Important Odes

Sep 20, 2026

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A curated collection of English odes and related devotional poems by major poets, including John Donne, Thomas Grey, Milton, Marvell, Dryden, Jonson, Tennyson, and others. The selection presents distinct voices and themes, ranging from addresses to figures and rulers, to hymns and meditative reflections, to contemplations of death, adversity, solitude, and the enduring power of poetic measure. Individual poems are framed with opening and closing lines that anchor each piece within the anthology.

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Important Odes

beginning lines end lines by John Donne by Thomas Grey Aimxedia_TSC begins To Thomas More Lord Byron other odes Aimxedia_TSC Aimxedia_TSC Aimxedia_TSC Aimxedia_TSC Dejection: an Ode eng lines Important Odes Aimxedia_TSC Aimxedia_TSC An ode for Ben Jonson by Robert Herrick beginning lines Ah Ben! Say how, or when Shall we thy guests Meet at those lyric feasts Made at the Sun, The Dog, the Triple Tun? ending lines That precious stock, the store Of such a wit the world should have no more. To Virgil, On death of Duke of Wellington by Alfred Tennyson Roman Virgil, thou that singest Ilion's lofty temples robed in fire, Wielder of the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man. An Ode to Himself by Ben Jonson ending lines When they shall read the acts of Charles his reign, And see his chariot triumph ’bove his wain. A Hymn to God the Father/ To Christ other odes Hail Bishop Valentine beginning lines Nativity Ode (1629) by Milton beginning lines ending lines On Cromwell’s Return from Ireland by Andrew Marvell beginning lines ending lines Besides the force it has to fright The spirits of the shady night, The same arts that did gain A pow’r, must it maintain. Alexender 's feast/ the power of music by John Dryden beginning lines Twas at the royal feast for Persia won By Philip's warlike son— end lines He raised a mortal to the skies, She drew an angel down! The Progress of Poesey other ods The Bard To Adversity beginning lines Awake, Æolian lyre, awake, And give to rapture all thy trembling strings. end lines Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate, Beneath the good how far—but far above the great. To Evening by William Collins beginning lines If aught of oaten stop, or past'ral song, May hope, chaste Eve, to soothe thy modest ear, ending lines Thy gentlest influence own, And hymn thy fav'rite name! Ocean an Ode by Edward Young beginning lines SWEET , rural scene, Of flocks and green ! At careless ease my limbs are spread; ending lines With human pride, Sunk in the Ocean of Eternity. Ode to Winter by Thomas Campwell begins When first the fiery mantled Sun His heavenly race began to run, ends But Man will ask no truce to death, No bounds to human woe. To Napoleon Bonapar Imitation of Immortality Wordsworth The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety. ends To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears. S T Coleridge Dear Lady! friend devoutest of my choice, Thus mayest thou ever, evermore rejoice. beginning lines On Solitude by Abraham Cowley beginning lines Hail, old patrician trees, so great and good! ——Hail, ye plebeian underwood! end lines Even thou who dost thy millions boast, A village less than Islington wilt grow,———A solitude almost.

FAQs

Which poets are represented in the anthology?

The text names multiple authors, including John Donne, Milton, Andrew Marvell, John Dryden, Ben Jonson, Alfred Tennyson, and others.

What types of poems are included besides odes?

Alongside odes, the collection includes items labeled hymns and other ode categories, such as devotional pieces like “A Hymn to God the Father/ To Christ.”

What themes recur across the poems shown in the text?

Themes include addresses to notable people, reflections on death, the experience of adversity, and meditations on solitude and eternity, visible through the repeated poem labels and quoted lines.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by Patrick