(a) In the printed Paradise Lost the line
Above th' Aonian mount, while it pursues
appears with the apostrophe; but below—
Delight thee more, and Siloa's brook that flowed—
has no attempt to indicate elision by printing.
(b)
And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer—
if this is to be made strictly dissyllabic, we must pronounce "spir't," though not so printed; but, a little lower—
Innu|mera|ble force | of spir|its armed
absolutely requires the full value.