The English Prosody: With Rules Deduced from the Genius of Our Language, and the Examples of the Poets |
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... Pyrrhic , 4. Spondee , 5. Anapæst , 6. Dactyle , 7. Bacchy , 8. Antibacchy , 9. Amphibrach , 10. Amphimac , 11. Tribrach , 12. Moloss , long and short . two short . two long . the last side long . the first side long . the first side ...
... Pyrrhic , 4. Spondee , 5. Anapæst , 6. Dactyle , 7. Bacchy , 8. Antibacchy , 9. Amphibrach , 10. Amphimac , 11. Tribrach , 12. Moloss , long and short . two short . two long . the last side long . the first side long . the first side ...
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... pyrrhic , pyrihics , pyrrhic . Spondeus , spondee , spondees , spondaic . Anapæstus , anapæst , anapæsts , anapæstic . Etymons . Nouns Sing . Nouns Plural . Dactylus , PROSODY . 11.
... pyrrhic , pyrihics , pyrrhic . Spondeus , spondee , spondees , spondaic . Anapæstus , anapæst , anapæsts , anapæstic . Etymons . Nouns Sing . Nouns Plural . Dactylus , PROSODY . 11.
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... pyrrhic , numerable . An iambic & pyrrhic , adviscable . A trochee & spondee , on the blue hills . An iambic & spondee , { a great sea A spondee & iambic , pale white face . A trochee & iambic , Four trochees , Three anapasts , An ...
... pyrrhic , numerable . An iambic & pyrrhic , adviscable . A trochee & spondee , on the blue hills . An iambic & spondee , { a great sea A spondee & iambic , pale white face . A trochee & iambic , Four trochees , Three anapasts , An ...
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... pyrrhic , spondee and two iambics . In the last great rewarding day . Connect five iambics . Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? Insert a tribrach in an iambic line , 2d place . Innumerable before th ' Almighty's throne ...
... pyrrhic , spondee and two iambics . In the last great rewarding day . Connect five iambics . Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? Insert a tribrach in an iambic line , 2d place . Innumerable before th ' Almighty's throne ...
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... pyrrhic , a trochee , and spondee ; and sometimes , occasionally , a trochee , in- stead of a spondee , at the end . - · | - - - | 00 : | = 0 | · But as our language is not so favourable to the use of the spondee and moloss , the moloss ...
... pyrrhic , a trochee , and spondee ; and sometimes , occasionally , a trochee , in- stead of a spondee , at the end . - · | - - - | 00 : | = 0 | · But as our language is not so favourable to the use of the spondee and moloss , the moloss ...
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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