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Page 353
... verse , though handled by every grammarian , merits more attention than has been given it . The sub- ject is intimately connected with human nature ; and to explain it thoroughly , feve- ral nice and delicate feelings must be em- ploy'd ...
... verse , though handled by every grammarian , merits more attention than has been given it . The sub- ject is intimately connected with human nature ; and to explain it thoroughly , feve- ral nice and delicate feelings must be em- ploy'd ...
Page 360
Lord Henry Home Kames. be premised in general , that to verse of eve- ry kind , five things are of importance . ift , The number of fyllables that compofe a verse . 2d , The different lengths of fyl- lables , i . e . the difference of ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. be premised in general , that to verse of eve- ry kind , five things are of importance . ift , The number of fyllables that compofe a verse . 2d , The different lengths of fyl- lables , i . e . the difference of ...
Page 363
... verse . Syllables , with respect to the time taken in pronouncing , are distin- guished into long and fhort ; two short fyl- lables , with respect to time , being precisely equal to one long . These two lengths are effential to verfe of ...
... verse . Syllables , with respect to the time taken in pronouncing , are distin- guished into long and fhort ; two short fyl- lables , with respect to time , being precisely equal to one long . These two lengths are effential to verfe of ...
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