Through all the mazes of the grove,
Through all the mingling tracks I rove,

Turn'ing,

Burn'ing;

Chang'ing,

Rang'ing;

Full of grief and full of love!-Addison.

Formula a xx.

In this extract there is in the accented lines one Trochee, with an additional syllable.

What sounds were heard?

What scenes appear'd
O'er all the dreary coasts?
Dread'ful gleams,

Dis'mal screams;
Fires' that glow,

Shrieks' of woe;

Sullen inoans,

Hol'low groans;

And cries of tortured ghosts!-POPE.

TROCHAIC DIMETER.

Formula a x × 2.

§ 643. In the following extract the accented lines consist of two Trochees.

On a bank, beside a willow,

Heaven her covering, earth her pillow,

Sad Aminta sigh'd alone;

From the cheerless dawn of morning,

Till the dews of night returning,

Sighing, thus she made her moan:

Hope' is ban'ish'd,

Joys' are van'ish'd;

Damon, my beloved, is gone!-DRYDEN.

Formula a x×2+.

In this extract there are in the accented lines two Trochees

and an additional syllable.

All' that's bright' must | fade :

The brightest still the fleetest;

All' that's bright' must fade,

But to be lost when sweetest.

Stars' that shine' and fall,

The flower that drops in springing;

These, alas! are types of all

To which our hearts are clinging.
All that's bright must fade:

The brightest still the fleetest;

All that's sweet was made

But to be lost when sweetest!-MOORE.

TROCHAIC TRIMETER.

Formula a x x 3.

§ 644. In the following extract the accented lines are com posed of three Trochees.

When' around' thee, | dy'ing,

Au'tumn leaves' are ly'ing,

Oh then remember me!

And' at night' when gaz'ing

On' the gay' hearth blaz'ing,
Oh still remember me!

Then' should mu'sic, steal'ing
All' the soul' of feel'ing,

To' thy heart' appeal'ing,

Draw one tear from thee;

Then let memory bring thee
Strains' I used' to sing' thee,

Oh remember me!-MOORE.

Formula a xx3+.

In each of these lines there are three Trochees and an addi

tional syllable.

Un'derneath' this | mar'ble | hearse
Lies' the subject of' all verse:
Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother;
Death, ere thou hast slain another

Learn'd', and fair', and good' as she,

Time' shall throw' his dart' at thee!-BEN JONSON

TROCHAIC TETRAMETER.

Formula a xx 4.

§ 645. The accented lines are composed of four Trochees.

Then' her coun'tenance' all | ov ́er

Pale again as death did prove;

But' he clasp'd' her like' a lov'er,

And he cheer'd her soul with love.
So' she strove' against' her weak'ness,
Though at times her spirit sank;
Shaped' her heart' with wom'an's meek'ness
To all duties of her rank.

And a gen'tle con'sort made' he;
And her gentle mind was such
That' she grew a no'ble la'dy,

And the people loved her much.
But a trouble weigh'd' upon' her,

And perplex'd her night and morn,

With the bur'den of' an honor

Unto which she was not born.-TENNYSON.

Formula a xx++.

The accented lines consist of four Trochees and an additional

syllable.

Turn thee, fond mother!
From thy dead, oh turn!
Linger not, young brother,

Here to dream and mourn.

Only kneel' once | more' around' the sod,

Kneel', and bow' submit'ted hearts' to God!

Mrs. HEMANS.

TROCHAIC

PENTAMETER.

Formula a x x 5.

$ 646. The accented lines consist of five Trochees.

Then methought I heard a hollow sound

Gathering up from all the lower ground,

Nar'rowing in' to | where' they | sat' assembled,
Low', voluptuous | music | wind'ing | trembled,
Woven in circles. They that heard it sigh'd,
Panted hand-in-hand, with faces pale,
Swung themselves, and in low tones replied;
Till the fountain spouted, showering wide
Sleet of diamond-drift and pearly hail :

Then the music touch'd the gates, and died !—Tennyson.

TROCHAIC HEXAMETER.

Formula a x x 6.

§ 647. The following lines are composed of six Trochees. "On'a | mount'ain, | stretch'd' beneath' a | hoa'ry | wil'low, Lay' a shepherd swain', and view'd' the roll'ing bil'low."

$648.

TROCHAIC HEPTAMETER.

Formula a xx7+.

Here' about the | beach' I | wan'der'd, | nour'ish|ing' a | youth' sublime With the fairy tales of science, and the long results of time;

When the centuries behind me like a fruitful land reposed;
When I clung to all the Present for the promise that it closed;
When I dipp'd into the Future far as human eye could see,
Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be:
In the spring a feeble crimson comes upon the robin's breast;
In the spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another nest;
In the spring a livelier iris changes on the banish'd dove;

In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love:
Then her cheek was pale and thinner than should be for one so young,
And her eyes on all my motions with a mute observance hung.
And I said, “My cousin Amy, speak, and speak the truth to me;"
"Trust me, cousin, all the current of my being sets to thee!"

TENNYSON.

ANAPESTIC

MEASURES.

ANAPESTIC MONOMETER.

Formula x x a.

§ 649. Each of the following lines consists of a single Anapest.

"In a sweet'

Resonance'

All their feet'

In the dance'

All the night'

Tinkled light'."

ANAPESTIC DIMETER.

Formula x x a × 2.

§ 650. Each of the following lines is composed of two Anapests.

"In my rage' shall be seen'

The revenge of a queen' !"

Formula xx a 2+.

In the following lines there are two Anapests and an addi tional syllable.

He is gone' | on the mountain,

He is lost to the forest,
Like a summer-dried fountain,
When our need was the sorest:

Like the dew on the mountain,

Like the foam on the river;

Like the bubble on the fountain,

Thou art gone, and forever!-Scott.

ANAPESTIC TRIMETER.

Formula xxax 3.

§ 651. In the following accented lines there are three Ana

pests.

Oh ye woods' spread your branch'es apace';

To your deepest recesses I fly;

I would hide' with the beasts' of the chase';
I would vanish from every eye!

Yet my reed shall resound through the grove
With the same sad complaint it begun;

How she smiled, and I could not but love :

Was faithless, and I am undone !-SHENSTONE.

ANAPESTIC TETRAMETER.

Formula x x a × 4.

§ 652. In the following lines there are four Anapests. Through the depths' | of Loch Katrine the steed' | shall career'; O'er the Peak' of Ben Lo'mond the galley shall steer';

And the rocks of Craig Royston like icicles melt,
Ere our wrongs be forgot, or our vengeance unfelt!-Scorr.

Formula x x a× 4+.

Here there is an additional syllable.

If they rob' us of name' | and pursue' | us with bea ́|gles,
Give their roof to the flame and their flesh to the eagles,
While there's leaves in the forest and foam on the river,
MacGregor, despite them, shall flourish forever!-Scorr.

§ 653. The accented lines are composed of a single Amphi

brach.

Whisperings heard by wakeful maids,

To whom the night-stars guide us;
Stolen walks through moonlight,

With those we love beside us:

Hearts beat ing

At meet'ing;
Tears starting

At part ing;

Oh sweet youth, how soon it fades!

Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!-MOORE.