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The verse shows great facility of metrical composition, but a considerable portion of it is transferred from the tragedies of Seneca.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

There is nothing said in this definition about rhythm or metre, and indeed Mill regarded as the vulgarest of all any definition of poetry which confounds it with metrical composition.

From The Literature of Ecstasy by Mordell, Albert

‘Between the language of prose and that of metrical composition, there neither is, nor can be, any essential difference.’

From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David

‘There neither is nor can be any essential difference between the language of prose and metrical composition.’

From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David

Study the Laws governing Metrical Composition If you feel you can best express yourself in verse, make a comprehensive study of the laws governing metrical composition.

From The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors by Klickmann, Flora




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