Note 86 — Chapter III · FROM SHAKESPEARE TO MILTON—THE CLOSE OF THE FORMATIVE PERIOD
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Cōme ŭn|tō thĕse | yēllŏw | sānds, Ănd thēn | tăke hānds: Cōurtsĭed | whēn yŏu | hāve ănd | kiss'd Thĕ wīld | wā̆ves whīst, Fōot ĭt | fēatly̆ | hēre ănd | thēre; Ā̆nd, swĕ̄et | sprītes, thĕ | būrthĕn | bear. Hārk, | hārk! | Bŏ̄w-wōw. | Thĕ wātch-|dŏgs bārk: Bŏ̄w-wōw.
(Alternate trochaic and iambic rhythm capable of being made all iambic by starting with monosyllabic feet: "Cōme" | "Cōurt-" | "Fōot" | etc. Monosyllabic equivalence in "Hark, hark!" to "The watch-|dogs bark.")