III. By enallage, they use verbal forms substantively, or put verbs for nouns; perhaps for brevity, as above: thus,
1. "Instant, without disturb, they took alarm."
—P. Lost: Joh. Dict., w. Aware.
2. "The gracious Judge, without revile reply'd."
—P. Lost, B. x, l. 118.
3. "If they were known, as the suspect is great."
—Shakspeare.
4. "Mark, and perform it: seest thou? for the fail
Of any point in't shall be death."
—Shakspeare.
IV. They employ several nouns that are not used in prose, or are used but rarely; as, benison, boon, emprise, fane, guerdon, guise, ire, ken, lore, meed, sire, steed, welkin, yore.
V. They introduce the noun self after an other noun of the possessive case; as,
1. "Affliction's semblance bends not o'er thy tomb,
Affliction's self deplores thy youthful doom."—Byron.
2. "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self."—Thomson.
VI. They place before the verb nouns, or other words, that usually come after it; and, after it, those that usually come before it: as,