A Treatise on VersificationF. & J. Rivington, 1852 - 169 páginas |
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... variety for every possible use of verse , and indeed far more sufficient than the two put together that remain for mention . Hence the word quantity has been applied to syllables , as denoting the quantity of time which their ...
... variety for every possible use of verse , and indeed far more sufficient than the two put together that remain for mention . Hence the word quantity has been applied to syllables , as denoting the quantity of time which their ...
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... variety thus produced , allowing the poet to adjust the sound to the sense . But in the natural course of things , the bustling action of the legend occupies a less and less prominent part , and sentiment and themes of quiet life ...
... variety thus produced , allowing the poet to adjust the sound to the sense . But in the natural course of things , the bustling action of the legend occupies a less and less prominent part , and sentiment and themes of quiet life ...
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... , and both the weakness and monotony of the pure metre were corrected . But such relaxation of strictness necessarily led the way to more variety . Both the dactyl and anapæst are equivalents to the spondee C 5 OF A VERSE . 33.
... , and both the weakness and monotony of the pure metre were corrected . But such relaxation of strictness necessarily led the way to more variety . Both the dactyl and anapæst are equivalents to the spondee C 5 OF A VERSE . 33.
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... variety of subjects verse ruled by stress is utterly precluded . The interval being measured by the number of syllables , and not by their quantity , can neither be lengthened nor contracted . Still less can the syllable on which the ...
... variety of subjects verse ruled by stress is utterly precluded . The interval being measured by the number of syllables , and not by their quantity , can neither be lengthened nor contracted . Still less can the syllable on which the ...
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... variety as that of five feet , will even well accept it , since , by such difference , the beginning of the line is less likely to be confounded with the close of the preceding line . Thus , although no tragic poet would open his play ...
... variety as that of five feet , will even well accept it , since , by such difference , the beginning of the line is less likely to be confounded with the close of the preceding line . Thus , although no tragic poet would open his play ...
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ab'b ab'b ább áb accent according admits Alexandrine alliteration allowed amphibrach anapæst ancient measures arising basis bisecting pause cæsura close common commonly consonant construction couplet cretic dactyl dissyllable divided Dryden effect employed English epic poetry example expression fall favourite feet fifth foot former fourth French Georgics gives Greek Greek and Latin harmony Hence heroic hexameter Homer iambic iambus Iliad Italian lable lætas language Latin latter length licence long syllable lyric poetry marked ment metre middle Milton modern tongues monosyllabic monosyllables monotony narrative nature number of pauses number of syllables occur Pindar poem poets pronounced pronunciation proportion prose quæ quantity quatrain recitation recurrence repetition rhyme rule seems segetes sense short syllable song Sophocles sound Spenser spondee stanza stop stress substitution tained tercet termination tetrameters third foot tragic tribrach trimeter trochaic pause trochee unrhymed variety verse versification Virgil vowel word
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Página 88 - That, changed through all, and yet in all the same; Great in the earth, as in the ethereal frame; Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees; Lives through all life, extends through all extent; Spreads undivided, operates unspent!
Página 94 - GREAT God, what do I see and hear ! The end of things created ! The Judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated ! The trumpet sounds ! the graves restore The dead which they contained before! Prepare, my soul, to meet him.
Página 105 - The intricate wards, and every bolt and bar Of massy iron or solid rock with ease Unfastens : on a sudden open fly With impetuous recoil and jarring sound The infernal doors, and on their hinges grate Harsh thunder, that the lowest bottom shook Of Erebus.
Página 152 - O heavenly muse, that not with fading bays Deckest thy brow by th' Heliconian spring, But sittest, crown'd with stars' immortal rays, In heaven, where legions of bright angels sing, Inspire life in my wit, my thoughts upraise, >.~ My verse ennoble, and forgive the thing, If fictions light I mix with truth divine, • And fill these lines with others
Página 105 - Lycidas? For neither were ye playing on the steep Where your old bards, the famous Druids, lie, Nor on the shaggy top of Mona high, Nor yet where Deva spreads her wizard stream. Ay me! I fondly dream — Had ye been there...
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Página 80 - YE boundless realms of joy, Exalt your Maker's fame ; His praise your song employ Above the starry frame: Your voices raise, Ye Cherubim And Seraphim, To sing his praise.
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