How shall I part? and whither wander down And wild? How shall we breathe in other air Less pure, accustom'd to immortal fruits?-MILTON. Formula x ax5+. In the following extract the accented lines are composed of five Iambics and an additional syllable. Day-stars', that ope' | your eyes' | with morn' | to twink'le, From rainbow galaxies' of earth's' crea'tion, And dew'-drops o'er' her love'ly al'tars sprink'le As a libation. Ye matin worshipers, who, bending lowly Before the uprisen sun, God's lidless eye, Incense on high! 'Neath cloister'd boughs each floral bell that swingeth, Makes Sabbath in the fields, and ringeth A call to prayer! Not to that dome where sculptured arch and column But to that fane, most catholic and solemn, Which God hath plann’d! To that cathedral, boundless as our wonder, Whose quenchless lamps the sun and moon supply; Whose choirs the winds and waves; whose organ, thunder; Whose dome the sky! HORACE SMITH. IAMBIC HEXAMETER. Formula x a × 6. § 640. In this measure there are six Iambics. It is usually called the Alexandrine. The last line of the Spenserian stanza is of this character. When Phoebus lifts' | his head' | out of' | the win']ter's wave', No sooner doth the earth her flow'ry bosom brave, At such time as the year brings on the pleasant spring, But hunts-up to the morn the feather'd sylvans sing; And in the lower grove, as on the rising knoll, On which the mirthful quires, with their clear open throats, DRAYTON. IAM BIC HEPTAMETER. Formula x ax7. § 641. In the following extract the lines are composed of seven Iambics. She sits beneath' | the el' der shade' | in that' | long mor' tal swoon', Formula x ax7+. In this extract there are seven Iambics and an additional syllable. Had Ellen lost' | her mirth? | Oh no! | but she' | was seldom cheer'[ful ; TROCHAIC MEASURES. COLERIDGE. TROCHAIC MONOMETER. Formula a x. § 642. In the following extract the accented lines are com posed of a single Trochee. From walk to walk, from shade to shade; From stream to purling stream convey'd, Through all the mazes of the grove, 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? O'er all the dreary coasts? Dread'ful gleams, Dis'mal screams; Fires' that glow, Shrieks' of woe; Sul'len inoans, Hollow 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 xx2+. 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. The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest!-MOORE. TROCHAIC TRIMETER. Formula a x × 3. § 644. In the following extract the accented lines are composed of three Trochees. When' a round' 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, Then' should mu ́sic, steal'ing Draw one tear from thee; Then let memory bring 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 Learn'd', and fair', and good' as she, Time' shall throw' his dart' at thee!-BEN JONSON. TROCHAIC TETRAMETER. Formula a x × 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. And a gen'tle con'sort made' he; And the people loved her much. And perplex'd her night and morn, With' the bur'den of' an honor Unto which she was not born.-TENNYSON. Formula a xx 4+. The accented lines consist of four Trochees and an additional syllable. Turn thee, fond mother! From thy dead, oh turn! 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×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, Panted hand-in-hand, with faces pale, 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'ishing' a | youth' sublime With the fairy tales of science, and the long results of time; |