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... Metres CHAPTER III . OF ORDERS AND METRES . 14 15 SECT . 2.- - The Simple Orders Of Iambic and.
... Metres CHAPTER III . OF ORDERS AND METRES . 14 15 SECT . 2.- - The Simple Orders Of Iambic and.
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... Metres . · Other Kinds of Verse . Proper Adjustments · Lyrics , & c . Remarks Propriety Questions and Exercises ... 5 2 5 8 3 8 5 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 78 80 82 83 85 91 93 96 105 Preliminary Remarks Examples . Remarks . Questions and ...
... Metres . · Other Kinds of Verse . Proper Adjustments · Lyrics , & c . Remarks Propriety Questions and Exercises ... 5 2 5 8 3 8 5 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 78 80 82 83 85 91 93 96 105 Preliminary Remarks Examples . Remarks . Questions and ...
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... Metres ...... СНАРТER III . Page . 1 2 2 3 4,5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 12 OF ORDERS AND METRES . 14 15 SECT . 2 . - The Simple Orders Of Iambic - Preliminary Remarks 1 -Definitions 2.
... Metres ...... СНАРТER III . Page . 1 2 2 3 4,5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 12 OF ORDERS AND METRES . 14 15 SECT . 2 . - The Simple Orders Of Iambic - Preliminary Remarks 1 -Definitions 2.
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... Metres- . Other Kinds of Verse . · Proper Adjustments Lyrics , & c . Remarks Propriety Questions and Exercises .... 68 71 73 74 75 78 80 82 83 85 91 93 96 105 8 8 F N o N P R . ******* Preliminary Remarks Examples ... Remarks ...
... Metres- . Other Kinds of Verse . · Proper Adjustments Lyrics , & c . Remarks Propriety Questions and Exercises .... 68 71 73 74 75 78 80 82 83 85 91 93 96 105 8 8 F N o N P R . ******* Preliminary Remarks Examples ... Remarks ...
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... metres ; also , reading and scanning verse , description of poems , & c . Verse is poetry in contradistinction from prose : it is language restrained to numbers ; and numbers are sounds and pauses , arranged in such order , as will ...
... metres ; also , reading and scanning verse , description of poems , & c . Verse is poetry in contradistinction from prose : it is language restrained to numbers ; and numbers are sounds and pauses , arranged in such order , as will ...
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accent and cadence adapted amphibrachic verse amphimac anapæstic verse ănd antibacchy antient arranged bacchy bards blank verse cæsural pause called CHAPTER Cite examples comma marks common Composite Orders couplet dactyle descriptive different kinds emphasis English prosody foot foregoing four feet metre genius grammar Greeks half spondee harmony hence iambic verse iambus irregular kinds of feet kinds of verse language long and short lyre lyric manner melody mode of scansion moloss monosyllable movement nature necessary numbers o'er observed in reading Orthoepy pertaining to verse Pindaric poem poetic pauses poetical composition poetry poets principles proper properly pyrrhic Questions and Exercises reading verse regular correspondence regular order rhyme rules and precepts Sapphic Sappho SECT sentiment sheer iambic short quantity short syllables sometimes song sounds and pauses species stanza strophe style syntax pauses technical terms thě thee thou tion tones Tribrachs trochaic verse trochee verse is composed versification voice words