Note 123 — Chapter VI · THE LAST STAGE—TENNYSON TO SWINBURNE
Reading edition
Really "irregular." Norm dimeter anapæstic—
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but largely varied in rhythm and length. Best scanned as above, with strong pause, making five feet.
Reading edition
Really "irregular." Norm dimeter anapæstic—
̆ ̆ ̄ ̆ ̆ ̄ ̆ ̆ ̄ ̆ ̆ ̄
but largely varied in rhythm and length. Best scanned as above, with strong pause, making five feet.