rhythmus
Example Sentences
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Their movement kept time with the rhythmus of the declamation, and in this accompaniment the utmost grace and beauty were aimed at.
From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John
I rendered it from the French version, preserving the rhythmus and the measure of the original.”
From Servian Popular Poetry by Bowring, John
I wrote in the greatest hurry and fury, and sent it to you the day after; so, doubtless, there will be some awful constructions, and a rather lawless conscription of rhythmus.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
Even the irregularities of Shakspeare's versification are expressive; a verse broken off, or a sudden change of rhythmus, coincides with some pause in the progress of the thought, or the entrance of another mental disposition.
From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John
They register less completely, it seems to me, because the departure is too sudden in the rhythmus of the artist.
From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Hartley, Marsden
