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... iambic a short followed by a long syllable- " awake my St. John , & c . A trochee a long and short one , as glitt'ring stones and gölden things , " & c . improving exercise to a student , who is master of 94 HARMONY .
... iambic a short followed by a long syllable- " awake my St. John , & c . A trochee a long and short one , as glitt'ring stones and gölden things , " & c . improving exercise to a student , who is master of 94 HARMONY .
Page 95
... A familiar subject will accord well with dac- tyls and anapestics . A grave uniforın style abounds most in trochees and iambics . A rough and halting style is where , from a deficiency of ear , there is no musical arrange- ment HARMONY .
... A familiar subject will accord well with dac- tyls and anapestics . A grave uniforın style abounds most in trochees and iambics . A rough and halting style is where , from a deficiency of ear , there is no musical arrange- ment HARMONY .
Page 96
... trochee or an iambic , which renders them mean , and destitute of majesty . The verse of Swift , on the contrary , is fluent , easy , and even harmonious . The reason I con- ceive to be , that there is something more me- chanical in ...
... trochee or an iambic , which renders them mean , and destitute of majesty . The verse of Swift , on the contrary , is fluent , easy , and even harmonious . The reason I con- ceive to be , that there is something more me- chanical in ...
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