But monosyllables in o,
Are counted long. Example—stō.
And omega, the whole world over,
’S as long as ’tis from here to Dover.
If r should chance a word to wind up,
’Tis short in general, make your mind up;
But fār, lār, nār, and vīr, and fūr
Pār, compār, impār, dispār, cūr,
As long must needs be cited here,
With words from Greek that end in er;