 | Richard Lyne - 1825 - 292 sider
...of eight metres, are named Aristobuliam : both from their authors. 1. HEXAMETERS. AN Hexameter verse consists of six feet, of which the first four may be either Dactyls or Spondees, as they best suit the subject treated of; the fifth foot is usually a Dactyl, and the sixth a Spondee... | |
 | Arnold James Cooley - 1845 - 152 sider
...the act or practice of counting out, or noting its feet or composition. An HEXAMETER VERSE contains six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth foot usually a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or choree. A SPONDEE HEXAMETER has the fifth foot a... | |
 | John Stowell Adams - 1865 - 284 sider
...iambic of ten syllables ; in French, the iambic of twelve syllables. Verse, Hexameter. A verse having six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must be a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee. Verse, Hudlbragtic. Verse in the style of Hudibras ; doggerel... | |
 | William Ludden - 1875 - 232 sider
...iambic of ten syllables; in French, the iambic of twelve syllables. Verse, hexameter. A verse having six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must be a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee. Verse, iambic. A verse consisting of a short syllable followed... | |
 | John Barrow Allen - 1878 - 226 sider
...^-; Trochee, -u; Anapaest, oo -; Tribrach, « « ^ . Hexameter (e|, six; fieVpoj/, measure}. A verse of six feet, of which the first four may be either Dactyls or Spondees, the fifth must be a Dactyl, and the sixth a Spondee, as, Tityrg | tu patujlae recujbans sub | tegmine | fagl||.... | |
 | Homerus - 1879 - 174 sider
...Iliad is written — belongs to Dactylic Verse. It consists, as its name implies, of six metres or feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth is regularly a dactyl, though sometimes a spondee ; the sixth always a spondee or trochee. When a spondee... | |
 | Homerus - 1880 - 166 sider
...Odyssey is written — belongs to Dactylic Verse. It consists, as its name implies, of six metres or feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth is regularly a dactyl, though sometimes a spondee ; the sixth always a spondee or trochee. When a spondee... | |
 | Homer, John Tahourdin White - 1887 - 158 sider
...Odyssey is written- — belongs to Dactylic Verse. It consists, as its name implies, of six metres or feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth is regularly a dactyl, though sometimes a spondee ; the sixth always a spondee or trochee. When a spondee... | |
 | William Smythe Babcock Mathews, Emil Liebling - 1896 - 256 sider
...secular music, as a soug or ballad, each stanza of the words is a verse. Verse, hexameter. A verse having six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees ; the fifth must be a dactyl, and tke sixth a spondee. Verse, Iambic. A verse consisting of a short syllable followed... | |
 | Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby - 1904 - 1218 sider
...common form of verse, and is regularly employed in epic, didactic, and bucolic poetry. It contains six feet, of which the first four may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth is usually a dactyl (when a spondee is here used, the verse is called spondaic), and the sixth is either... | |
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