id. Rule a Wife, v. 495.
By vísion fóund thee ín the Témple, | and spáke.
Milton, Par. Reg. i. 256.
Creáted húgest | that swím the Ócean-stréam.
id. Par. L. i. 202.
And chíefly thóu, O Spírit! | that dóst prefér.
ib. i. 17.
Have fílled their víals | with sálutáry wráth.
Coleridge, Relig. Musings, 84
§ 91. Double or feminine endings are more frequent than epic caesuras, especially in Middle English poetry. They become rarer, however, in the course of time in Modern English in consequence of the gradual disappearance of the inflexional endings, e.g.: