Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Kincaid, 1774 - Criticism |
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Page 106
... Spondees , which they denominate feet . One at firft view is led to think , that thefe feet are alfo intended to ... Spon- dees will not be melodious . And the compofition of an Hexameter " late the arrangement , for they ferve no other ...
... Spondees , which they denominate feet . One at firft view is led to think , that thefe feet are alfo intended to ... Spon- dees will not be melodious . And the compofition of an Hexameter " late the arrangement , for they ferve no other ...
Page 107
... Spondees must be abandoned . What has led grammarians into the ufe of Dactyles and Spondees , feems not beyond the reach of conjecture . To produce melody , the Dactyle and the Spondee , which close every Hexameter line , must be ...
... Spondees must be abandoned . What has led grammarians into the ufe of Dactyles and Spondees , feems not beyond the reach of conjecture . To produce melody , the Dactyle and the Spondee , which close every Hexameter line , must be ...
Page 109
... Spondees that this line admits . Next in order comes the paufe . At the end of every Hexameter line , every one must be fenfible of a complete clofe or full pause ; the cause of which follows . The two long fyllables preceded by two ...
... Spondees that this line admits . Next in order comes the paufe . At the end of every Hexameter line , every one must be fenfible of a complete clofe or full pause ; the cause of which follows . The two long fyllables preceded by two ...
Page 117
... Spondees , or of long and fhort fyllables , because we find lines where Dactyles prevail and lines where Spondees prevail , equally melodious . Of the former take the following instance : Eneadum genitrix hominum divumque voluptas . Of ...
... Spondees , or of long and fhort fyllables , because we find lines where Dactyles prevail and lines where Spondees prevail , equally melodious . Of the former take the following instance : Eneadum genitrix hominum divumque voluptas . Of ...
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