The Classical Journal, Volume 35A. J. Valpay., 1827 |
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... vowel precedes a word beginning with a vowel or diphthong . The restriction to the case , when the former of the two words ends with a short vowel , though not adopted by some writers , will , I conceive , be found perfectly correct ...
... vowel precedes a word beginning with a vowel or diphthong . The restriction to the case , when the former of the two words ends with a short vowel , though not adopted by some writers , will , I conceive , be found perfectly correct ...
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... vowel , is followed by a dactyl or spondee beginning with a vowel or diphthong . Attic hexameters did not admit the greater hiatus , ( i . e . when the short vowel terminates both the foot and the word , ) and very seldom allowed of the ...
... vowel , is followed by a dactyl or spondee beginning with a vowel or diphthong . Attic hexameters did not admit the greater hiatus , ( i . e . when the short vowel terminates both the foot and the word , ) and very seldom allowed of the ...
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... vowel followed by a con- sonant , in the beginning or middle of a word , may be used as the first syllable of a , spondee , or of a dactyl : ΙΙ . Δ . 155. Φίλε κασίγνητε θάνατόν νύ τοι ὅρκι ̓ ἔταμνον . Μ . 26. Συνεχές , ὄφρα κε θᾶσσον ...
... vowel followed by a con- sonant , in the beginning or middle of a word , may be used as the first syllable of a , spondee , or of a dactyl : ΙΙ . Δ . 155. Φίλε κασίγνητε θάνατόν νύ τοι ὅρκι ̓ ἔταμνον . Μ . 26. Συνεχές , ὄφρα κε θᾶσσον ...
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... vowel is lengthened by preceding two consonants . The next passage is T. 35 . Μήνιν ἀποειπων ̓Αγαμέμνονι , ποιμένι λαῶν , where some however read ἀπανειπων for ἀποειπων , which , as far as the metre is concerned , is correct : but the ...
... vowel is lengthened by preceding two consonants . The next passage is T. 35 . Μήνιν ἀποειπων ̓Αγαμέμνονι , ποιμένι λαῶν , where some however read ἀπανειπων for ἀποειπων , which , as far as the metre is concerned , is correct : but the ...
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... vowel , followed by a consonant , may be lengthened by the ictus metricus both in the dactyl and the spondee : - 1. Ζ . 462. Ως ποτέ τις ἐρέει · σοὶ δ ̓ αὖ νέον ἔσσεται ἄλγος . Ζ . 459. Καί ποτέ τις εἴπῃσιν , ἰδὼν κατὰ δάκρυ χέουσαν . Ζ ...
... vowel , followed by a consonant , may be lengthened by the ictus metricus both in the dactyl and the spondee : - 1. Ζ . 462. Ως ποτέ τις ἐρέει · σοὶ δ ̓ αὖ νέον ἔσσεται ἄλγος . Ζ . 459. Καί ποτέ τις εἴπῃσιν , ἰδὼν κατὰ δάκρυ χέουσαν . Ζ ...
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