Had Echo with so sweet a Grace,
Narcissus loud Complaints return'd:
Not for Reflexion of his Face,
But of his Voice the Boy had burn'd.Wall.
Or of 10 and 8. that is to say, the 1st and 3d of 10; the 2d and 4th of 8; as,
Love from Time's Wings has stol'n the Feathers sure,
He has, and put them to his own;
For Hours of late as long as Days endure.
And very Minutes Hours are grown.Cowl.
Or of 8 and 6 in the like manner; as,
Then ask not Bodies doom'd to dye,
To what Abode they go;
Since Knowledge is but Sorrow's Spy,
'Tis better not to know.Dav.
Or of 7; as,
Not the silver Doves that fly,
Yoak'd in Cytherea's Car;
Nor the Wings that lift so high,
And convey her Son so far;
Are so lovely sweet and fair,
Or do more ennoble Love;
Are so choicely match'd a Pair,
Or with more consent do move.Wall.
Note, That it is absolutely necessary that both the Construction and Sense should end with the Stanza, and not fall into the beginning of the following one, as it does in the last Example, which is a fault wholly to be avoided.