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... ( called likewise Senarius , from its containing six feet , ) consists of three measures ( metra ) . The feet which compose it , six in number , are properly all iambi ; in which case , as above stated , the line is called a ( 1 ) The ...
... ( called likewise Senarius , from its containing six feet , ) consists of three measures ( metra ) . The feet which compose it , six in number , are properly all iambi ; in which case , as above stated , the line is called a ( 1 ) The ...
Page xx
... called Archilochian , from the poet Archilochus . 7. IAMBIC DIMETER . The lambic Dimeter consists of two measures , or four feet , properly all iambi ; as , Perunxit hoc || ia | sõnēm . it admits , however , the same variations as the ...
... called Archilochian , from the poet Archilochus . 7. IAMBIC DIMETER . The lambic Dimeter consists of two measures , or four feet , properly all iambi ; as , Perunxit hoc || ia | sõnēm . it admits , however , the same variations as the ...
Page xxiv
... called from the poet Asclepiades , consists of a spondee , two choriambi , and an iambus ; as , Maecēnās ātāvis || ēdītē rēgībūs . The caesural pause takes place at the end of the first cho- riambus ; on which account some are ...
... called from the poet Asclepiades , consists of a spondee , two choriambi , and an iambus ; as , Maecēnās ātāvis || ēdītē rēgībūs . The caesural pause takes place at the end of the first cho- riambus ; on which account some are ...
Page xxv
... called from the poet Phere- crătes , ) is the Glyconic ( No. 14. ) deprived of its final sylla- ble , and consists of a spondee , a choriambus , and a catalec- tic syllable ; as , Grāto | Pyrrhủ sub ân rõ . Horace uniformly adheres to ...
... called from the poet Phere- crătes , ) is the Glyconic ( No. 14. ) deprived of its final sylla- ble , and consists of a spondee , a choriambus , and a catalec- tic syllable ; as , Grāto | Pyrrhủ sub ân rõ . Horace uniformly adheres to ...
Page xxvi
... called likewise Ionicus Major and Ionicu Minor , and so denominated from the feet or measures o which they are respectively composed . The Ionic a minore is composed entirely of the foot or measure of that name , and which consists of a ...
... called likewise Ionicus Major and Ionicu Minor , and so denominated from the feet or measures o which they are respectively composed . The Ionic a minore is composed entirely of the foot or measure of that name , and which consists of a ...
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