 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1857 - 200 pages
...Hateful, pettish." An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the latter accented ; as " Bf'iray, consist." A Spondee has both the words or syllables accented; as, "The pâle moon." A Pyrrhic has both the words or syllables unaccented ; as, " on thé ta.i tree." A Dactyl... | |
 | Peter Bullions - 1859 - 250 pages
...measure. 578. A Trochee has the first syllable accented, and the last unaccenteii; as, noblf, musir.. 579. An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last accented; as, adore, dlfend. 580. A Spondee has both the words or syllables accented; as, vain man. 581. A Pyrrhic... | |
 | Peter Bullions - 1859 - 252 pages
...other four feet are used chiefly in connection with these, in order to give Variety to measure. 578. A Trochee has the first syllable accented, and the last unaccented; as, noblf, miisic. 579. An lambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last accented; as, adore,... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 434 pages
...each ; and the four remaining ones, a Dactyl, an Amphibrach, an Anapest, and a Tribrach, of three. A TROCHEE has the first syllable accented, and the last unaccented ; as, Lovely, pettish. AN IAMBUS has the first svllable unaccented, and the last accented ; as, Away, resist.... | |
 | Peter Bullions - 1870 - 360 pages
...four feet are used chiefly in connection with these, in order to give variety to the measure. 1073. A Trochee has the first syllable accented, and the last unaccented ; as, noblg, music. 1074. An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last accented ; as, adore,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1872 - 298 pages
...and a Tribrach. A Trochee has the flrat syllable accented, and the last unaccented; as, "Hateffli, pettish." An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last accented; as, *' Bctriiy, consist." A Spondee has both *he words or syllables accented. No word of two syllable*... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1874 - 420 pages
...^-- •— A Tribrach -^ -^ —* A Tiocnee has the first syllable accented, and the last unao cented; as, "Hateful, pettish." An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last no cented; as, "Betray, consist." A Spondee has both the words or syllables accented; as, " The pale... | |
 | Peter Bullions - 1881 - 366 pages
...erablg. 1073. A Trochee has the first syllable accented, and the las! unaccented; as, nijbK, music. 1074. An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last accented ; as, Hdure, defend. 1075. A Spondee has both the words or syllables accented; as, " vain man." 1076. A Pyrrhic... | |
 | Peter Bullions - 1849 - 238 pages
...An Amphibrach — — — A Spondee An Anapaest — »-.— A Pyrrhic — — A Tribrach — — — A Trochee has the first syllable accented,* and the last unaccented ; as, "Noble, happy." An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last accented ; as, " Adore, defend."... | |
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A Trochee has the first syllable accented, and the last unaccented : as, " Hateful, pettish." An Iambus has the first syllable unaccented, and the last accented : as, " Betray, consist." * A Spondee has hoth the words or syllables accented : as, " The... 
