 lines The Name of Franceiambic pentameter · 30 lines America's Prosperityiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Glory of Shipsanapaestic trimeter · 54 lines Mare Liberumiambic tetrameter · ABABCCB · 28 lines "Liberty Enlightening the World"iambic heptameter · AABB · 20 lines The Oxford Thrushesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Homeward Boundtrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 lines The Winds of War-Newsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Righteous Wrathalexandrines · AABB · 12 lines The Peaceful Warriorshort measure · ABAB · 20 lines American Flag Songiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCCD · 39 lines Britain, France, Americaiambic pentameter · 8 lines The Red Crossshort measure · 12 lines Easter Roadiambic pentameter · 30 lines America's Welcome Homeiambic heptameter · AABB · 24 lines The Surrender of the German Fleetiambic pentameter · 31 lines Golden Starsiambic pentameter · 109 lines In the Blue Heaveniambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines For the Unnamed Soldiers Who Died in Franceshort measure · ABAB · 16 lines Mother Earthiambic pentameter · 27 lines Miltoniambic pentameter · ABBAABBA · 42 lines Wordsworthiambic pentameter · 14 lines Keatsiambic pentameter · 14 lines Shelleyiambic pentameter · 14 lines Robert Browningiambic pentameter · 14 lines Tennysontrochaic octameter · AABB · 9 lines "In Memoriam"iambic tetrameter · ABBA · 12 lines Victor Hugotrochaic tetrameter · 61 lines Longfellowiambic pentameter · 49 lines Birthday Verses, 1906iambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 lines Memorial Sonnet, 1908iambic pentameter · 14 lines Edmund Clarence Stedmaniambic tetrameter · 32 lines On His "Book of Joyous Children"trochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines In Memoriamiambic pentameter · 14 lines The Valley of Vain Versesiambic tetrameter · 16 lines Preludeiambic pentameter · 32 lines Invocationiambic pentameter · ABCBCADDEFDEGGEFF · 17 lines Play Songiambic trimeter · ABAAB · 27 lines Sleep Songiambic pentameter · ABCBCDBDA · 36 lines Hunting Songiambic pentameter · AABBCCDEDE · 30 lines Dance-Musiciambic pentameter · 49 lines War-Musictrochaic trimeter · AABB · 67 lines The Symphonyiambic pentameter · 77 lines Irisiambic pentameter · AABB · 32 lines Sea and Shoreiambic trimeter · AABCCBDD · 24 lines Master of Musiciambic pentameter · ABAB · 18 lines The Pipes o' Paniambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines To a Young Girl Singingiambic pentameter · 20 lines The Old Fluteiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 lines To Olive Wheelertrochaic trimeter · 24 lines Dramatis Personaeiambic pentameter · 51 lines Rezon: Tsarpi!iambic pentameter · 507 lines Chantiambic pentameter · 104 lines Act IIiambic pentameter · 407 lines Saballidin: To-Morrow?iambic pentameter · 11 lines Songiambic pentameter · 295 lines Wounded Soldier: Master!iambic pentameter · 166 lines Chantiambic pentameter · 185 lines For McClure's Magazineiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines For the Bookmanalexandrines · 12 lines For the Century Magazineiambic pentameter · 16 lines For the Smart Setiambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines For the Outlookiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 lines A Fairy Taleiambic tetrameter · AAAAABCCCB · 53 lines The Ballad of the Solemn Assiambic heptameter · AABB · 56 lines For the St. Nicholas Society of New Yorkiambic octameter · AABB · 33 lines Ars Agricolarisiambic pentameter · AABB · 110 lines Angler's Fireside Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines How Spring Comes to Shasta Jimalexandrines · AABB · 40 lines For Archie Rutledgetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 53 lines

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