rhythmus

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The musical impression made by a period consisting of long and short syllables arranged in a certain order is what the Greeks called rhythmus, the Latins numerus, and we melody or measure.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

I rendered it from the French version, preserving the rhythmus and the measure of the original.” 

From Servian Popular Poetry by Bowring, John

The Polish polkas and mazurkas, with their changing and fugitive rhythmus and their lively, uneven time, admirably184 embody the light and graceful spirit of this people.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various

All poetry is made by the ear, which must be the sole judge—it is a sort of musical rhythmus.

From Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 by Moore, Thomas

This defect is held by the Experimentalist to result from inattention to rhythmus: so much he thinks has been proved by Mr. Thelwall.

From The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg by Hogg, James