English: Composition and Literature

by W. F. Webster

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

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

Or the accent may be upon the last syllable of the group. This form is very common. It is found in the poem entitled “Annabel Lee.”

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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
“It	was	man	y	and	man	y	a	year	a	go,

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	quarter note
In	a	king	dom	by	the	sea,

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	quarter note
That	a	maid	en	there	lived	whom	you	may	know

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note
By	the	name	of	An	na	bel	Lee;

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note
And	this	maid	en	she	lived	with	no	oth	er	thought

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note
Than	to	love	and	be	loved	by	me.”

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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
“It	was	man	y	and	man	y	a	year	a	go,

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	quarter note
In	a	king	dom	by	the	sea,

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	quarter note
That	a	maid	en	there	lived	whom	you	may	know

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note
By	the	name	of	An	na	bel	Lee;

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note
And	this	maid	en	she	lived	with	no	oth	er	thought

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eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	eighth note	quarter note
Than	to	love	and	be	loved	by	me.”