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... verses came to him as he praised God the Creator . When he awoke he still remembered his verses , and repeated ... verse by him , until a long poem forming a rugged but vigorous paraphrase of the Book of Genesis was produced . Such ...
... verses came to him as he praised God the Creator . When he awoke he still remembered his verses , and repeated ... verse by him , until a long poem forming a rugged but vigorous paraphrase of the Book of Genesis was produced . Such ...
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... verse ( heroic un- rhymed verse , or pentameter ) has five poetical feet or ten syllables to the line ; each foot has its two syllables , in which the accent is generally on the second syllable . Such a poetical foot is called an iambus ...
... verse ( heroic un- rhymed verse , or pentameter ) has five poetical feet or ten syllables to the line ; each foot has its two syllables , in which the accent is generally on the second syllable . Such a poetical foot is called an iambus ...
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... verse , so this age was to excel in rhyme ; that rhyme is helpful because it bounds and circumscribes fancy , and pre- vents it from outrunning judgment . As if to present a living contradiction to all Dryden's condemnation of blank verse ...
... verse , so this age was to excel in rhyme ; that rhyme is helpful because it bounds and circumscribes fancy , and pre- vents it from outrunning judgment . As if to present a living contradiction to all Dryden's condemnation of blank verse ...
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