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... employed by us in Macadamizing ; next came the rudus , broken stones cemented with lime ( answering to our rubble - work ) - this was generally nine inches thick , and densely rammed . Then came the nucleus of broken earthenware , six ...
... employed by us in Macadamizing ; next came the rudus , broken stones cemented with lime ( answering to our rubble - work ) - this was generally nine inches thick , and densely rammed . Then came the nucleus of broken earthenware , six ...
Page 199
... employed as that of the refrain . The universality of its employ- ment sufficed to assure me of its intrinsic value , and spared me the necessity of submitting it to analysis . I considered it , however , with regard to its suscepti ...
... employed as that of the refrain . The universality of its employ- ment sufficed to assure me of its intrinsic value , and spared me the necessity of submitting it to analysis . I considered it , however , with regard to its suscepti ...
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... employed for an iambus , or a dactyl for a trochee . In the beginning of a line a trochee is often used for an iambus . " Blending is the plain English for synæresis - but there should be no blending ; neither is an anapæst ever employed ...
... employed for an iambus , or a dactyl for a trochee . In the beginning of a line a trochee is often used for an iambus . " Blending is the plain English for synæresis - but there should be no blending ; neither is an anapæst ever employed ...
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