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149
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
1613
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
1619
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
abundance
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
affections
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
also
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
Attention
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
BEAUMONT
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From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
blank
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
brains
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Chances
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Composed
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From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
critics
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
deliberately
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
directed
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
displayed
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
double
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
dramatic
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
drunken
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
earlier
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
emphasis
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
end-stopped
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
ending
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
endings
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
enjoy
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From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
even
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
excessive
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
experienced
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
extra
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
factor
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
fame
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
feet
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
final
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
find
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From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
FLETCHER
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From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
Fletcher's
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
following
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
found
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From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
Founder
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
how
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From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
Humorous
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
hundred
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
indicate
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Individually
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From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
indubitably
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
indulges
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
kind
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
know
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From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
latest
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Lieutenant
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
like
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
line
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
lines
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Loyall
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Made
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
making
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
malt
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
many
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
men's
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
middle
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Monsieur
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
most
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
negligible
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
never
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
new
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
ninety
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
nowadays
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
occasionally
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
old
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
out
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
pause
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
peculiar
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
peculiarities
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
people
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
period
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
places
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
Plays
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From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
popular
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
productions
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
quadruple
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
rather
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
retention
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Rule
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
seventy
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
sober
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From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
sometimes
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
studies
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
Subject
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
substantive
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
syllable
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Are men's brains Made nowadays of malt, that their affections Are never sober, but, like drunken people Founder at every new fame?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
Thomas
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
too
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From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
triple
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
trisyllabic
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
use
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
verse
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
VERSIFICATION
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From this reading THE VERSIFICATION OF FLETCHER AND OF BEAUMONT I. In Plays Individually Composed.
wander
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From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Or wander after that they know not where To find? or, if found how to enjoy?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Attention has been directed also to the emphasis which he deliberately places upon the extra syllable of the blank verse, making it a substantive rather than a negligible factor: as in the "brains" and "too" of the following:
Wife
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
written
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From this reading The studies of the most experienced critics into the peculiarities of Fletcher's blank verse as displayed in productions of the popular dramatic kind, indubitably written by him alone,[149] such as _Monsieur Thomas_ of the earlier period, ending 1613, _The Chances_, _The Loyall Subject_, and _The Humorous Lieutenant_ of the middle period, ending 1619, and _Rule a Wife and Have a Wife_ of his latest period, indicate that he indulges in an excessive use of double endings, sometimes as many as seventy in every hundred lines, even in triple and quadruple endings; in an abundance of trisyllabic feet; and in a peculiar retention of the old end-stopped line, or final pause,--occasionally in as many as ninety out of a hundred lines.
