Note 207 — Chapter II · RHYTHM AS THE ESSENTIAL FACT OF POETRY (continued 2)
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Other motions than that of the communal dance may induce rhythm. The movement of labour will be considered in detail; but it may be noted here that swinging, a solitary performance, tempts the savage of Borneo to sing a monotonous song and ask the spirits for a good crop (Bruchmann, Poetik, p. 18).