Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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... possible . The ideal rhyme is that between words of similar vocal endings . These may belong to one or two classes ; firstly , words ending in an open vowel or diphthong : Hide me from Day's garish eie , While the Bee with Honied thie ...
... possible . The ideal rhyme is that between words of similar vocal endings . These may belong to one or two classes ; firstly , words ending in an open vowel or diphthong : Hide me from Day's garish eie , While the Bee with Honied thie ...
Page 65
... possible within the word , but to Milton's practice with -able words . The second line Bridges emends to Both Evil and Good , Good lost , and Evil got , assuming the crux to have arisen from a printer's error , explain- able by the ...
... possible within the word , but to Milton's practice with -able words . The second line Bridges emends to Both Evil and Good , Good lost , and Evil got , assuming the crux to have arisen from a printer's error , explain- able by the ...
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Samuel Ernest Sprott. ( i.e. the shortening is more possible ) , if the consonant that precedes l , n , or r , can be amalgamated with it , so as to be pronounced together with it and without break , 1 the division into syllables of the ...
Samuel Ernest Sprott. ( i.e. the shortening is more possible ) , if the consonant that precedes l , n , or r , can be amalgamated with it , so as to be pronounced together with it and without break , 1 the division into syllables of the ...
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