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... Hōme she had nōne . Hood- " The Bridge of Sighs . " This is termed dactylic rhythm , a dactylic dimeter , it being a line or measure consisting of two dactyls ; thus , a line composed of iambuses , anapests , trochees , and dactyls ...
... Hōme she had nōne . Hood- " The Bridge of Sighs . " This is termed dactylic rhythm , a dactylic dimeter , it being a line or measure consisting of two dactyls ; thus , a line composed of iambuses , anapests , trochees , and dactyls ...
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... hōme ! Ŏh , lithe and quivering spārs ! Point hōme , mỹ country's flag of stārs ! " Lines on Leaving Europe . " From Tennyson : Begins the clash and clãng thắt tells The joy to every wandering breēze ; The blind wall röcks , ånd ōn the ...
... hōme ! Ŏh , lithe and quivering spārs ! Point hōme , mỹ country's flag of stārs ! " Lines on Leaving Europe . " From Tennyson : Begins the clash and clãng thắt tells The joy to every wandering breēze ; The blind wall röcks , ånd ōn the ...
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... hōme to thōse that mōurn In vain ; ǎ favourable speēd , Ruffle thy mirrowed mast , ånd lead Through prosperous floods his hōlý ūrn . 66 Tennyson . " " Mourn and 66 return and mourn and " urn were , however , at one time perfect rhymes ...
... hōme to thōse that mōurn In vain ; ǎ favourable speēd , Ruffle thy mirrowed mast , ånd lead Through prosperous floods his hōlý ūrn . 66 Tennyson . " " Mourn and 66 return and mourn and " urn were , however , at one time perfect rhymes ...
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... Hōme is not hōme withōut theě ; Its dearest tōkens ōnlỹ māke mě mōurn ; Ŏh ! Lēt its memory , like ǎ chain ǎbōut theě , Gently compel ånd hästen thỹ return . Linger not long . Anonymous " Linger Not Long . " John G. Saxe is the author ...
... Hōme is not hōme withōut theě ; Its dearest tōkens ōnlỹ māke mě mōurn ; Ŏh ! Lēt its memory , like ǎ chain ǎbōut theě , Gently compel ånd hästen thỹ return . Linger not long . Anonymous " Linger Not Long . " John G. Saxe is the author ...
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... hōme căme she . " The Sands of Dee . " In trochaic rhythm Longfellow has written a poem entitled " Sea Weed . " It is a neat form of the six - line stanza . The first , third , fourth and sixth lines are tetra- meter , the second and ...
... hōme căme she . " The Sands of Dee . " In trochaic rhythm Longfellow has written a poem entitled " Sea Weed . " It is a neat form of the six - line stanza . The first , third , fourth and sixth lines are tetra- meter , the second and ...
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A. C. Swinburne accented syllable åll anapestic rhythm anapestic tetrameter ånd åre ǎway ballade beautiful befōre blank verse căn cesura cōme composed couplet dactylic dělight dialect dimeter English entitled ĕre EXAMPLE eyes feet fifth foot fōr fourth lines give Gōd gōne grāve hath heart heptameter hōme hōpe hōur iambic pentameter iambic rhythm iambic tetrameter iambic trimeter iambus iambuses jōy Lět line stanza lines rhyming lōng măy measure meter monometer mōre mōrn mỹ nevěr night nōne nōt ō'er ōld Ŏne Ŏur ōvěr pentameter poem poet poetry quatrain rōse second stanza shåll shě shōre sing song sonnet sorrow spondee sweet syllable tears Tennyson thăn thăt thě thee third lines third stanza thou thoughts trimeter trochaic rhythm trochee unaccented upōn verse words writers written Yět yoŭ
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Page 288 - Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face ; Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The busy sylphs surround their darling care, These set the head, and those divide the hair, Some fold the sleeve, whilst others plait the gown ; And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. CANTO II. NOT with more glories, in th...
Page 81 - The Western wind was wild and dank with foam, And all alone went she. The creeping tide came up along the sand, And o'er and o'er the sand, And round and round the sand, As far as eye could see; The blinding mist came down and hid the land; And never home came she.
Page 266 - To be a brother to the insensible rock And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon.
Page 134 - HAIL, holy Light, offspring of heaven first-born, Or of the eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate.
Page 275 - No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode (There they alike in trembling hope repose), The bosom of his Father and his God.
Page 101 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 273 - Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.
Page 4 - Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Sing unto the LORD with the harp ; With the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
Page 217 - Eddying and whisking, Spouting and frisking, Turning and twisting, Around and around With endless rebound : Smiting and fighting, A sight to delight in, Confounding, astounding, Dizzying and deafening the ear with its sound...
Page 207 - Nor does thy luxury destroy. The shepherd gladly heareth thee, More harmonious than he. Thee country hinds with gladness hear, Prophet of the ripened year! Thee Phoebus loves, and does inspire Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee, of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter know; But when thou'st drunk, and danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous and wise withal, Epicurean animal!) Sated with thy summer...