The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection of the most natural, agreeable and sublime thoughts (!) ... that are to be found in the best English poets. A dictionary of rhymes. I.. II.. III. |
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... Cause , ' Fore , for Be- tween , Betwixt , Among , Amongst , Against , Above , Because , Before . And fome others that may be observ'd in reading our Poets . I have already , in the 3d Section of this Chapter , spoken of the Elision of ...
... Cause , ' Fore , for Be- tween , Betwixt , Among , Amongst , Against , Above , Because , Before . And fome others that may be observ'd in reading our Poets . I have already , in the 3d Section of this Chapter , spoken of the Elision of ...
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... causes a very disagreeable Hiatus . Whenever therefore a Vowel ends a Word , the next ought to begin with a Consonant , or what is equivalent to it ; as our W , and H Aspirate , plainly are . For which reason ' tis a Fault in fome of ...
... causes a very disagreeable Hiatus . Whenever therefore a Vowel ends a Word , the next ought to begin with a Consonant , or what is equivalent to it ; as our W , and H Aspirate , plainly are . For which reason ' tis a Fault in fome of ...
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... cause it self is blind . Cowl . } In the Stanzas of Four Verses the Rhyme may be intermix'd in Two different Manners ; for either the 1st and 3d Verse may rhyme to each other , and by consequence the ad and 4th , and this is call'd ...
... cause it self is blind . Cowl . } In the Stanzas of Four Verses the Rhyme may be intermix'd in Two different Manners ; for either the 1st and 3d Verse may rhyme to each other , and by consequence the ad and 4th , and this is call'd ...
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... cause that Poet and Chaucer have made use of it in many of their Poems , tho ' they have not been follow'd in it by any of the Moderns ; whose Stanzas of 7 Verses are generally com- pos'd as follows . Either the Four first Verses are a ...
... cause that Poet and Chaucer have made use of it in many of their Poems , tho ' they have not been follow'd in it by any of the Moderns ; whose Stanzas of 7 Verses are generally com- pos'd as follows . Either the Four first Verses are a ...
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... cause a Herald Can make a Gentleman , scarce a Year old , To be descended from a Race Of ancient Kings , in a small Space : That we should all Opinion hold Authentick , that we can make old . APOLLO . Like fair Apollo when he leaves the ...
... cause a Herald Can make a Gentleman , scarce a Year old , To be descended from a Race Of ancient Kings , in a small Space : That we should all Opinion hold Authentick , that we can make old . APOLLO . Like fair Apollo when he leaves the ...
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