Poem Timeline
Musicalized poems placed on 50-year eras by their poet’s approximate writing years. Bar length is poem count; color leans dark or bright with average emotional tone.
Eras use a writing-age proxy (about age thirty), not known composition dates. Tone comes from interpretive emotion profiles.
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Poems in 1650s · 60
A Catch
Alexander Brome
Joyful celebration
The Mad Lover
Alexander Brome
Ironic despair
A Drop of Dew
Andrew Marvell
Melancholic wonder
Idle Verse
Henry Vaughan
Somber reflection
Music's Empire
Andrew Marvell
Transcendent harmony
The Definition of Love
Andrew Marvell
Melancholic longing
The Fair Singer
Andrew Marvell
Captivated surrender
The Match
Andrew Marvell
Romantic introspection
The Nymph Complaining for the Death of Her Fawn
Andrew Marvell
Profound sorrow and tenderness
The Unfortunate Lover
Andrew Marvell
Tragic longing
To His Coy Mistress
Andrew Marvell
Urgent desire
Unprofitableness
Henry Vaughan
Spiritual introspection
The Kisse
Thomas Stanley
Intense longing
The Relapse
Thomas Stanley
Tragic yearning
To Celia pleading want of Merit
Thomas Stanley
Tortured longing
He that is down needs fear no fall
John Bunyan
Spiritual contentment
Her Sigh
Charles Cotton
Tender longing
What have I left to doe but dye
Charles Cotton
Profound sorrow
Fair, sweet, and young
John Dryden
Tender longing
Hidden Flame
John Dryden
Tortured devotion
Epitaph
Katherine Philips
Melancholic reflection
Friendship’s Mystery, To my Dearest Lucasia
Katherine Philips
Tender spiritual connection
Fading Beauty
Thomas Flatman
Melancholic reflection
The Sad Day
Thomas Flatman
Profound sorrow
To a Lady, Asking Him How Long He Would Love Her
Sir George Etherege
Tender acceptance
Mankind is sick
Thomas Traherne
Somber reflection
Wonder
Thomas Traherne
Joyful wonder
Phillis is my only Joy
Sir Charles Sedley
Tender irony
Ah! what can mean that eager joy
Aphra Behn
Tender longing
An Ode to Love
Aphra Behn
Bittersweet longing
Love Armed
Aphra Behn
Bittersweet reflection
On her Loving Two Equally
Aphra Behn
Torn affection
The Willing Mistriss
Aphra Behn
Sensual exploration
To the Fair Clorinda
Aphra Behn
Sensual admiration
While, Iris, I at distance gaze
Aphra Behn
Longing melancholy
Bright was the morning cool the Air
Thomas Shadwell
Bittersweet longing
Prepare, prepare
Thomas Shadwell
Foreboding dread
Upon a Spider Catching a Fly
Edward Taylor
Reflective tension
A Ballad by the Lord Dorset when at Sea
Charles Sackville
Nostalgic yearning
Frog Haiku
Matsuo Bashō
Contemplative tranquility
The Voice of Cicadas
Matsuo Bashō
Serene contemplation
Love and Life
John Wilmot
Reflective melancholy
On Mistress Willis
John Wilmot
Bawdy contempt
On One Who Died Discovering Her Kindness
John Sheffield
Profound sorrow
The Imperfect Enjoyment
John Wilmot
Frustrated desire
The Reconcilement
John Sheffield
Tender reconciliation
Against Indifference
Charles Webbe
Intense longing
Sweet, be no longer sad
Charles Webbe
Nostalgic longing
The Enchantment
Thomas Otway
Longing tenderness
A Quiet Soul
John Oldham
Serene reflection
A Rant to his Mistress
John Oldham
Passionate devotion
Chloe Divine
Thomas d'Urfey
Romantic admiration
Love and Satyr
Thomas d'Urfey
Joyful reflection
Love and Jealousy
William Walsh
Contemplative tension
Rivals
William Walsh
Despairing longing
A Reasonable Affliction
Matthew Prior
Bittersweet tension
On My Birthday, July 21
Matthew Prior
Bittersweet reflection
Werena my Heart licht I wad dee
Lady Grizel Baillie
Bittersweet nostalgia
A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed
Jonathan Swift
Darkly humorous
Clever Tom Clinch Going to Be Hanged
Jonathan Swift
Darkly humorous defiance