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... trochaic and dactylic , would neces- sarily result in double and triple rhymes , such as beauty with duty ( trochaic , ) and beautiful with dutiful ( dactylic ) . It must be observed that in suggesting these pro- cesses , I assign them ...
... trochaic and dactylic , would neces- sarily result in double and triple rhymes , such as beauty with duty ( trochaic , ) and beautiful with dutiful ( dactylic ) . It must be observed that in suggesting these pro- cesses , I assign them ...
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... trochaic ; — although we do not see this intention by the opening foot , as we should door even by the opening line . Reading the whole stanza , however , we perceive the trochaic rhythm as the general design , and so , after some ...
... trochaic ; — although we do not see this intention by the opening foot , as we should door even by the opening line . Reading the whole stanza , however , we perceive the trochaic rhythm as the general design , and so , after some ...
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... trochaic , or the bastard iambus in the iambic . We may as well accent it with the curve of the crescent to the right , and call it a bastard dactyl . A bastard anapast , whose nature I now need be at no trouble in explaining , will of ...
... trochaic , or the bastard iambus in the iambic . We may as well accent it with the curve of the crescent to the right , and call it a bastard dactyl . A bastard anapast , whose nature I now need be at no trouble in explaining , will of ...
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