Poems of ColeridgePart 2 / Act 4 — ON A BAD SINGERReading editionChapter navigation102 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINTRODUCTIONTHE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINERPART IPART IIPART IIIPART IVPART VPART VIPART VIICHRISTABELKUBLA KHANLEWTI OR THE CIRCASSIAN LOVE-CHAUNTTHE BALLAD OF THE DARK LADIE A FRAGMENTLOVEA FRAGMENT OF A SEXTON'S TALE PART IPART IIDEJECTION: AN ODEODE TO TRANQUILLITYFRANCE: AN ODEFEARS IN SOLITUDETHIS LIME-TREE BOWER MY PRISONTO A GENTLEMANHYMN BEFORE SUN-RISE, IN THE VALE OF CHAMOUNIFROST AT MIDNIGHTTHE NIGHTINGALETHE EOLIAN HARPTHE PICTURETHE GARDEN OF BOCCACCIOTHE TWO FOUNTSA DAY-DREAMSONNETLINES TO W. LINLEY, ESQ.[FROM THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRE, ACT I.]SUNG BY GLYCINE IN ZAPOLYA, ACT II. SCENE 2.[ZAPOLYA, ACT IV. SCENE 2]WESTPHALIAN SONGYOUTH AND AGEWORK WITHOUT HOPETIME, REAL AND IMAGINARYLOVE'S APPARITION AND EVANISHMENTL'ENVOYLOVE, HOPE, AND PATIENCE IN EDUCATIONDUTY SURVIVING SELF-LOVELOVE'S FIRST HOPEPHANTOMPHANTOM OR FACTLINESFORBEARANCESANCTI DOMINICI PALLIUMON DONNE'S POETRYON A BAD SINGERNE PLUS ULTRAHUMAN LIFETHE BUTTERFLYTHE PANG MORE SHARP THAN ALLTHE VISIONARY HOPETHE PAINS OF SLEEPLOVE'S BURIAL-PLACELOVE, A SWORDTHE KISSNOT AT HOMENAMESTO LESBIATHE DEATH OF THE STARLINGON A CATARACTHYMN TO THE EARTHTHE VISIT OF THE GODSTRANSLATION OF A PASSAGE IN OTTFRIED'S METRICAL PARAPHRASE OF THE GOSPELTHE VIRGIN'S CRADLE-HYMNEPITAPH ON AN INFANTON AN INFANT WHICH DIED BEFORE BAPTISMEPITAPH ON AN INFANTAN ODE TO THE RAINANSWER TO A CHILD'S QUESTIONLINES ON A CHILDTHE KNIGHT'S TOMBFIRE, FAMINE, AND SLAUGHTERTHE TWO ROUND SPACES ON THE TOMBSTONETHE DEVIL'S THOUGHTSCOLOGNESONNETS ATTEMPTED IN THE MANNER OF CONTEMPORARY WRITERSLIMBOMETRICAL FEETTHE HOMERIC HEXAMETER DESCRIBED AND EXEMPLIFIEDTHE OVIDIAN ELEGIAC METRE DESCRIBED AND EXEMPLIFIEDCATULLIAN HENDECASYLLABLESTO ——EPITAPH ON A BAD MANTHE SUICIDE'S ARGUMENTTHE GOOD, GREAT MANINSCRIPTION FOR A FOUNTAIN ON A HEATHINSCRIPTION FOR A TIME-PIECEEPITAPHNOTESPART IPART IIPART IIIPART IVPART VPART VIPART VIIPrevious chapter ←Part 2 / Act 4 — ON DONNE'S POETRYNext chapter →Part 2 / Act 4 — NE PLUS ULTRAAll chapters and sections (102)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINTRODUCTIONTHE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINERParts1234567Part 7 · Other sectionsCHRISTABELKUBLA KHANLEWTI OR THE CIRCASSIAN LOVE-CHAUNTTHE BALLAD OF THE DARK LADIE A FRAGMENTLOVEPart 1 · Parts1Part 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Other sectionsDEJECTION: AN ODEODE TO TRANQUILLITYFRANCE: AN ODEFEARS IN SOLITUDETHIS LIME-TREE BOWER MY PRISONTO A GENTLEMANHYMN BEFORE SUN-RISE, IN THE VALE OF CHAMOUNIFROST AT MIDNIGHTTHE NIGHTINGALETHE EOLIAN HARPTHE PICTURETHE GARDEN OF BOCCACCIOTHE TWO FOUNTSA DAY-DREAMSONNETLINES TO W. LINLEY, ESQ.Part 2 / Act 1 · Acts1Part 2 / Act 2 · Acts2Part 2 / Act 4 · Acts4Part 2 / Act 4 · Other sectionsWESTPHALIAN SONGYOUTH AND AGEWORK WITHOUT HOPETIME, REAL AND IMAGINARYLOVE'S APPARITION AND EVANISHMENTL'ENVOYLOVE, HOPE, AND PATIENCE IN EDUCATIONDUTY SURVIVING SELF-LOVELOVE'S FIRST HOPEPHANTOMPHANTOM OR FACTLINESFORBEARANCESANCTI DOMINICI PALLIUMON DONNE'S POETRYON A BAD SINGERNE PLUS ULTRAHUMAN LIFETHE BUTTERFLYTHE PANG MORE SHARP THAN ALLTHE VISIONARY HOPETHE PAINS OF SLEEPLOVE'S BURIAL-PLACELOVE, A SWORDTHE KISSNOT AT HOMENAMESTO LESBIATHE DEATH OF THE STARLINGON A CATARACTHYMN TO THE EARTHTHE VISIT OF THE GODSTRANSLATION OF A PASSAGE IN OTTFRIED'S METRICAL PARAPHRASE OF THE GOSPELTHE VIRGIN'S CRADLE-HYMNEPITAPH ON AN INFANTON AN INFANT WHICH DIED BEFORE BAPTISMEPITAPH ON AN INFANTAN ODE TO THE RAINANSWER TO A CHILD'S QUESTIONLINES ON A CHILDTHE KNIGHT'S TOMBFIRE, FAMINE, AND SLAUGHTERTHE TWO ROUND SPACES ON THE TOMBSTONETHE DEVIL'S THOUGHTSCOLOGNESONNETS ATTEMPTED IN THE MANNER OF CONTEMPORARY WRITERSLIMBOMETRICAL FEETTHE HOMERIC HEXAMETER DESCRIBED AND EXEMPLIFIEDTHE OVIDIAN ELEGIAC METRE DESCRIBED AND EXEMPLIFIEDCATULLIAN HENDECASYLLABLESTO ——EPITAPH ON A BAD MANTHE SUICIDE'S ARGUMENTTHE GOOD, GREAT MANINSCRIPTION FOR A FOUNTAIN ON A HEATHINSCRIPTION FOR A TIME-PIECEEPITAPHNOTESPart 1 · Parts1Part 2 · Parts2Part 3 · Parts3Part 4 · Parts4Part 5 · Parts5Part 6 · Parts6Part 7 · Parts7Swans sing before they die—'twere no bad thing Should certain persons die before they sing.◇← ON DONNE'S POETRYNE PLUS ULTRA →