Út malīs | gaúdeant # átqu(e) ex in|cómmodīs (T. Andr. 627).
Dé͡ind(e) uter|qu(e) ímperā|tṓr ‖ in medi|(um) éxeunt (Pl. Am. 223).
[2695.] This verse is common in the cantica of the early drama, and is often repeated to form systems. Hiatus and syllaba anceps sometimes occur in the diaeresis.
The Cretic Tetrameter Catalectic.
[2696.] This is similar to the preceding, except that the last foot is incomplete. The scheme is:—
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