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442 APPENDIX <strong>II</strong>6. C. The verse of twelve syllables isprobably anextension ^ of the Tristubh verse by one syllable which givesthe trochaic cadence of the latter an iambic character. ^The rhythm of the last five syllables is therefore - ^ - v^ ^.The added syllable being the only point of difference, thescheme of the whole verse is :- _ -{a)_, ^ ^ _or

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