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The Rationale of Verse — 1902 historical reading — reading text
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The proper spondee predominance is here preserved. Some of the dactyls are not so good as I could wish — but, upon the whole, the rhythm is very decent — to say nothing of its excellent sense.
[The following footnote appears at the bottom of page 209:]
1.Cf. “The Poetic Principle,” the review of Griswold's “Poets and Poetry of America,” and the “Outis Controversy.” — ED.
[The following footnote appears at the bottom of page 223:]
1.Verse, from the Latin vertere, to turn, is so called on account of the turning or re-commencement of the series of feet. Thus a verse, strictly speaking, is a line. In this sense, however, I have preferred using the latter word alone; employing the former in the general acceptation given it in the heading of this paper.
[The following footnote appears at the bottom of page 226:]
1.A stanza is often vulgarly, and with gross impropriety, called a verse.
[The following footnote appears at the bottom of page 242:]
1.So quoted.
[The following footnote appears at the bottom of page 263:]
1.So quoted.