Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 102
... fifth foot : It is tempting to pronounce that Milton did not use inversion in the fifth foot , because only three uncertain exceptions need be brought to the statement . It is a truer representation of the facts , however , to say that ...
... fifth foot : It is tempting to pronounce that Milton did not use inversion in the fifth foot , because only three uncertain exceptions need be brought to the statement . It is a truer representation of the facts , however , to say that ...
Page 103
... fifth foot . Of course , if one is looking for inversion and determined to find it , there are lines which might be ... fifth foot inversion of expert in P.L. , VI , 233 , we should also accept a third foot inversion of S.A. 1044 ) . 1 ...
... fifth foot . Of course , if one is looking for inversion and determined to find it , there are lines which might be ... fifth foot inversion of expert in P.L. , VI , 233 , we should also accept a third foot inversion of S.A. 1044 ) . 1 ...
Page 108
... fifth . The low figure for the first foot , and the fact that the percentage of lines which lose their accent in the second foot is less than that of those which lose it in the fourth , indicate a tendency to strong openings a trend ...
... fifth . The low figure for the first foot , and the fact that the percentage of lines which lose their accent in the second foot is less than that of those which lose it in the fourth , indicate a tendency to strong openings a trend ...
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