The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Essays and miscellaniesAMS Press, 1979 |
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... syllables than on any other subject under the sun . In general , a syllable is long or short , just as it is difficult or easy of enunciation . The natural long syllables are those encumbered the natural short syllables are those ...
... syllables than on any other subject under the sun . In general , a syllable is long or short , just as it is difficult or easy of enunciation . The natural long syllables are those encumbered the natural short syllables are those ...
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... syllables , " say the books , " an anapæst may sometimes be 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 ...
... syllables , " say the books , " an anapæst may sometimes be 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 ...
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... syllables . In the following dactylic line its value is that of four short syllables . Pale as a lily was | Emily | Gray . I have accented the cæsura with a ( ~ ) by way of expressing this variability of value . course . I observed ...
... syllables . In the following dactylic line its value is that of four short syllables . Pale as a lily was | Emily | Gray . I have accented the cæsura with a ( ~ ) by way of expressing this variability of value . course . I observed ...
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Maelzels ChessPlayer | 6 |
Preface and Introduction to the Conchologists | 95 |
The Philosophy of Furniture | 101 |
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