Of the Stanzas of Six Verses.
The Stanzas of 6 Verses, are generally only one of the before-mention'd Quadrans or Stanzas of 4 Verses, with two Verses at the end that rhyme to one another; as,
A Rural Judge dispos'd of Beautie's Prize,
A simple Shepherd was prefer'd to Jove;
Down to the Mountains from the partial Skies
Came Juno, Pallas, and the Queen of Love,
To plead for that which was so justly giv'n
To the bright Carlisle of the Courts of Heav'n.Wall.
Where the 4 first Verses are only a Quadran, and consist of 10 Syllables each in Alternate Rhyme.
The following Stanza in like manner is compos'd of a Quadran, whose Verses consist of 8 Syllables; and to which 2 Verses that rhyme to one another are added at the end; as,
Hope waits upon the flowry Prime,
And Summer, tho' it be less gay,
Yet is not look'd on as a time
Of Declination and Decay,
For with a full Hand that does bring
All that was promised by the Spring.Wall.
Sometimes the Quadran ends the Stanza; and the two Lines of the same Rhyme begin it; as,
Here's to thee, Dick, this whining Love despise:
Pledge me, my Friend, and drink till thou be'st wise.
It sparkles brighter far than she;
'Tis pure and right without Deceit;
And such no Woman e'er can be;
No, they are all Sophisticate.Cowl.
Or as in these, where the first and last Verses of the Stanza consist of 10 Syllables;
When Chance or cruel Bus'ness parts us two,
What do our Souls, I wonder, do?
While Sleep does our dull Bodies tie,
Methinks at home they should not stay
Content with Dreams, but boldly fly
Abroad, and meet each other half the way.Cowl.