is not—
x x a, x x a, x x a, x x a,
but
[˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ ˘ ˘ ˉ]
[§ 653]. With this view there are a certain number of classical feet, with their syllables affected in the way of quantity, to which they are equivalent English measures with their syllables affected in the way of accent. Thus if the formula
| A, [ˉ ˘] | be a classical, | the formula | a x | is an English | trochee. |
| B, [˘ ˉ] | ,, | ,, | x a | ,, | iambus. |
| C, [ˉ ˘ ˘] | ,, | ,, | a x x | ,, | dactyle. |
| D, [˘ ˉ ˘] | ,, | ,, | x a x | ,, | amphibrachys. |
| E, [˘ ˘ ˉ] | ,, | ,, | x x a | ,, | anapæst. |
And so on in respect to the larger groups of similarly affected syllables which constitute whole lines and stanzas; verses like
A. Cóme to séek for fáme and glóry—
B. The wáy was lóng, the wínd was cóld—