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English poets and poems

English poetry in this collection crosses dramatic monologue, sonnet, song, devotional verse, satire, Romantic lyric, and Victorian experiment.

This page follows the collection’s verified place records. It is a reading path through the poets currently available here, not a complete history of poetry in England.

17 poets1225 poemsPublic-domain source editions

Poets in this collection

  1. Alexander PopeAugustan · 63 poems
  2. Andrew MarvellMetaphysical · 10 poems
  3. Christina RossettiVictorian · 13 poems
  4. Elizabeth Barrett BrowningVictorian · 33 poems
  5. George Gordon, Lord ByronRomantic · 324 poems
  6. George HerbertMetaphysical · 16 poems
  7. Gerard Manley HopkinsVictorian · 26 poems
  8. John DonneMetaphysical · 28 poems
  9. John KeatsRomantic · 24 poems
  10. John MiltonRestoration · 26 poems
  11. Lord Alfred TennysonVictorian · 45 poems
  12. Percy Bysshe ShelleyRomantic · 312 poems
  13. Robert BrowningVictorian · 66 poems
  14. Samuel ColeridgeRomantic · 23 poems
  15. William BlakeRomantic · 52 poems
  16. William ShakespeareRenaissance · 162 poems
  17. William WordsworthRomantic · 2 poems

Selected poems

120 starting points, with featured poems first.

  1. A Better RessurectionChristina Rossetti · 24 lines
  2. A BirthdayChristina Rossetti · 16 lines
  3. A Dead RoseElizabeth Barrett Browning · 32 lines
  4. A Musical InstrumentElizabeth Barrett Browning · 42 lines
  5. A Woman's ShortcomingsElizabeth Barrett Browning · 40 lines
  6. Air And AngelsJohn Donne · 28 lines
  7. An Essay on Criticism.Alexander Pope · 747 lines
  8. And ask ye why these sad tears stream?Lord Alfred Tennyson · 26 lines
  9. At A Solemn MusickJohn Milton · 30 lines
  10. At HomeChristina Rossetti · 32 lines
  11. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter WindWilliam Shakespeare · 20 lines
  12. Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast As Thou ArtJohn Keats · 14 lines
  13. ChristabelSamuel Coleridge · 689 lines
  14. EasterGeorge Herbert · 18 lines
  15. Easter WingsGeorge Herbert · 20 lines
  16. Eloisa to Abelard.Alexander Pope · 366 lines
  17. Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot; or, Prologue to the Satires.Alexander Pope · 425 lines
  18. First AnniversaryAndrew Marvell · 402 lines
  19. Fragments of School Exercises: From the "Prometheus Vinctus" of Aeschylus,George Gordon, Lord Byron · 16 lines
  20. Holy Sonnet X: Death Be Not ProudJohn Donne · 14 lines
  21. Home Thoughts, From AbroadRobert Browning · 20 lines
  22. How Soon Hath TimeJohn Milton · 14 lines
  23. Human LifeSamuel Coleridge · 29 lines
  24. I Wandered Lonely As A CloudWilliam Wordsworth · 24 lines
  25. In Memoriam A. H. H.: 121. Sad Hesper o'er the buried sunLord Alfred Tennyson · 20 lines
  26. In Memoriam A. H. H.: 78. Again at Christmas did we weaveLord Alfred Tennyson · 20 lines
  27. Lines Written In Early SpringWilliam Wordsworth · 24 lines
  28. LondonWilliam Blake · 16 lines
  29. Love Among the RuinsRobert Browning · 84 lines
  30. Music's EmpireAndrew Marvell · 24 lines
  31. My Last DuchessRobert Browning · 56 lines
  32. No, Thank You JohnChristina Rossetti · 31 lines
  33. Ode On A Grecian UrnJohn Keats · 50 lines
  34. Ode on Solitude.Alexander Pope · 20 lines
  35. Ode To AutumnJohn Keats · 33 lines
  36. Of Old Sat FreedomLord Alfred Tennyson · 24 lines
  37. Of Old Sat Freedom on the HeightsLord Alfred Tennyson · 24 lines
  38. On First Looking Into Chapman's HomerJohn Keats · 14 lines
  39. On His Deceased WifeJohn Milton · 14 lines
  40. On TimeJohn Milton · 22 lines
  41. OzymandiasPercy Bysshe Shelley · 14 lines
  42. Patience Taught By NatureElizabeth Barrett Browning · 14 lines
  43. Pied BeautyGerard Manley Hopkins · 11 lines
  44. Porphyria's LoverRobert Browning · 60 lines
  45. PrayerGeorge Herbert · 14 lines
  46. PrometheusGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron · 59 lines
  47. She Walks in BeautyGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron · 18 lines
  48. Sin's RoundGeorge Herbert · 19 lines
  49. So We'll Go No More a-RovingGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron · 12 lines
  50. Song (Go And Catch A Falling Star)John Donne · 27 lines
  51. Song On May MorningJohn Milton · 10 lines
  52. SonnetSamuel Coleridge · 15 lines
  53. Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true mindsWilliam Shakespeare · 14 lines
  54. Sonnet 13John Milton · 17 lines
  55. Sonnet 130: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sunWilliam Shakespeare · 14 lines
  56. Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?William Shakespeare · 14 lines
  57. Sonnet 29: When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyesWilliam Shakespeare · 14 lines
  58. Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayst in me beholdWilliam Shakespeare · 14 lines
  59. SpringGerard Manley Hopkins · 14 lines
  60. Spring & Fall: To A Young ChildGerard Manley Hopkins · 15 lines
  61. Spring QuietChristina Rossetti · 25 lines
  62. StanzasJohn Keats · 24 lines
  63. That Nature Is A Heraclitean Fire And Of The Comfort Of The ResurrectionGerard Manley Hopkins · 24 lines
  64. The AutumnElizabeth Barrett Browning · 40 lines
  65. The Character Of HollandAndrew Marvell · 151 lines
  66. The Chimney SweeperWilliam Blake · 12 lines
  67. The Chimney-SweeperWilliam Blake · 24 lines
  68. The Cry Of The ChildrenElizabeth Barrett Browning · 160 lines
  69. The Destruction of SennacheribGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron · 24 lines
  70. The DreamJohn Donne · 30 lines
  71. The Dying Christian to His Soul.Alexander Pope · 18 lines
  72. The FlowerGeorge Herbert · 49 lines
  73. The FlowerLord Alfred Tennyson · 24 lines
  74. The ForerunnersGeorge Herbert · 36 lines
  75. The FuneralJohn Donne · 24 lines
  76. The Furl of Fresh-Leaved Dogrose DownGerard Manley Hopkins · 19 lines
  77. The LambWilliam Blake · 20 lines
  78. The Lost LeaderRobert Browning · 32 lines
  79. The Picture Of Little T.C. In A Prospect Of FlowersAndrew Marvell · 40 lines
  80. The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child's StoryRobert Browning · 303 lines
  81. The PrimroseJohn Donne · 30 lines
  82. The Rape of the Lock:Alexander Pope · 804 lines
  83. The Sick RoseWilliam Blake · 8 lines
  84. The TygerWilliam Blake · 24 lines
  85. Thee, God, I Come fromGerard Manley Hopkins · 25 lines
  86. This Lime-Tree Bower, My PrisonSamuel Coleridge · 78 lines
  87. To --Percy Bysshe Shelley · 37 lines
  88. To --Percy Bysshe Shelley · 16 lines
  89. To --Percy Bysshe Shelley · 15 lines
  90. To --Percy Bysshe Shelley · 12 lines
  91. To A PrimroseSamuel Coleridge · 24 lines
  92. To a SkylarkPercy Bysshe Shelley · 105 lines
  93. To AutumnJohn Keats · 36 lines
  94. Tom May's DeathAndrew Marvell · 100 lines
  95. Upon The Hill And Grove At Bill-borowAndrew Marvell · 81 lines
  96. When We Two PartedGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron · 68 lines
  97. Winter: My SecretChristina Rossetti · 34 lines
  98. Youth And AgeSamuel Coleridge · 49 lines
  99. 'Mighty Eagle'Percy Bysshe Shelley · 7 lines
  100. "All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher"George Gordon, Lord Byron · 24 lines
  101. "By the Waters of Babylon."George Gordon, Lord Byron · 12 lines
  102. "De Gustibus--"Robert Browning · 46 lines
  103. A Bridal SongPercy Bysshe Shelley · 18 lines
  104. A Child AsleepElizabeth Barrett Browning · 60 lines
  105. A DialoguePercy Bysshe Shelley · 44 lines
  106. A DirgePercy Bysshe Shelley · 8 lines
  107. A Divine ImageWilliam Blake · 8 lines
  108. A DreamWilliam Blake · 20 lines
  109. A FaceRobert Browning · 22 lines
  110. A FarewellLord Alfred Tennyson · 16 lines
  111. A FragmentGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron · 40 lines
  112. A FragmentGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron · 12 lines
  113. A Fragment: To MusicPercy Bysshe Shelley · 5 lines
  114. A Grammarian's Funeral : Shortly After the Revival of Learning in EuropeRobert Browning · 148 lines
  115. A Hate-SongPercy Bysshe Shelley · 4 lines
  116. A Hymn To God The FatherJohn Donne · 18 lines
  117. A LamentPercy Bysshe Shelley · 10 lines
  118. A Light WomanRobert Browning · 56 lines
  119. A Little Boy LostWilliam Blake · 24 lines
  120. A Little Girl LostWilliam Blake · 34 lines