442 H. B. Dewing, 
It is plain that the cursus rhythm is violated by two successive 
accents inside clausulz. It is fair to ask whether clausule may be 
introduced by the second of two successive accents; the question 
arises in such cases as this: 
HBoauiott xvovos hE yEtae. 
The case is different in the following: 
Ta OMhe “xaTEdEVTO. 
Here the accent of z¢ makes no conflict with that of éz4«, but in 
the former case the accent of ‘Egeciori is at least equal to that of 
zvows In Weight, if not heavier. Now supposing the former of two 
accents so placed should entirely outweigh the latter, have we still 
a right to consider the clausula introduced by the second weaker 
accent, because it is two or four syllables removed from the a 
accent of the clause? For example: 
ex YELOOS ray chhoptiwr. 
udyis oveouyeions abtois mes toy Liocour. 
m€oL avTOV ob iéQéis. 
According to the suggestions made above (p. 432), tav, meds and of 
in these clausule are not expected to bear an ictus strong enough 
to stand as the thesis of the clausulz, and they can not be counted 
perfectly regular. Yet it seems to be going too far to assert that 
they are absolutely irregular. 
The vexed problem of punctuation is closely involved in that of 
reading the cursus. It is plain that the law should be considered 
as operative at every sense pause, as is shown by the practical 
conformity to the law before each mark of punctuation in our texts. 
But the placing of commas must certainly be revised in many Cases. 
Here a further question arises regarding pauses before and after 
parenthetical statements and before quotations.1! 
In the best writing there seems some reason to look for a con- 
tinuous cursus running through whole sentences. For example, the 
rhythm of the 2 form of clausula is continuous through the following 
clause : 
zai chhe dé Beosapu EIvy ovvyer uEsékovta ts é/ZELonaews. 
Zos. 180, 22—28. 
aoe em a MO) Ee Ses fe 

Before our information is complete, a study must be made of 
syllabic quantity in the clausule; there may be some fixed prin- 

a Of. Havet, Symiiaule pp. 21 ff. 
