There are sometimes, also, two additional pauses in each line, called demi-caesuras.
The caesura is marked (||), and the demi-caesura thus, (|), in the examples given.
There should be a marked accent upon the long syllable next preceding the caesura, and a slighter one upon that next before each of the demi-caesuras. When made too prominent, these pauses lead to a singsong style, which should be carefully avoided.
In the following examples, the caesura is marked in each line; the demi-caesura is not marked in every case.
EXAMPLES. (44)
1. Nature | to all things || fixed | the limits fit,
And wisely | curbed || proud man's | pretending wit.
2. Then from his closing eyes || thy form shall part,
And the last pang || shall tear thee from his heart.
3. Warms in the sun, || refreshes in the breeze,
Glows in the stars, || and blossoms in the trees.
4. There is a land || of every land the pride,
Beloved by Heaven || o'er all the world beside,
Where brighter suns || dispense serener light,
And milder moons || imparadise the night;
Oh, thou shalt find, || howe'er thy footsteps roam,
That land—thy country, || and that spot—thy home.
5. In slumbers | of midnight || the sailor | boy lay;
His hammock | swung loose || at the sport | of the wind;
But, watch-worn | and weary, || his cares | flew away,
And visions | of happiness || danced | o'er his mind.