Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 51
... monosyllabic feet and compensatory pauses , surely this is a far more complicated representation of the rhythm than the simple system which admits five feet , each dissyllabic . Unless one is very cautious , once monosyllabic feet have ...
... monosyllabic feet and compensatory pauses , surely this is a far more complicated representation of the rhythm than the simple system which admits five feet , each dissyllabic . Unless one is very cautious , once monosyllabic feet have ...
Page 56
... monosyllabic ; powers ( heavenly beings ) is monosyllabic up to and including P.L. , Book V , and thereafter monosyllabic or dissyllabic to suit the case ; evil , merit and ever are always dissyllabic . These words , when they occur at ...
... monosyllabic ; powers ( heavenly beings ) is monosyllabic up to and including P.L. , Book V , and thereafter monosyllabic or dissyllabic to suit the case ; evil , merit and ever are always dissyllabic . These words , when they occur at ...
Page 146
... monosyllabic up to the end of P.L. , V , and thereafter either monosyllabic or dissyllabic as the metre de- mands . It is certainly dissyllabic at P.L. , VI , 61 ; and it may be taken so at P.L. , IX , 186 , 395 ; P.R. , II , 124 ; etc ...
... monosyllabic up to the end of P.L. , V , and thereafter either monosyllabic or dissyllabic as the metre de- mands . It is certainly dissyllabic at P.L. , VI , 61 ; and it may be taken so at P.L. , IX , 186 , 395 ; P.R. , II , 124 ; etc ...
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