In one instance the second cæsura is neglected: — Arcanique Fides || prodiga, per lucidior | vitro. i. 18. 16. 10. Versus Aristophanicus, which is a versus choriambicus dimeter catalectus in amphibrachyn aut bacchium : — ང Lydia dic, per omnes. i. 8. 1. 11. Versus Sapphicus minor, which is the preceding verse preceded by a trochaic dipodia (— ~ - -) or Epitrītus secundus, with a cæsura after the first syllable of the choriambus: ~ Fluminum lapsus || celeres que ventos. i. 12. 10. Several times the last word is divided, a part of it belonging to the following line: - i. 2. 19; ii. 16. 7. 12. Versus Sapphicus major, which has one more choriambus than the preceding verse, with a second cæsura after the first choriambus: Oderit cam pum, || patiens || pulveris atque solis? i. 8. 4. d. Dactylic Verses. 13. Versus Adonicus,* which is a versus dactylicus dimeter catalectus : Templaque | Vestae. i. 2. 16. 14. Versus Archilochius minor, which is a versus dactylicus dimeter hypercatalectus, or trimeter catalectus in syllabam : ཡ པ པ Flumina praetereunt. iv. 7. 4. 15. Versus dactylicus tetrameter catalectus, or versus tetrameter heroicus. A spondee may be used instead of a dactyl in the first and second places, seldom in the third; a cæsura occurs after the first syllable of the second or third foot: Carmine perpetulo | celebrare et. i. 7. 6. Menso rem cohibent, Arichyta. i. 28. 2. 16. Versus Alcmanius (see No. 19), which is a versus dactylicus tetrameter acatalectus, with a cæsura after the first syllable of the third foot; spondees are used in the first three feet: 』་ Nunc decet aut viridi || nitidum caput. i. 4. 9. 17. Versus hexameter heroicus, which is a versus dactylicus hexameter catalectus, with a principal cæsura after the first syllable of the third foot (πενθημιμερής), or after the first syllable of the fourth foot (έφθημιμερής), and frequently one or more subordinate cæsuras; instead of the dactyl, the spondee may be used in all places except the fifth; in a few instances a This verse may also be considered as a versus choriambicus monometer hypercatalectus: = Templaque Vestæ. spondee is used even in the fifth place, and such a verse is then called versus spondaicus : Tiburis umbra tuli. Teulcer Sala mina pa tremque. i. 7.21. Me quoque deve¦xi || rapidus comes | Orionis. i. 28. 21. e. Logaædic Verses. Logaœdic verses (λoyaoidikoí, i. e. verses combining the rhythm of prose and verse) are those in which a series of dactyls is succeeded by a series of trochees. 18. Versus Alcaicus decasyllabus, composed of two dactyls and two tro chees: Sardiniae segeltes fel races. i. 31. 4. 19. Versus Archilochius major, composed of the versus Alcmanius, or four dactyls (see No. 16), and three trochees (sce No. 4), with two cæsuras, one after the first syllable of the third dactyl, the other after the fourth dactyl. Many, especially older, editions have this verse divided into two, the first containing the dactyls, the second the trochees : = Jam Cytherea choros dulcit Venus | imminente | Luna. i. 4. 5. f. Versus Asynartēti. Versus asynarteti (dσvváρτητο), that is, unconnected verses, are those which consist of two or more members, connected, however, as loosely as one verse with another. The first and last syllables, therefore, of each member are doubtful, and no elision takes place, in case the last letter of one member and the first of the other are vowels. Many are of opinion that these verses, being in effect separate verses, should be printed as such. 20. Versus iambelĕgus, consisting of a versus iambicus dimeter acatelectus (see No. 1), and a versus Archilochius minor (see No. 14): = Tu vilna Torquato | move || consule | pressa mejo. Epod. 13.6. 21. Versus dactyliambicus, consisting of a versus Archilochius minor (see No. 14), and a versus iambicus dimeter acatelectus (see No. 1) : – ༢ Scribere versiculos | amore per cussum | gravi. Epod. 11. 2. g. Verses of Different Feet. 22. Versus Alcaicus hendecasyllabus, consisting of an iambus, bacchius, and two dactyls, with a cæsura after the bacchius; a spondee is generally used instead of an iambus: Dulce et decorum est || pro patrila mori. iii. 2. 13. The casura is neglected in i. 16. 21 ; i. 37. 5 and 14; ii. 17. 21; iii. 2. 5; iv. 14. 17. In ii. 20. 13 is a hiatus in the cæsura. 23. Versus Alcaicus enneasyllabus, consisting of an iambus, bacchius, and two trochees. A spondee is generally substituted for the iambus: Aedem que voti vam me]mento. ii. 17. 31. In ii. 3. 27, elision takes place between the last syllable and the first of the succeeding verse, thus removing the syllable apparently superabundant. 24. Versus Ionicus a minore dimeter acatalectus: 25. Versus Anacreonticus, which is a versus Ionicus a minore tetrameter acatalectus: IV. OF METRES. Of these various verses, nineteen metres or systems are formed by Horace. I. Metrum Asclepiadeum primum, povókwλov povóστpopov, consisting of a versus Asclepiadeus minor (see No. 8): i. 1; iii. 30; iv. 8. II. Metrum Asclepiadeum secundum, dikwλov dioтpopov, consisting of a versus Glyconicus (see No. 7), and a versus Asclepiadeus minor (see No. 8): i. 3, 13, 19, 36; iii. 9, 15, 19, 24, 25, 28; iv. 1, 3. III. Metrum Asclepiadeum tertium, dikwλov terpáσtpopov, consisting of three versus Asclepiadei minores (see No. 8), and a versus Glyconicus (see No. 7): i. 6, 15, 24, 33; ii. 12; iii. 10, 16; iv. 5, 12. IV. Metrum Asclepiadeum quartum, pikwλov tetpáσtpopov, consisting of two versus Asclepiadei minores (see No. 8), a versus Pherecratius (see No. 6), and a versus Glyconicus (see No. 7) : - i. 5, 14, 21, 23; ii. 7; iii. 7, 13; iv. 13. V. Metrum Asclepiadeum majus, povókwλov povósτpopov, consisting of a versus Asclepiadeus major (see No. 9): i. 11, 18; iv. 10. VI. Metrum Sapphicum minus, dixwλOV TETPÁσTPOPOV, consisting of three versus Sapphici minores (see No. 11), and a versus Adonicus (see No 13): - i. 2, 10, 12, 20, 22, 25, 30, 32, 38; ii. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 16; iii. 8, 11, 14, 18, 20, VII Metrum Sapphicum majus, díkwλov dioτpopov, consisting of a versus i. 8. I VIII. Metrum Alcaicum, Tpíkwλov TeTpáσrpopov, consisting of two versus i 9, 16, 17, 26, 27, 29, 31, 34, 35, 37; ii. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, IX. Metrum Archilochium primum, dikwλov diσtpopov, consisting of a ver- - iv. 7. X. Metrum Archilochium secundum, dikwλov diotpopov, consisting of a ver- Epod. 13. XI. Metrum Archilochium tertium, dikwλov dioтpopov, consisting of a versus Epod. 11. XII. Metrum Archilochium quartum, dikwλov dioτpopov, consisting of a i. 4. XIII. Metrum Alcmanium, díkwλov díστpopov, consisting of a versus hexameter heroicus (see No. 17) and a versus tetrameter heroicus (see No. 15): i. 7, 28; Epod. 12. XIV. Metrum Iambicum primum, μovókwλov μovóστpopov, consisting of a versus iambicus senarius (see No. 3): Epod. 17. XV. Metrum Iambicum secundum, díkwλov dioτpopov, consisting of a versus iambicus senarius (see No. 3) and a versus iambicus quaternarius (see No. 1): Epod. 1-10. XVI. Metrum Pythiambicum primum, dikwλov dioτpopov, consisting of a versus hexameter heroicus (see No. 17) and a versus iambicus dimeter acatalectus (see No. 1): — Epod. 14, 15. XVII. Metrum Pythiambicum secundum, dikwλov dioṛpopov, consisting of a versus hexameter heroicus (see No. 17) and a versus iambicus senarius (see No. 3): Epod. 16. XVIII. Metrum Trochaicum, dikwλov dioτpopov, consisting of a versus trochaicus dimeter catalectus (see No. 5) and a versus iambicus trimeter catalectus (see No. 2): – Some consider this metre as μονόκωλον μονόστροφον, in which case it is a versus trochaicus pentameter brachycatalectus; but, the last syllable of the trochaic line being evidently doubtful, we must consider the metre as diorρopov, or at least as a versus asynartetus. ii. 18. XIX. Metrum Ionicum a minore, dikwλov тpioтpopov, consisting of two versus Ionici a minore tetrameter acatalecti (see No. 25) and one versus Ionicus a minore dimeter acatalectus (see No. 24):· iii. 12. |