"But forc'd, harsh, and uneasy unto all."—Cowley.
"Against the Insults of the Wind and Tide."—Blac.
"A second Essay will the Pow'rs appease."—Blac.
"With Scythians expert in the Dart and Bow."—Dryden.
are rough, because the foregoing rules are not observed in their structure; for example, the first where the pause is at the fifth syllable, and the accent on the third, is contrary to the rule, which says, that the accent that determines the pause must be on the second, fourth, or sixth syllable of the verse; and to mend that verse we need only place the accent on the fourth, and then the pause at the fifth will have nothing disagreeable; as,
"Thus to be murther'd, not in Battle slain."
The second verse is accented on the third syllable, and the pause is there too; which makes it indeed the thing it expresses, forced, harsh, and uneasy; it may be mended thus:
"But forc'd and harsh, uneasy unto all."
The third, fourth, and fifth of those verses have like faults; for the pauses are at the fifth, and the accent there too; which is likewise contrary to the foregoing rules. Now they will be made smooth and flowing, by taking the accent from the fifth, and removing the seat of the pause; as,
"Against th' Insults both of the Wind and Tide