Thĭs nȳmph, tŏ thē dĕstrūctiŏn ōf mănkīnd,
Again:
Th’ ădvēnt’rŏus bārŏn thē brĭght lōcks ădmīr’d.
Let the article be pronounced short, and it reduces the melody almost to nothing. Better so however than a false quantity. In the following examples we perceive the same defect.
And old impertinence || expel by new.
With varying vanities || from ev’ry part.
Love in these labyrinths || his slaves detains.
New stratagems || the radiant lock to gain.
Her eyes half-languishing || half-drown’d in tears.
Roar’d for the handkerchief || that caus’d his pain.