Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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... trochaic , but in theory and practice an extra syl- lable was sometimes admitted with a dactylic effect . In discus- sion of the propriety of this licence , there was disagreement . Campion represents those who would dismiss it . If we ...
... trochaic , but in theory and practice an extra syl- lable was sometimes admitted with a dactylic effect . In discus- sion of the propriety of this licence , there was disagreement . Campion represents those who would dismiss it . If we ...
Page 102
... trochaic word in the fifth foot , and Milton must have known of its presence . In the second line cited , the conditions necessary for inversion probably are present , since the i of Seraphim may be taken as the long vowel of the Hebrew ...
... trochaic word in the fifth foot , and Milton must have known of its presence . In the second line cited , the conditions necessary for inversion probably are present , since the i of Seraphim may be taken as the long vowel of the Hebrew ...
Page 132
... trochaic with the last foot catalectic , or as iambic with the first foot catalectic . I take them as the latter to be consistent with my earlier treatment of the octosyllabics , and because of the occasional appearance of rhyme . If ...
... trochaic with the last foot catalectic , or as iambic with the first foot catalectic . I take them as the latter to be consistent with my earlier treatment of the octosyllabics , and because of the occasional appearance of rhyme . If ...
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