Areopagus (poetry)
Supposed organisation of poets centred on reforming English verse, founded in the 16th century.
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
Comic poem by the English poet William Cowper, first published in 1782.
Tam o’ Shanter
A narrative poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, first published in 1791.
You Are Old, Father William
“You Are Old, Father William” is a poem by Lewis Carroll that first appeared in his book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
The Inchcape Rock
“The Inchcape Rock” is a ballad written by English poet Robert Southey. Published in 1802, it tells the story of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath (“Aberbrothock”) to install a warning bell on Inchcape, a notorious sandstone reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Scotland.