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The caesura after the first long syllable in the third foot is the most important and a line which has this caesura needs no other ; the corresponding caesura in the fourth foot ranks next . Most lines in this book have one or other of ...
The caesura after the first long syllable in the third foot is the most important and a line which has this caesura needs no other ; the corresponding caesura in the fourth foot ranks next . Most lines in this book have one or other of ...
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( e ) Lengthening of a short syllable : If the first syllable of the foot is naturally short , that syllable is arbitrarily lengthened . Three examples occur in this book ; one is :Lūctės ŭb | iquě pă | vőr || ēt | plūrimă | mortis i ...
( e ) Lengthening of a short syllable : If the first syllable of the foot is naturally short , that syllable is arbitrarily lengthened . Three examples occur in this book ; one is :Lūctės ŭb | iquě pă | vőr || ēt | plūrimă | mortis i ...
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... i was evidently felt , since in the compounds formed by prefixing a short syllable ending in a consonant that syllable is lengthened . ] . 1. conticuere tenebant , a hush fell on all , and in rapt attention they held their peace .
... i was evidently felt , since in the compounds formed by prefixing a short syllable ending in a consonant that syllable is lengthened . ] . 1. conticuere tenebant , a hush fell on all , and in rapt attention they held their peace .
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