Maécē|nā́s ata|vī́s # ḗdite | rḗgi|bús (H. 1, 1, 1).
Quís dē|sī́deri|ṓ # sít pudor | aút mo|dús (H. 1, 24, 1).
The Greater Asclepiadean.
[2670.] This is a composite verse, consisting of three series. It differs from the preceding ([2669]) in having a syncopated logaoedic dipody (–́ ⏑ ⏑ | ⏗́) inserted between the two tripodies. The three series are regularly separated by diaeresis. The scheme is therefore:—
–́ > | –́ ⏖ | ⏗́ # –́ ⏖ | ⏗́ # –́ ⏖ | –́ ⏑ | –́ ⌃
Examples are:—
Nū́llam|, Vā́re, sa|crā́ # vī́te pri|ús # sḗveris | árbo|rém
Círcā | mī́te so|lúm # Tī́buris | ét # moénia | Cā́ti|lī́.) (H. 1, 18, 1-2).
The Greater Sapphic.
[2671.] This is a composite verse, consisting of a syncopated logaoedic tetrapody + a syncopated logaoedic tetrapody catalectic. There is regularly a diaeresis between the two series, and a caesura after the thesis of the first dactyl. The scheme is:—