English: Composition and Literature

by W. F. Webster

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“Touch	her	not	scorn	ful	ly;

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Think	of	her	mourn	ful	ly,

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Gent	ly	and	hu	man	ly,

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Not	of	the	stains	of	her;

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All	that	re	mains	of	her

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Now	is	pure	wo	man	ly.”

The accent may be upon the second syllable of the group. This is not common. The following is from “The Three Fishers.”

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“Three	fish	ers	went	sail	ing	out	in	to	the	West,

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Out	in	to	the	West	as	the	sun	went	down;

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Each	thought	on	the	wo	man	that	loved	him	the	best;

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[And]	the	child	ren	stood	watch	ing	them	out	of	the	town.”

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note
“Three	fish	ers	went	sail	ing	out	in	to	the	West,

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	quarter note
Out	in	to	the	West	as	the	sun	went	down;