One of her hairs brighter than Berenice's,
Or young Apollo's; and yet, after this,” &c.
“Thĕy woŭld hāzard”—furnishes an anapæst for an iambus. “And yet,” which must be read, anyĕt, is an instance of the enclitic force in an accented monosyllable. “And yēt,” is a complete iambus; but anyet is, like spirit, a dibrach u u, trocheized, however, by the arsis or first accent damping, though not extinguishing, the second.
“Wit At Several Weapons.”
Act i. Oldcraft's speech:—
“I'm arm'd at all points,” &c.
It would be very easy to restore all this passage to metre, by supplying a sentence of four syllables, which the reasoning almost demands, and by correcting the grammar. Read thus:—
“Arm'd at all points 'gainst treachery, I hold
My humour firm. If, living, I can see thee