Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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... once at P.L. , IX , 520 , where it is Adverse - occurs twelve times , both as ~ and Ambitious - usually , but once ( P.L. , VI , 160 ) Aspect - always པ - 515 . Attributed occurs three times ( P.L. , VII , 649 ; VIII , 320 ; P.R. , III ...
... once at P.L. , IX , 520 , where it is Adverse - occurs twelve times , both as ~ and Ambitious - usually , but once ( P.L. , VI , 160 ) Aspect - always པ - 515 . Attributed occurs three times ( P.L. , VII , 649 ; VIII , 320 ; P.R. , III ...
Page 140
... once ( P.L. , VI , 622 ) as ~ — Contest ( subs . ) — always Converse ( subs . ) — always V - ~ Convex ( subs . ) - always- . Convoy ( subs . ) - occurs once ( C. , 81 ) as ~ — . Cf. convōyǎnce ( obs . ) . Cruel - always dissyllabic ...
... once ( P.L. , VI , 622 ) as ~ — Contest ( subs . ) — always Converse ( subs . ) — always V - ~ Convex ( subs . ) - always- . Convoy ( subs . ) - occurs once ( C. , 81 ) as ~ — . Cf. convōyǎnce ( obs . ) . Cruel - always dissyllabic ...
Page 145
... once ( P.R. , III , 190 ) , where it is ~ — . This is probably a seventeenth - century accentuation . Luminaries ... once ( P.L. , III , 564 ) of stress . Obscene - occurs once ( P.L. , I , 406 ) as stress . - 11. ? Recession v ...
... once ( P.R. , III , 190 ) , where it is ~ — . This is probably a seventeenth - century accentuation . Luminaries ... once ( P.L. , III , 564 ) of stress . Obscene - occurs once ( P.L. , I , 406 ) as stress . - 11. ? Recession v ...
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