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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 1750s · 164
Amoret
Mark Akenside
Nostalgic admiration
Ode Written in the Year 1746
WIlliam Collins
Solemn reverence
On the French Convention
John Skinner
Satirical critique
Still in the Wrong
John Skinner
Defiant acceptance
The Complaint
Mark Akenside
Bittersweet reflection
To Leven Water
Tobias George Smollett
Nostalgic tranquility
On a Bed of Guernsey Lilies
Christopher Smart
Reflective tranquility
Prayer for Indifference
Fanny Greville
Resigned reflection
Lochleven No More
Michael Bruce
Deep sorrowful longing
A Lament for Flodden
Jean Elliot
Profound sorrow
The wretch condemn'd with life to part
Oliver Goldsmith
Hopeful despair
The Call
Thomas Osbert Mordaunt
Bittersweet reflection
To Delia
John Scott
Tender reflection
Acrostic on Miss Sally Clarke
Thomas Chatterton
Adoring admiration
Enquiry After Happiness
Thomas Chatterton
Reflective yearning
Suicide
Thomas Chatterton
Profound despair
The Lily and the Rose
William Cowper
Harmonious rivalry
The Methodist
Thomas Chatterton
Satirical reflection
The Resignation
Thomas Chatterton
Spiritual resignation
To a Young Lady
William Cowper
Serene admiration
Horace, Ode XI. Lib. I
Robert Fergusson
Reflective acceptance
The Author's Life
Robert Fergusson
Reflective tranquility
If Doughty Deeds
Robert Cunninghame-Graham
Romantic yearning
The Hermit
James Beattie
Reflective melancholy
What Is Love?
Thomas Paine
Bittersweet reflection
A Love Letter
Isobel Pagan
Tender longing
Lingering Lazy Johnny
Isobel Pagan
Longing and resignation
Now once a young man courted me
Isobel Pagan
Melancholic longing
A Riddle
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Melancholic reflection
Awake, my soul!
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Spiritual vigilance
Life
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Melancholic reflection
Sleep, sleep today, tormenting cares
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Spiritual introspection
The Mouse's Petition
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Pensive plea
To a Little Invisible Being
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Tender anticipation
To the Lark
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Melancholic nostalgia
To the Poor
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
Resigned hope
The Hackney Coachman
Hannah More
Contented reflection
Go! cruel tyrant of the human breast
Charlotte Smith
Despairing longing
Oh, Hope! thou soother sweet of human woes
Charlotte Smith
Longing melancholy
Sehnsucht
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Profound longing
The Dead Beggar
Charlotte Smith
Reflective solace
The Glow-Worm
Charlotte Smith
Melancholic wonder
To a Nightingale
Charlotte Smith
Melancholic reflection
To the Muse
Charlotte Smith
Melancholic longing
To the Shade of Burns
Charlotte Smith
Nostalgic lament
Wanderer's Nightsong
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Tranquil reflection
Auld Robin Gray
Lady Anne Lindsay
Heartbreaking resignation
I thank thee God, that I have lived
Elizabeth Craven
Grateful reflection
The Wild Honey Suckle
Philip Freneau
Melancholic reflection
An Hymn to the Evening
Phillis Wheatley
Spiritual tranquility
On Being Brought from Africa to America
Phillis Wheatley
Spiritual reflection
Late Wisdom
George Crabbe
Reflective melancholy
Meeting
George Crabbe
Tender reflection
A Cradle Song
William Blake
Tender spirituality
A Divine Image
William Blake
Dark introspection
A Dream
William Blake
Melancholic reflection
A Little Boy Lost
William Blake
Tragic reflection
A Poison Tree
William Blake
Dark contemplation
Auguries of Innocence
William Blake
Profound reflection
Earth's Answer
William Blake
Despairing yearning
Holy Thursday
William Blake
Innocent reverence
Infant Joy
William Blake
Joyful innocence
January, 1795
Mary Robinson
Cynical reflection
Jerusalem
William Blake
Spiritual yearning
Laughing Song
William Blake
Joyful celebration
London's Summer Morning
Mary Robinson
Vibrant hustle
Love's Secret
William Blake
Melancholic longing
My Pretty Rose Tree
William Blake
Bittersweet longing
Nurse's Song
William Blake
Joyful innocence
Nurse's Song
William Blake
Nostalgic reflection
Songs of Experience Introduction
William Blake
Spiritual awakening
The Angel
William Blake
Melancholic reflection
The Blossom
William Blake
Tender joy
The Chimney-Sweeper
William Blake
Bittersweet innocence
The Chimney-Sweeper
William Blake
Haunting despair
The Divine Image
William Blake
Spiritual serenity
The Echoing Green
William Blake
Nostalgic tranquility
The Fly
William Blake
Contemplative irony
The Garden of Love
William Blake
Melancholic reflection
The Lamb
William Blake
Tender spirituality
The Lily
William Blake
Serene admiration
The Little Black Boy
William Blake
Tender spirituality
The Little Boy Found
William Blake
Tender sorrow
The Little Boy Lost
William Blake
Haunting vulnerability
The Little Girl Lost
William Blake
Ethereal unease
The Little Vagabond
William Blake
Playful irony
The Schoolboy
William Blake
Melancholic reflection
The Shepherd
William Blake
Serene contentment
The Sick Rose
William Blake
Haunting despair
The Tyger
William Blake
Awe and Dread
A Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns
Romantic devotion
Address to a Haggis
Robert Burns
Celebratory reverence
Farewell, old Scotia's bleak domains
Robert Burns
Bittersweet farewell
Had I a cave
Robert Burns
Profound sorrow
Her Flowing Locks
Robert Burns
Sensual admiration
I dream'd I lay
Robert Burns
Bittersweet reflection
Is there, for honest poverty
Robert Burns
Defiant hope
John Barleycorn
Robert Burns
Triumphant resilience
My Collier Laddie
Robert Burns
Affectionate resilience
My father was a farmer
Robert Burns
Resilient acceptance
My heart's in the Highlands
Robert Burns
Nostalgic yearning
O once I lov'd a bonnie lass
Robert Burns
Tender admiration
O tell na me o' wind and rain
Robert Burns
Resigned sorrow
O thou dread Power, who reign'st above!
Robert Burns
Spiritual tenderness
On a Friend
Robert Burns
Reverent reflection
The Banks O' Doon
Robert Burns
Bittersweet nostalgia
The First Psalm
Robert Burns
Reflective serenity
The First Six Verses of the Ninetieth Psalm
Robert Burns
Reflective solemnity
The Gallant Weaver
Robert Burns
Tender affection
The Highland Laddie
Robert Burns
Heroic pride
The Highland Lassie
Robert Burns
Nostalgic devotion
The Joyful Widower
Robert Burns
Bittersweet irony
The Rantin' Dog, The Daddie O't
Robert Burns
Tender longing
The Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns
Tender longing
The Rigs O' Barley
Robert Burns
Nostalgic joy
The Silver Tassie
Robert Burns
Bittersweet farewell
The smiling Spring
Robert Burns
Joyful celebration
Thou whom chance may hither lead
Robert Burns
Reflective acceptance
To Ruin
Robert Burns
Despairing resignation
To a Mouse
Robert Burns
Reflective sorrow
Why am I loth to leave this earthly scene?
Robert Burns
Spiritual struggle
Why, ye tenants of the lake
Robert Burns
Reflective concern
Willie Chalmers
Robert Burns
Playful affection
A Child To His Sick Grandfather
Joanna Baillie
Tender sorrow
Dover Cliffs
William Lisle Bowles
Reflective melancholy
Fairy Sketch
William Lisle Bowles
Ethereal tranquility
Hymn to Woden
William Lisle Bowles
Heroic fervor
I've No Sheep on the Mountain
Joanna Baillie
Tender longing
Milton, In Age
William Lisle Bowles
Reflective reverence
Music
William Lisle Bowles
Bittersweet reflection
Oh! when 'tis summer weather
William Lisle Bowles
Nostalgic reflection
Saw Ye Johnny Comin
Joanna Baillie
Playful affection
Sweet Power of Song
Joanna Baillie
Joyful reverence
To a Child
Joanna Baillie
Tender nostalgia
To a Friend
William Lisle Bowles
Melancholic longing
When last we parted
William Lisle Bowles
Nostalgic reflection
A Wish
Samuel Rogers
Nostalgic tranquility
To the Butterfly
Samuel Rogers
Transcendent reflection
Breakfast
Mary Lamb
Nostalgic warmth
Envy
Mary Lamb
Reflective acceptance
The Two Boys
Mary Lamb
Bittersweet reflection
Caller Herrin'
Lady Nairne
Nostalgic yearning
The Land o' the Leal
Lady Nairne
Tender farewell
Would you be young again?
Lady Nairne
Melancholic reflection
A Hunting Song
Amelia Alderson Opie
Joyful exuberance
Alas! Alas! I Can't Forget
Amelia Alderson Opie
Nostalgic yearning
As yet Thy Griefs Have Been but Summer Showers
Amelia Alderson Opie
Tender reflection
Crazy Sally!
Amelia Alderson Opie
Tragic longing
Dream of Soft Delight
Amelia Alderson Opie
Longing tenderness
Go, Youth Beloved, in Distant Glades
Amelia Alderson Opie
Bittersweet longing
In My Cot, Tho' Small's My Store
Amelia Alderson Opie
Contented simplicity
Let Not Sorrow Cloud Thy Brow
Amelia Alderson Opie
Resilient hopefulness
Mad Song
Amelia Alderson Opie
Profound despair
O Welcome Bonny Month of May
Amelia Alderson Opie
Nostalgic longing
Stanzas of Sorrow
Amelia Alderson Opie
Profound sorrow
The Dawn of Day
Amelia Alderson Opie
Nostalgic yearning
The Dragonfly and the Ant
Ivan Krylov
Ironic reflection
The Pilgrim of Love
Amelia Alderson Opie
Yearning solitude
The Suicide
Amelia Alderson Opie
Tragic reflection
The Voice of Him I Love
Amelia Alderson Opie
Tender longing
Then Be It So, and Let Us Part
Amelia Alderson Opie
Heartfelt resignation
To a Maniac
Amelia Alderson Opie
Bittersweet reflection
When the Glare of Day Is Past
Amelia Alderson Opie
Melancholic reflection
Why Bid My Trembling Lips Explain
Amelia Alderson Opie
Tender longing