A Primer of English Verse Author:Hiram Corson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: V. EXAMPLES OF ORGANIC VARIETY OF MEASURES. IN the following verses from Shakespeare, the exceptional ax, axx, and xxa feet, while being elements of melody... more » and harmony, by imparting variety to uniformity, result in emotional emphases, or, sometimes, logical emphases. Cankered with peace, to part your cankered hate: — Romeo and Juliet, 1. 1. 102. The repetition of the word ' cankered' is also effective here. As is the bud bit with an envious worm. — Id. 1. 1. 157. The alliteration ' bud bit,' and the abrupt word ' bit,' help the effect of the inversion. Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes ; Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears : — Id. 1. 1. 196-198. Gallop apace, you fiery footed steeds, — Id. 3.2. 1. That runaway' eyes may wink, and Romeo Leap to these arms, untalked of and unseen. — Id. 3. 2. 6, 7. Some word there was, worser than Tybalt's death, — Id. 3. 2. 108. By leaving earth ? Comfort me, counsel me. — Id. 3. 5. 200. Oh, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, — Id. 4. 1. 77. .' Oh, tell not me of fear ! — Id. 4. 1. 121. Green earthen pots, bladders and musty seeds, Remnants of packthread and old cakes of roses, — Id. 5. 1.46,47. Art thou so base and full of wretchedness, And fear'st to die? famine is in thy cheeks, Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes, — Id. 5. 1. 68-70. The obsequies that I for thee will keep Nightly shall be to strew thy grave and weep. — Id. 5. 3.16,17. What cursed foot wanders this way to-night, — Id. 5.3.19. What, with a torch ? muffle me, night, awhile. — Id. 5. 3. 21. Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, — Id. 5. 3. 45...« less