Obvertimus Antennarum.

2. Of the intermediate plain Rhyme, the following are Examples.

"Imposuit, regemque dedit, qui fœdere certo.

And,

"Descendo, ac ducente Deo flammam inter & hostes.

In this Passage Virgil uses Deus in speaking of a Goddess, for no other Reason imaginable but to enrich his Verse with Rhyme.

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3. Of the scanning conclusive Rhyme the following are Instances.

"Sylvestrem tenui musam medi—taris ā—venā.