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Page 91
... feet . The disyllabic feet are the iamb and the trochee ( noted in the scansion of " Vertue " ) ; the trisyllabic feet are the dactyl ( u ) and anapest ( UU ) . Following are illustrations of the four principal feet found in English ...
... feet . The disyllabic feet are the iamb and the trochee ( noted in the scansion of " Vertue " ) ; the trisyllabic feet are the dactyl ( u ) and anapest ( UU ) . Following are illustrations of the four principal feet found in English ...
Page 437
... feet ) at the shoulder , and the average weight is six tons . Cows are about 0.6 metre ( two feet ) shorter . Both sexes possess tusks , which average about 1.8 metres ( 5.9 feet ) long , the pair weighing 36 to 55 kilograms ( 79 to 121 ...
... feet ) at the shoulder , and the average weight is six tons . Cows are about 0.6 metre ( two feet ) shorter . Both sexes possess tusks , which average about 1.8 metres ( 5.9 feet ) long , the pair weighing 36 to 55 kilograms ( 79 to 121 ...
Page 698
... feet , to the east and Ja- bal Qu'ayq'an , which reaches 1,401 feet , to the west . Jabal Hira ' rises to 2,080 feet on the northeast and contains a cave in which Muḥammad sought isolation and visions before he became a prophet . It was ...
... feet , to the east and Ja- bal Qu'ayq'an , which reaches 1,401 feet , to the west . Jabal Hira ' rises to 2,080 feet on the northeast and contains a cave in which Muḥammad sought isolation and visions before he became a prophet . It was ...
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