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Page 559
... verses . Though Swinburne had many attacks of ill health , his in- credibly fluent verse poured from the press almost to the year of his death . Swinburne was a singer , Fluency of not a thinker like Arnold . his verse He was ...
... verses . Though Swinburne had many attacks of ill health , his in- credibly fluent verse poured from the press almost to the year of his death . Swinburne was a singer , Fluency of not a thinker like Arnold . his verse He was ...
Page 801
... verse the words and syllables are so arranged as to bring the accented syllables at recurrent intervals , thus producing that regularity of sound and movement which is called meter . ( 50 , 169 ) See also Meter , Rhythm . ALEXANDRINE ...
... verse the words and syllables are so arranged as to bring the accented syllables at recurrent intervals , thus producing that regularity of sound and movement which is called meter . ( 50 , 169 ) See also Meter , Rhythm . ALEXANDRINE ...
Page 802
... verse by Chaucer and became the dominant verse form during the " reign of form " in the days of Dryden and Pope . ( 50 , 240 , 254 , 351 , 437 ) IAMBIC PENTAMETER . Verse in which five accents occur in a line , each accented or stressed ...
... verse by Chaucer and became the dominant verse form during the " reign of form " in the days of Dryden and Pope . ( 50 , 240 , 254 , 351 , 437 ) IAMBIC PENTAMETER . Verse in which five accents occur in a line , each accented or stressed ...
Contents
HISTORY | 4 |
PART ONEPAGAN AND MEDIEVAL TIMES 55 B C 1500 A D | 5 |
SELECTIONS FOR CHAPTER I | 15 |
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