septenary
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Behind each figure are rows of glyphs and in the upper corner to the left of the spectator is the septenary series headed by the initial-sign.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
Senary applied to the physical man; the septenary to his spirit, 634-l.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
Keep on dividing this number by 7 until there is nothing more left to divide, and the remainders will be found to be 11333311 which is 1,000,000 expressed in the septenary scale.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
No number has ever been so universally in repute as the septenary.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
But on account of its customary pause after the fourth foot, it very early broke into two short lines of four and three stresses each, and thus the septenary couplet became the ballad stanza.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
In this play the alexandrine is the dominant measure, though mingled with occasional septenaries still.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
Chapman's translation of Iliad is the longest modern English poem in septenaries.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
We find, therefore, tumbling verse, alexandrines, septenaries, and intricate strophic forms, all commonly written with slight regard for syllable-counting principles.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
The poem opens with a septenary— "Tho Iesu Crist an eorthe was, mylde weren his dede;" and septenaries and alexandrines are used interchangeably.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
These are the literal meanings; the mystic meanings are very different, and among other things denote the septenary prismatic colours and other septenaries in nature.
From Simon Magus by George Robert Stow Mead
