Every Man His Own Poet

NEWDIGATE PRIZEMAN.

Reading edition

Nuper ventosa isthæc et enormis loquacitas animos juvenum ad magna surgentes veluti pestilenti quodam sidere afflavit.—Petronius.

Illustration from Every Man His Own Poet; Or, The Inspired Singer's Recipe Book

Thos. SHRIMPTON & SON, BROAD STREET. 1872.

Transcriber's Note

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below:

INTRODUCTION.

OF THE NATURE OF POETRY.

RECIPES. HOW TO MAKE AN ORDINARY LOVE POEM. HOW TO MAKE A PATHETIC MARINE POEM. HOW TO WRITE AN EPIC POEM LIKE MR. TENNYSON. HOW TO WRITE A POEM LIKE MR. MATTHEW ARNOLD. HOW TO WRITE A POEM LIKE MR. BROWNING. HOW TO WRITE A MODERN PRE-RAPHAELITE POEM. HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM LIKE MR. MORRIS. HOW TO WRITE A SATANIC POEM LIKE THE LATE LORD BYRON. HOW TO WRITE A PATRIOTIC POEM LIKE MR. SWINBURNE.

CONCLUSION.