The Poems of William Watson
William Watson, twice passed over for the laureateship, the last of the grand Victorian manner.
Measured across the book
Across its 4,964 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.28 times what shuffling the words would give (0.35 observed against 0.28 expected). 17% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
The Poems of William Watson4 linesPreludeiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesAutumniambic pentameter · ABBABCDDCD · 40 linesWorld-Strangenesstrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 lines"When Birds Were Songless"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Mock Selfiambic pentameter · 14 lines"Thy Voice from Inmost Dreamland Calls"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesIn Laleham Churchyard (August 18, 1890)iambic tetrameter · AAABAB · 84 linesThe Flight of Youthtrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 12 lines"Nay, Bid Me Not My Cares to Leave"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesA Child's Hairiambic tetrameter · AAABAB · 84 linesThe Key-Boardtrochaic trimeter · 32 lines"Scentless Flow'Rs I Bring Thee"trochaic tetrameter · 8 linesOn Landor's "Hellenics"iambic pentameter · 12 linesTo — (With a Volume of Epigrams)iambic dimeter · AABB · 8 linesOn Exaggerated Deference to Foreign Literary Opinioniambic pentameter · 14 linesEngland to Ireland (February 1888)dactylic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesMensis Lacrimarum (March 1885)iambic pentameter · AABB · 10 lines"Under the Dark and Piny Steep"common measure · ABAB · 8 linesThe Blind Summitiambic pentameter · 12 linesTo Lord Tennyson (With a Volume of Verse)iambic pentameter · 14 linesSketch of a Political Characteriambic pentameter · AABB · 40 linesArt Maximstrochaic trimeter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Glimpseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesThe Ballad of the "Britain's Pride"iambic tetrameter · 40 linesLines (With a Volume of the Author's Poems Sent to M.R.C.)iambic pentameter · AABB · 26 linesThe Raven's Shadowtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCC · 54 linesLux Perditaiambic pentameter · ABBAB · 15 linesEngland and Her Coloniesiambic tetrameter · 18 linesHistoryiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Empty Nestiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEFGG · 14 linesIreland (December 1, 1890)iambic octameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Lute-Playeriambic tetrameter · 14 lines"And These—Are These Indeed the End"iambic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesThe Russ at Karaiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDEDCE · 14 linesLiberty Rejectediambic trimeter · AABBA · 20 linesLife Without Healthiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesChafing at Enforced Idleness from Interrupted Healthiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 lines"Well He Slumbers, Greatly Slain"trochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 8 linesAn Epistleiambic tetrameter · AABB · 84 linesTo Austin Dobsoniambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesTo Edward Cloddiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesOn Receiving from Him a Copy of "The Life of Shelley"iambic pentameter · unrhymed · 68 linesFelicityiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 28 linesThe Soudaneseiambic pentameter · 14 linesHasheeniambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesThe English Deadiambic pentameter · 14 linesGordoniambic pentameter · AABCCBDDC · 109 linesThe True Patriotismiambic pentameter · 14 linesRestored Allegianceiambic pentameter · 14 linesThe Political Luminaryiambic pentameter · 14 linesForeign Menaceiambic pentameter · 14 linesHome-Rootednessiambic pentameter · 14 linesOur Eastern Treasureiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDECDE · 14 linesReported Concessionsiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesNightmareiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesLast Word: To the Coloniesiambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCEDE · 14 linesEpigramsiambic pentameter · 120 linesOn Longfellow's Deathiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesByron the Voluptuaryiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesAntony at Actiumiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesArtiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesKeatsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesAfter Reading "Tamburlaine the Great"iambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesShelley and Harriet Westbrookiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Play of "King Lear"iambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesTo a Poetiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesThe Year's Minstrelsyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesThe Ruined Abbeyiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesMichelangelo's "Moses"iambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesThe Alpsiambic pentameter · 4 linesThe Cathedral Spireiambic pentameter · 4 linesAn Epitaphiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesThe Metropolitan Underground Railwayiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesTo a Seabirdiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesOn Dürer's Melencoliaiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesTantalusiambic pentameter · AABB · 4 linesA Maiden's Epitaphiambic pentameter · ABAB · 4 linesWith "Wordsworth's Grave"iambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 32 linesWordsworth's Grave Iiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 linesWordsworth's Grave IIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesWordsworth's Grave IIIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesWordsworth's Grave IViambic pentameter · ABAB · 56 linesWordsworth's Grave Viambic pentameter · 20 linesWordsworth's Grave VIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 32 linesWordsworth's Grave VIIiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesLachrymæ Musarum (6Th October 1892)iambic pentameter · 131 linesTo London, My Hostessiambic dimeter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 60 linesThe Dream of Maniambic tetrameter · 264 linesShelley's Centenary (4Th August 1892)iambic tetrameter · AAABAB · 108 linesA Golden Houriambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesAt the Grave of Charles Lamb, in Edmontoniambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesLines in a Flyleaf of "Christabel"iambic pentameter · unrhymed · 12 linesLines to Our New Censoriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 20 linesReluctant Summeriambic tetrameter · ABABABAB · 16 linesThe Great Misgivingiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 lines"The Things That Are More Excellent"iambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 72 linesBeauty's MetempsychosisABABA · 15 linesEngland My Mother Idactylic dimeter · unrhymed · 28 linesEngland My Mother IIdactylic dimeter · 24 linesEngland My Mother IIIdactylic dimeter · unrhymed · 20 linesEngland My Mother IVdactylic dimeter · unrhymed · 24 linesNightanapaestic dimeter · ABBCDDCA · 24 linesThe Fugitive Idealiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 12 lines"The Foresters"iambic pentameter · 22 linesSonganapaestic trimeter · ABAB · 12 linesColumbus (12Th October 1492)iambic trimeter · AABCDDBC · 32 linesPart Iiambic pentameter · AABB · 200 linesPart IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 184 linesPart IIIiambic pentameter · AABB · 216 linesPart IViambic pentameter · AABB · 122 linesPart Viambic pentameter · AABB · 174 linesPart VIiambic pentameter · AABB · 219 linesPart VIIiambic pentameter · AABB · 152 linesPart VIIIiambic pentameter · AABB · 206 linesPart IXiambic pentameter · AABB · 250 linesPart Xiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesAngeloiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 315 linesThe Questioneriambic tetrameter · 24 linesThe River Iiambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe River IIiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChanged Voicesiambic tetrameter · 12 linesA Sunsetiambic pentameter · 26 linesA Song of Three Singers Itrochaic tetrameter · ABBAA · 10 linesA Song of Three Singers IItrochaic tetrameter · 10 linesLove's Astrologyiambic trimeter · 12 linesThree Flowersiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesThree Eternitiesiambic trimeter · 27 linesLove Outlovediambic pentameter · 59 linesVanishingsiambic pentameter · 14 linesBeethoveniambic pentameter · 14 linesGod-Seekingiambic pentameter · 14 linesSkyfaringiambic pentameter · 14 lines
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