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Sonnet sequences

The Sonnet Sequence subcollection includes all encoded sonnet sequences from the Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry corpus. The anthology includes sequences that are indexed as one complete poem as well as sequences that we index as consisting of separate but related poems (because each sonnet can be approached as an independent poem). Each sonnet has also been assigned a genre: Petrarchan, Shakespearean, Spenserian, hybrid, or irregular (our project documentation provides definitions). Sequences encoded as one poem may have multiple assigned sonnet genres reflecting the various rhyme schemes within the sequence. For the complete sonnet listings page, which includes all encoded sonnets, please see here. (KAF)

Sonnet sequences encoded as separate poems

Total poems: 6
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I.—The Garden Dowden, Edward 1871-11 The Dark Blue 611
II.—Visions Dowden, Edward 1871-11 The Dark Blue 13932
III.—The Bird Dowden, Edward 1871-11 The Dark Blue 13933
IV.—A Peach Dowden, Edward 1871-11 The Dark Blue 13935
V.—Early Autumn Dowden, Edward 1871-11 The Dark Blue 13936
VI.—A Morning of Later Autumn Dowden, Edward 1871-11 The Dark Blue 13937
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I.—(Exoteric) Crosland, Newton 1850 The Keepsake 5677
II.—(Esoteric) Crosland, Newton 1850 The Keepsake 12395
Total poems: 4
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
Spring Turner, Charles Tennyson 1860-06 Macmillan’s Magazine 13948
A Thought for March, 1860 Turner, Charles Tennyson 1860-06 Macmillan’s Magazine 13949
Sunrise Turner, Charles Tennyson 1860-06 Macmillan’s Magazine 13950
Resurrection Turner, Charles Tennyson 1860-06 Macmillan’s Magazine 13951
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
Truth Shakespeare, William 1832-04-21 The Penny Magazine 2829
Love Shakespeare, William 1832-04-21 The Penny Magazine 9878
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I—The Frontier Watson, William 1894-04 The Yellow Book 770
II—Night on Curbar Edge, Derbyshire Watson, William 1894-04 The Yellow Book 9971
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I.—The Forth Bridge Rawnsley, Hardwicke Drummond 1890-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8394
II.—The Eiffel Tower Rawnsley, Hardwicke Drummond 1890-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8395
Total poems: 3
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
“O Life! O Death! Ye dread mysterious twain” Waller, John Francis 1880-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 9269
“O Life! O Death! How good ye are and fair” Waller, John Francis 1880-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 9270
“Life is no sleepless dream, as poets sing” Waller, John Francis 1880-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 9271
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
Stonebyres Lister, Thomas Henry 1840-08-01 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal 4409
Corra Linn Lister, Thomas Henry 1840-08-01 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal 4410
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I. “It is the Crown of Summer–August ride!” Crosland, Camilla (née Toulmin) 1850-09-14 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal 6089
II. “Beneath an ancient elm-tree’s broadest shade” Crosland, Camilla (née Toulmin) 1850-09-14 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal 12389
Total poems: 3
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
1.—An Ancient Chess King Dug From Some Ruins Ingelow, Jean 1870-03-01 Good Words 2013
2.—Comfort in the Night Ingelow, Jean 1870-03-01 Good Words 12515
3.—Though All Great Deeds— Ingelow, Jean 1870-03-01 Good Words 12516
Total poems: 4
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I.—Work Ingelow, Jean 1870-06-01 Good Words 2021
II.—Wishing Ingelow, Jean 1870-06-01 Good Words 12517
III.—On the Borders of Cannock Chase Ingelow, Jean 1870-06-01 Good Words 12518
IV.—To— Ingelow, Jean 1870-06-01 Good Words 14815
Total poems: 3
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I.–Fancy Ingelow, Jean 1870-11-01 Good Words 2098
II.–Compensation Ingelow, Jean 1870-11-01 Good Words 12365
III.–Looking Down Ingelow, Jean 1870-11-01 Good Words 12366
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
Half the Year Round Parr, Harriet (pseudonym Holme Lee) 1859-06-18 All the Year Round 2699
Half the Year Round Parr, Harriet (pseudonym Holme Lee) 1859-12-10 All the Year Round 2720
Total poems: 6
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I. “Straight from the hand of God comes many a gift” Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden 1860-09-22 All the Year Round 2827
II. “Work is a Godsend most divine, direct” Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden 1860-09-22 All the Year Round 12487
III. “All the year round come Godsends evermore” Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden 1860-09-22 All the Year Round 12488
IV. “Not more variety in wayside weeds” Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden 1860-09-22 All the Year Round 12489
V. “A stormy sky, with glimpse of promise fair” Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden 1860-09-22 All the Year Round 12490
VI. “An old expressive simple word is this” Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden 1860-09-22 All the Year Round 12491
Total poems: 6
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
Twilight on Loch Katrine Moir, David Macbeth (pseudonym Delta, ∆) 1820-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8787
“Oh! who would think, in cheerless solitude” Moir, David Macbeth (pseudonym Delta, ∆) 1820-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8788
Lochleven Castle Moir, David Macbeth (pseudonym Delta, ∆) 1820-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8789
Composed After Reading the Abbot Moir, David Macbeth (pseudonym Delta, ∆) 1820-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8790
Icolmkill Moir, David Macbeth (pseudonym Delta, ∆) 1820-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8791
Scene on the Grampians Moir, David Macbeth (pseudonym Delta, ∆) 1820-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8792
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
Anacreontics. I Doubleday, Thomas 1820-11 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8997
Anacreontics. II Doubleday, Thomas 1820-11 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 8998
Total poems: 6
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
1. The Spring and the Brook Milnes, Richard Monckton 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 11449
2. Good Intentions Milnes, Richard Monckton 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 11450
3. Grave Temperments Milnes, Richard Monckton 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 11451
4. Action and Thought Milnes, Richard Monckton 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 11452
5. Prayer Milnes, Richard Monckton 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 11453
6. Lesson to Poets Milnes, Richard Monckton 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 11454
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
“‘Our prayers are prophets.’ Father, be it so!” O’Hara, Millicent 1871-12 The Dark Blue 16115
“Far off my dream, and yet unearthly fair” O’Hara, Millicent 1871-12 The Dark Blue 16116
Total poems: 2
Poem title Poet(s) Date Periodical id #
I. The Earth Sackville, Margaret 1900-12 The Argosy 17199
II. The Sky Sackville, Margaret 1900-12 The Argosy 17200