Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 68
... rule which has proved itself suitable to one poet's work obscures the fact that that rule may not remain valid when applied to another's . Milton's elisions do not always involve , as Saintsbury assumes , the complete loss of the ...
... rule which has proved itself suitable to one poet's work obscures the fact that that rule may not remain valid when applied to another's . Milton's elisions do not always involve , as Saintsbury assumes , the complete loss of the ...
Page 74
... rule that , as in the Latin , the final and an initial vowel must elide if placed together , irrespective of the rhythm— in Latin the elision determines the ... rule . Milton's somewhat elaborate rules 74 SUPERNUMERARY SYLLABLES AND ELISION.
... rule that , as in the Latin , the final and an initial vowel must elide if placed together , irrespective of the rhythm— in Latin the elision determines the ... rule . Milton's somewhat elaborate rules 74 SUPERNUMERARY SYLLABLES AND ELISION.
Page 145
... rule should be applied in this poem to emend the printer's errors . In S.A. , Heav'n is spelt correctly , except for line 23 , which should read Heav'n . Heavens follows the same rule as Heav'n . Except only at P.L. , V , 156 , where it ...
... rule should be applied in this poem to emend the printer's errors . In S.A. , Heav'n is spelt correctly , except for line 23 , which should read Heav'n . Heavens follows the same rule as Heav'n . Except only at P.L. , V , 156 , where it ...
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