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Page 148
... double endings are not likely to go with the very weak endings , because weak particles are almost always monosyllables . Double endings , sometimes , are included in a long word ; and where the accent is not on the penultima : as ...
... double endings are not likely to go with the very weak endings , because weak particles are almost always monosyllables . Double endings , sometimes , are included in a long word ; and where the accent is not on the penultima : as ...
Page 149
... double endings in rhyme , often so beautiful , used in imi- tation of the Italian , and for alternation and variety , down to Prior . Double endings must not be introduced as a rarity , because then they appear to be unintentional ...
... double endings in rhyme , often so beautiful , used in imi- tation of the Italian , and for alternation and variety , down to Prior . Double endings must not be introduced as a rarity , because then they appear to be unintentional ...
Page 184
... Double endings are exceedingly common . Weak , and preposition , endings occur . The accumulation of words in a line , which we find in writers of this period , is carried to an extravagant length in some instances in these plays . The ...
... Double endings are exceedingly common . Weak , and preposition , endings occur . The accumulation of words in a line , which we find in writers of this period , is carried to an extravagant length in some instances in these plays . The ...
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