OTTO JESPERSEN Notes on Metre - UMR 7023

<strong>Notes</strong> on Metre
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleepe a-nights.
Grim-visag'd warre hath smooth'd his wrinkled front.
All-seeing heaven, what a world is this?
13. B. The first two syllables form one word.
(7)
(8)
(9)
Doomesday is neere, dye all, dye merrily. (1)
Welcome, Sir Walter Blunt, and would to God. . . (2)
England did never owe so sweet a hope. (3)
Something that hath a reference to my state. (4)
Nothing that I respect, my gracious lord. (5)
Of spring of Heav'n and Earth, and all Earths Lord. (6)
Noontide repast, or Afternoons repose. (7)
This is frequent in Danish:
Valborg skal vorde Axel Thords¢ns brud.
Alting er muligt for er trofast hjerte.
14. c. The first word is one syllable, the second two or more.
Urge neither charity nor shame to me.
Dye neyther mother, wife, nor Englands queene!
Peace, master marquesse, you are malapert.
Peace, children, peace! the king doth love you well.
First, madam, I intreate true peace of you.
Danish and German examples:
Tak, h¢je fader, for din miskundhed!
Spar dine ord! Jeg kender ikke frygt.
Den baere kronen som er kronen voxen.
Frei atmen macht das leben nicht allein.
Sie rettet weder hoffnung, weder furcht.
(8)
(9)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
In cases like the· following one may hesitate which of the first two
syllables to make 4 and which 3:
Yong, valiant, wise, and (no doubt) right royal. (11)
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. (12)
Foule wrinkled witch, what mak'st thou in my sight? (13)
Ros, ry gte, folkesnak i sold den ta' er . ( 14)
Rat, massigung und weisheit und geduld. (15)
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