Laurel · John Greenleaf Whittier

Anti-Slavery Poems and Songs of Labor and Reform

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) · 1865

Mixed forms · 9,406 lines in 135 sections

Volume III of Whittier: "Barbara Frietchie" and the abolition verse.

Measured across the book

Across its 9,406 lines, 95% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 95% to 96%). Alliteration runs at 1.02 times what shuffling the words would give (0.28 observed against 0.27 expected). 19% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

To William Lloyd Garrisoniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines Toussaint L'Ouvertureiambic tetrameter · AABB · 246 lines The Slave-Shipsiambic tetrameter · 131 lines Expostulationiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 112 lines Hymniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 42 lines The Yankee Girlanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 44 lines The Hunters of Menanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 50 lines Stanzas for the Timesiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 84 lines Clerical Oppressorsiambic pentameter · 48 lines A Summonsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 68 lines To the Memory of Thomas Shipleyiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDEDE · 70 lines The Moral Warfareiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 24 lines Ritneranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 70 lines The Pastoral Letteriambic pentameter · 120 lines Hymniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 52 lines Into Southern Bondagetrochaic tetrameter · ABCCDDEEABFF · 72 lines Pennsylvania Halliambic pentameter · AABB · 152 lines Addressed to the Patrons of the Pennsylvania Freemaniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 156 lines The Reliciambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 84 lines Held in London in 1840iambic tetrameter · 248 lines Massachusetts to Virginiaiambic heptameter · AABB · 97 lines The Christian Slaveiambic pentameter · ABBA · 52 lines The Sentence of John L. Browniambic tetrameter · 107 lines Voice of New Englandtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 87 lines To Faneuil Halltrochaic tetrameter · 48 lines To Massachusettsiambic tetrameter · 48 lines New Hampshireiambic pentameter · AABCBCDEDEFGGFHIHIJJ · 20 lines The Pine-Treeiambic tetrameter · 48 lines To a Southern Statesmaniambic pentameter · 41 lines At Washingtontrochaic tetrameter · 162 lines The Branded Handiambic tetrameter · 96 lines The Freed Islandsiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 50 lines A Letteriambic tetrameter · 136 lines Lines from a Letter to a Young Clerical Friendiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 28 lines Daniel Neall Iiambic pentameter · 18 lines Daniel Neall IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 lines Song of Slaves in the Deserttrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 42 lines To Delawareiambic pentameter · 23 lines Yorktowniambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 80 lines Randolph of Roanokeiambic tetrameter · 120 lines The Lost Statesmaniambic pentameter · 27 lines The Slaves of Martiniqueiambic tetrameter · 144 lines The Curse of the Charter-Breakerstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 100 lines Paeaniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 59 lines The Crisisiambic tetrameter · 136 lines Lines on the Portrait of a Celebrated Publisheriambic tetrameter · 48 lines Derneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 127 lines A Sabbath Sceneiambic tetrameter · 104 lines In the Evil Daysiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 55 lines Moloch in State Streetiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 72 lines Official Pietyiambic pentameter · 33 lines The Renditioniambic tetrameter · ABBA · 32 lines Arisen at Lastiambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 lines The Haschishiambic pentameter · 48 lines For Righteousness' Sakeiambic tetrameter · ABBACAC · 35 lines The Kansas Emigrantscommon measure · 28 lines In Kansas, to a Distinguished Politicianiambic pentameter · 90 lines Burial of Barbertrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 72 lines To Pennsylvaniaiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 30 lines Le Marais Du Cygneanapaestic dimeter · 72 lines The Pass of the Sierracommon measure · ABAB · 45 lines A Song for the Timeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 lines What of the Day?iambic pentameter · 30 lines A Song, Inscribed to the Fremont Clubsiambic tetrameter · 31 lines The Panoramaiambic pentameter · AABB · 598 lines The Summonsiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 30 lines To William H. Sewardiambic pentameter · AABB · 21 lines To Samuel E. Sewall and Harriet W. Sewall, of Melroseiambic pentameter · 17 lines Thy Will Be Doneiambic tetrameter · AABB · 35 lines A Word for the Houriambic pentameter · 29 lines Luther's Hymniambic tetrameter · 81 lines To John C. Fremontiambic pentameter · AABBCDDCEBEBFGFGHHIIJJKLKL · 26 lines The Watchersiambic tetrameter · AABB · 66 lines To Englishmeniambic tetrameter · 55 lines Mithridates at Chiosiambic tetrameter · ABCCBA · 37 lines At Port Royalcommon measure · ABAB · 36 lines Song of the Negro Boatmencommon measure · 68 lines Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia, 1862iambic tetrameter · ABBA · 68 lines The Battle Autumn of 1862common measure · ABAB · 44 lines Sung at Christmas by the Scholars of St. Helena's Island, S. Ccommon measure · ABAB · 28 lines The Proclamationiambic pentameter · AABB · 35 lines Anniversary Poemiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 117 lines Barbara Frietchietrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 60 lines What the Birds Saidiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 45 lines A Legend of "The Red, White, and Blue," A. D. 1154-1864common measure · 116 lines Laus Deo!trochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 60 lines Hymn for the Celebration of Emancipation at Newburyportiambic tetrameter · AABB · 48 lines The Peace Autumncommon measure · ABAB · 48 lines To the Thirty-Ninth Congressiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 lines The Hive at Gettysburgiambic pentameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Howard at Atlantaiambic tetrameter · 56 lines The Emancipation Groupcommon measure · ABAB · 28 lines The Jubilee Singersiambic tetrameter · AABB · 18 lines Garrisoniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 lines The Quaker of the Olden Timeiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Democracyiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 72 lines The Gallowsiambic pentameter · 104 lines Seed-Time and Harvestiambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines To the Reformers of Englandiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 60 lines The Human Sacrificeiambic tetrameter · 189 lines Songs of Laboriambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 46 lines The Shoemakersiambic tetrameter · 88 lines The Fishermeniambic tetrameter · 80 lines The Lumbermentrochaic trimeter · 144 lines The Ship-Buildersiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 80 lines The Droversiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 104 lines The Huskersiambic heptameter · AABB · 53 lines The Corn-Songcommon measure · ABAB · 52 lines The Reformeriambic tetrameter · ABAB · 96 lines The Peace Convention at Brusselsiambic pentameter · AABB · 95 lines The Prisoner for Debtiambic tetrameter · 80 lines The Christian Touristsiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 65 lines The Men of Oldiambic pentameter · 67 lines To Pius IXiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 76 lines Calef in Bostontrochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 40 lines Our Stateiambic tetrameter · AABB · 28 lines The Prisoners of Naplesiambic pentameter · 77 lines The Peace of Europeiambic tetrameter · AABB · 52 lines Astraeashort measure · ABAB · 32 lines The Disenthrallediambic trimeter · 40 lines The Poor Voter on Election Dayiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines The Dream of Pio Nonoiambic pentameter · 68 lines The Voicesiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 84 lines The New Exodusiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 35 lines The Conquest of Finlandcommon measure · 68 lines The Eve of Electioniambic dimeter · AABCCB · 96 lines From Perugiaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 78 lines Italyiambic tetrameter · ABAAB · 30 lines Freedom in Braziliambic pentameter · 48 lines After Electioniambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 36 lines Disarmamentiambic pentameter · 32 lines The Problem Iiambic pentameter · AABCBCDDEEFEEF · 14 lines The Problem IIiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 lines Our Countryiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 100 lines On the Big Horniambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 65 lines

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