 Ye high, exalted, virtuous dames, Tied up in godly laces, Before ye gie poor Frailty names, Suppose a change o' cases ; A dear-loved lad, convenience snug, A treacherous inclination — But, let me whisper i' your lug, Ye 're aiblins nae temptation.  The Acharnians, Knights, and Clouds - Page lxxby Aristophanes - 1848 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
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...your more dreaded hell to state, Damnation of expenses ! VI. Ye high, exalted, virtuous dames, Ty'd up in godly laces, Before ye gie poor frailty names, Suppose a change o' cases ; A dear lov'd lad, convenience snug, A treacherous inclination — But let me whisper i' your lug, Ye're... | |
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...in the middle of the verse, thus becomes precisely analogous to the common English measure — " Ye high, exalted, virtuous dames, " Tied up in godly...whisper in your lug, " Ye're aiblins nae temptation." « Similarly, the " trochoic tetrameter," ** when divided in the same way, corresponds accurately to... | |
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...calculate Th' eternal consequences ; Or your more dreaded hell to taste, D-mnation of expenses ! Vt Ye high, exalted, virtuous dames, Tied up in godly laces,...poor frailty names, Suppose a change o' cases ; A dear loved lad, convenience snug, A treacherous inclination — But, let me whisper i' your lug, Ye're... | |
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