Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 53
... short stresses corresponding to five light accents , in such a way that the line begins with a short stress and concludes with a long , and the total number of stresses is neither more nor less than ten . But comparatively few of ...
... short stresses corresponding to five light accents , in such a way that the line begins with a short stress and concludes with a long , and the total number of stresses is neither more nor less than ten . But comparatively few of ...
Page 77
... short i is peculiar and important . The examples quoted in this section suggest that in speaking he gave to short i very little value , in accordance with the con- temporary practice , 1 but pronounced voiceless labial and dental mutes ...
... short i is peculiar and important . The examples quoted in this section suggest that in speaking he gave to short i very little value , in accordance with the con- temporary practice , 1 but pronounced voiceless labial and dental mutes ...
Page 99
... short stresses alternating with five long stresses , beginning from a short . Now a sequence of more than a very few lines of this character would quickly become excessively monotonous to the ear , and in avoiding such a rhythm Milton ...
... short stresses alternating with five long stresses , beginning from a short . Now a sequence of more than a very few lines of this character would quickly become excessively monotonous to the ear , and in avoiding such a rhythm Milton ...
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