Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 156
... example : And again : Parturiunt montes ; nascetur ridiculus mus . Litoreis ingens inventa sub ilicibus sus . The terminations of Hebrew verse ( as far as understood ) show no signs of rhyme ; but what thinking person can doubt that it ...
... example : And again : Parturiunt montes ; nascetur ridiculus mus . Litoreis ingens inventa sub ilicibus sus . The terminations of Hebrew verse ( as far as understood ) show no signs of rhyme ; but what thinking person can doubt that it ...
Page 158
... example : a breath | can make | them as a breath | has made . This is an iambic line in which each iambus is formed of two words . Again : The unimagina | ble might | of Jove . This is an iambic line in which the first foot is formed of ...
... example : a breath | can make | them as a breath | has made . This is an iambic line in which each iambus is formed of two words . Again : The unimagina | ble might | of Jove . This is an iambic line in which the first foot is formed of ...
Page 163
... example , inserted in an iambic rhythm , would convert the latter to a trochaic . I may note here , that , in all cases , the rhythm designed should be commenced and continued , without varia- tion , until the ear has had full time to ...
... example , inserted in an iambic rhythm , would convert the latter to a trochaic . I may note here , that , in all cases , the rhythm designed should be commenced and continued , without varia- tion , until the ear has had full time to ...
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The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
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