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the italicised units in (3) and (3a) is very debatable ; but it will, I think, 

 be agreed that the units with suppressed stress give part of their time 

 to the other units, adding emphasis. This is especially noticeable in verses 

 like (2) c— 



To the/ last s\-l//lable of/ recor/ded time/ ; 



which one is almost incUned to read, 



(5.) To the last/ syl/lable of/ recor/ded time/, 



making a long vocal pause on " last," and resolving the unstressed and 

 double stressed units into triple and paused units, similar to those discussed 

 in paragraph 20 of Section III. 



2. This possible reading with the vocal pause presents itself when the 

 unstressed unit is followed by a unit containing both accented and stressed 

 syllables, as, — 



(6.) a. a noble stroke he lifted higli, 



AVhich living not, but so swift with tempest fell 

 On the/ prhud crestjl of Sk/ton, thai/ no s'lghtjl, 

 Nor XQo/tion oj/ sw'ift th' ught/l, less/ could his shield/ 

 Such ruin intercept : (P.L., vi, 191-2. 



b. Now I see 'tis true ; 

 For the/ blo')d-bnl Utev'd Ban/ quo smiles/ upon/ me, 



And points at them for his. (Macb., IV, i, 123.) 



c. Amongst innumerable stars, that shone 



Stars Ai&ljtant, but/ nigh liandjj seem'd 6/ther worlds/; 



(P.L., iii, 56G.) 



d. the will 

 And higli/ permis/siow of/ all-r ii / jling Heaven/ 



Left him at large to his own dark designs, (P-L., i, 213.) 



e. Nor did they not perceive the evil ]5light 



In which/ they were/, or the/ fierce fatnsij not feel/; 



(P.L., i, 336.) 

 /. You lack/ the sek/son of; all ?;d//tiu-es, sleep/. 



(Macb., Ill, iv, 141.) 

 g. What concern they ? 



The gen/eral cause ?/ or is"/ it a/ fee-grief j I 

 Due to some single breast ? (Macb., IV, iii, 196.) 



h. Fi-igh/ted the reign/ of Chk/os and/ ild Nightjj. (P.L., i, 543.) 



These verses admit of various readings, nor can one be said to correct and 

 another incorrect. Few, probably, would read them in the child's sing- 

 song, 



(6a.) a. On the/ proud crest/ of Sa/tan, that/ no sight/, 



though this would at one time have received the sanction of prosodists. 



Some would read w^ith a vocal pause on " proud," and another, perhaps, 



on " no " :— 



(66.) a. On the proud/ crest/ of Sa/tan, that no/ 'sight/. 



These pauses need be but very slight to give distinctive character to the 

 verse. Others, again, would ignore the pauses, and give " proud " and 

 " no " their syntactic accents, the stresses being given to the following 

 words," crest " and " sight " : — 



(6c.) a. On the/ proud crest// of Sa/tan, that/ no sight//. 



The scansions for these three readings would be, — 



(7.) a. On the/ proud crest/ of Sa/tan, that/ no sight/, 



b. On the proud/ crest/ of Sa/tan, that no/ siglit/, 



c. On the/ proud crest'/ of Sa/tan, that/ no sight//, 



