Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 36
... noted that in the passages which form the immediate contexts to the rhymes in P.L. there is on the average a slight disposition towards a higher amount of inversion in the second and third feet than in the fourth , or than in the poem ...
... noted that in the passages which form the immediate contexts to the rhymes in P.L. there is on the average a slight disposition towards a higher amount of inversion in the second and third feet than in the fourth , or than in the poem ...
Page 57
... noted . Restricted Unrestricted Comus 7.1 % 9.2 % P.L. , I II I.I I.9 .4 I.2 III .7 I.I IV .I .8 V .3 I.I VI .I .8 VII VIII IX X Total P.R. , I II ????? ?? .9 1.4 1.3 1.9 4.0 6.0 .6 1.9 .9 1.9 3.0 5.0 里 1.9 III 5.0 7.5 IV 4.0 4.7 Total ...
... noted . Restricted Unrestricted Comus 7.1 % 9.2 % P.L. , I II I.I I.9 .4 I.2 III .7 I.I IV .I .8 V .3 I.I VI .I .8 VII VIII IX X Total P.R. , I II ????? ?? .9 1.4 1.3 1.9 4.0 6.0 .6 1.9 .9 1.9 3.0 5.0 里 1.9 III 5.0 7.5 IV 4.0 4.7 Total ...
Page 89
... noted that the completeness of elision depends not on the nicety with which I and the preceding consonant will stand together but on the length of the vowel which is between them and the corresponding ease with which the I may absorb it ...
... noted that the completeness of elision depends not on the nicety with which I and the preceding consonant will stand together but on the length of the vowel which is between them and the corresponding ease with which the I may absorb it ...
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