x. PREFACE. 
or the syllable beyond the pause. Saltantes. 
Rumpitur ipsa ferarum—machina facta rotarum, 
Deprimit agmen amarum—nobile fragmen earum, 
The rhymes of a line in two parts were either li- 
mited to one line, or extended through two, which 
resolved the stanza into four short lines, giving room 
for many varieties. 
1. The middles and ends rhymed alternately. ”- 
terlaqueati. 
Plausus Grecorum,—lux ceecis et via claudis, 
Incola celoram—virgo dignissima laudis. 
2. The first and fourth, the second and third. 
Cruciferi or Serpentini. 
Cesareos cultus—in spe rat& mens tua sprevit, 
Dum Ceasar sevit—mansit stabilis tibi vultus. 
3. All four parts rhymed. Duplices Leonini, 
Artibus nitenta—tibi floruit alma juventa, 
Jungis non lenta—spontanea, non violenta. 
or laceri dactylici. 
Hic ululatus incitur—ibique dolor reperitur, 
Iste tremore feritur—et ille furore potitur, 
mes eS 
