Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 23
... length . The third song in ' Arcades ' , for example , is a lyrical sonnet on a delicate scale ; and so is the song at Comus , line 230 ff . ( but note the rhyme scheme ) . ' Upon the Circumcision ' is a double - loaded variety ; the ...
... length . The third song in ' Arcades ' , for example , is a lyrical sonnet on a delicate scale ; and so is the song at Comus , line 230 ff . ( but note the rhyme scheme ) . ' Upon the Circumcision ' is a double - loaded variety ; the ...
Page 44
... length of syllables in words ; Puttenham we have seen using the term for length of lines , and explaining ( elsewhere ) that ' according to the number of the sillables contained in euery verse , the same is sayd a long or short meeter ...
... length of syllables in words ; Puttenham we have seen using the term for length of lines , and explaining ( elsewhere ) that ' according to the number of the sillables contained in euery verse , the same is sayd a long or short meeter ...
Page 111
... length by instruments curiously confirms the above interpretations . Miss Ada L. F. Snell reports that she had three persons speak P.L. , II , 604-628 into a device which recorded the duration of the sounds of spoken syllables on a ...
... length by instruments curiously confirms the above interpretations . Miss Ada L. F. Snell reports that she had three persons speak P.L. , II , 604-628 into a device which recorded the duration of the sounds of spoken syllables on a ...
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