The is is long, and no mistake—
Provided always that the pe-
Nultimate plural long shall be.
Os, saving compŏs, impŏs, ŏs
Is long—as honōs dominōs.
The Greek omicron ’s short, and that in
All conscience must be so in Latin.
Words should be short in us, unless
Authority has laid a stress
On the penultimate of any