A Primer of English Verse - 1892 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: — Romto and Jul1et, I. 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. I. 196-198. Gallop apace, you fiery footed steeds, — id. 3.2. 1. That runaWtfyV eyes may wink, and Romeo Leap to these arms, untalked of and unseen. — id. 3. a. 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. 2oa Oh, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, — Id.i,. 1. 77. Gz7£ me, give me'. 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. j. 19. What, with a torch ? muffle me, night, awhile. — Id. 5. 3. at. Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the eart...« less