Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 149
... length . " Not so ; a correspondence in the length of lines is by no means essential . Pindaric odes are , surely , instances of versifica- tion , yet these compositions are noted for extreme diversity in the length of their lines . The ...
... length . " Not so ; a correspondence in the length of lines is by no means essential . Pindaric odes are , surely , instances of versifica- tion , yet these compositions are noted for extreme diversity in the length of their lines . The ...
Page 172
... length , is the point from which we start . In other words , we begin with a long syllable . This , then , is our ... length , but always longer than " long , " should be accented above , with a number expressing the length or value of ...
... length , is the point from which we start . In other words , we begin with a long syllable . This , then , is our ... length , but always longer than " long , " should be accented above , with a number expressing the length or value of ...
Page 207
... length , to all works of literary art - the limit of a single sitting - and that , although in certain classes of ... length for my intended poem , a length of about one hundred lines . It is , in fast , a hundred and eight . My next ...
... length , to all works of literary art - the limit of a single sitting - and that , although in certain classes of ... length for my intended poem , a length of about one hundred lines . It is , in fast , a hundred and eight . My next ...
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The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
A Dream | 22 |
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