Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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... apostrophe with sonant or n Milton means to designate a full metrical syllable , but the sound that forms it is not one of the clear vowel sounds which could be represented by a , e , i , o , or u . Not ti'd or manacl'd with joynt or ...
... apostrophe with sonant or n Milton means to designate a full metrical syllable , but the sound that forms it is not one of the clear vowel sounds which could be represented by a , e , i , o , or u . Not ti'd or manacl'd with joynt or ...
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... apostrophe to indicate not a metrical syllable but the length of the preceding vowel or the soft pronunciation of g or c . 1 Had ris'n or heav'd his head , but that the will Not ti'd or manacl'd with joynt or limb , ( P.L. , I , 211 ) ...
... apostrophe to indicate not a metrical syllable but the length of the preceding vowel or the soft pronunciation of g or c . 1 Had ris'n or heav'd his head , but that the will Not ti'd or manacl'd with joynt or limb , ( P.L. , I , 211 ) ...
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... apostrophe — thapostel , thend , thinstinct , thoffice , thorigi- nal , thone [ = the one ] —and spellings with apostrophe ― The Art of Poesie contains among others th'affaires , th'art , th'authors , th'end , th'other , th'one , th ...
... apostrophe — thapostel , thend , thinstinct , thoffice , thorigi- nal , thone [ = the one ] —and spellings with apostrophe ― The Art of Poesie contains among others th'affaires , th'art , th'authors , th'end , th'other , th'one , th ...
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