"The moonbeams crisp the curling surge."
"By the howling of the dog."
"By the croaking of the frog."
All these are effective terms, both in the opening and close. Those who recollect any great actor in "Hamlet," must have noticed the splendid emphasis placeable on the words—
"What should such fellows as I do,
Crawling betwixt earth and heaven!"
The following is most aptly heavy:—
"Save that a clog doth hang yet at my heel."
And we have here a fine expression, with an equally good pause:—
"I plead a pardon for my tale,