BY

T. S. OMOND

"The ear is a rational sense, and a chief judge of pro-
portion."-THOS. CAMPION.

"A dunce like myself measures verse... by ear and
not by finger."-A. C. SWINBURNE.

CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.

TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.

904 056 st

TO ALL LOVERS OF ENGLISH POETRY.

THE "PERIOD "-TIME AND PAUSE

II. THE "PERIOD"-ACCENT

III. THE "PERIOD "-QUANTITY

IV. DUPLE METRE (GENERAL)

V. DUPLE METRE (SPECIAL)

VI. TRIPLE METRE

VII. QUADRUPLE METRE, ETC.
VIII.

EXEMPLIFICATIONS OF METHOD

APPENDIX: PSEUDO-CLASSICAL MEASURES