k Marius Victorious
reverses
the names of those two feet.
Latin - Elements of Latin Prosody and Metre Compiled with Selections
THE final syllable of every verse (except the Anapaestic
and the Ionic a minore) may be either long or short, at the
option . of the poet; that is, a long syllable may be used to
close a verse, though the measure require one that is short,
and a short syllable may be used though the measure require
one that is long. Thus, in the first of the following lines,
the long syllable RJ? is made to stand in place of a short,
and in the second, the short syllable QUE stands in lieu of
a long. 0
Horat. Jam satis terris nivis atgue diR? .
Virg. Aresae, S/iiogue, Thaliaque, CymodoceQWE.
c There are two opinions respecting the final syllable of a verse, one, that
it is common, the other, th:>t it is necessarily long on account of the pause
or suspension of the voice, which usually follows it in pronunciation. E have
i^iven the former in the text, as being the one most generally followed.
The principle on which it depends, is not that the syllable in question un-
dergoes any actual change of quantity, but simply that by reason of its posi-
tion at the end of the line, and the interruption which the metre lliere sus-
tains, the same strictness is not required as in other syllables differently
situated; and the real quantity of the syllabic becomes so comparativelv
Unimportant, that the poet has the license, of which we are treating, allowed
him. The remarks of Hermann (litem. Doctr. Metr. 1, 9 ) are fully to the
point. " Quura in numeris tempore omnia certa esse :ic definita debeant,
" facile intelligitur, in numerisipsis nihil usqnam posse aneeps esse; itmjue
" si quse invtniuntur ancipites syllabic, i. e. qu;e breves sil t qmmi longie
f< esse debeant, vel longie quum debeant breves esse, ea% quod ad numerum
" attinet, pro talibus numerari, quales debeant esse, etsi non sint tales. Id
" autem nemo non videt sic tantuiu fieri posse, si qui sint in numeris loci
" in quibus pravitas ista mensural nihil aut. pnrum offensionis haheat. Hujus-
" modi loci duo sunt. Units est in Anacrusi ex una brevi syllaba, Alter est
" in fine ordinis, ubi qnoniam nihil sequilur, quod terminnm ponat crtum,
" ac potins pausa qugednm succedit, pariter delilescit mensura; pravitas.
" Utide vel brevis syllaba longas locum tenere potest, vel longa pro brevi
" esse. "--Pot' the opposite doctrine, sue Clarke's note on Iliad, A. 51.
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SECT. XXIII.
REMARKS ON THE QUANTITY OF THE PENULT OF WORDS.
1. PATRONYMICS in IDES orADES usually shorten
the penult; as Priamides, Atlantiades, Sec. Unless they
come from nouns in eus ; as Pelides, Tydides, 8cc. d
2. Patronymics and similar words in AIS, EIS, ITIS,
OIS, OTIS, INE, and ONE, commonly lengthen the pe-
nult ; as Achais, Ptolemais, Chryseis, JEneis, Memfihilis,
Latdis, Icaridtis, JVerine, Arisione. Except Thebais and
Phocais; and Nereis, which is common.
3. Adjectives in ACUS, ICUS, IDUS, ajnd IMUS, for
the most part shorten the penult; as JEgyfitiacw, academi-
cus, lefiidus, legitimus ; also superlatives, asforti&simus, &c.
Except ofiticus, amicus, afiricus, fiudicus, mendicus, fiosti-
cus, fidus, infidus, (but ficrfidus, of fier $s\& fides, is short,)
bimus, yuadrimus, fiatrimus, matrimus, opimus; and two
superlatives, imus, firimus.
4. Adjectives in EMUS have the penult long; as fios-
tremus.
5. Adjectives in ALIS, ANUS, ARUS, IRUS, IVUS,
ORUS, OSUS, UDUS, URUS, and UTUS, lengthen the
d In a paper on " Greek patronymics," published in the European Ma-
gazine for August, 1817, Dr. Carey, in remarking on the patronymics
AT^fifm, n>>x</<f>>? , &c. and their corresponding Latin forms, (which he
? writes with EI instead of the long I alone, as) Mreides, Peleides, observes,
" I conceive, that wherever, in Greek or Latin poetry, we find one of those
patronymics in sucli a position as to allow the alternative of one long syllable
or two short, we are, if not bound, at least authorized, to pronounce the EI
as two distinct syllables; thus producing, in each of the following instances,
a dactyl, instead of the spondee, which is produced by the ordinary mode
of pronunciation; ex. gr.
KitiiSni ts <<v*f unfjMV, *<<i tits A^iKKnt.
Atrftdan, Priamumque, et sxvum ambubus Achillem.
Thus also, instead of spondaic lines in the following instances, (Iliad, B. 9.
and P. 191. )
E\8a>v ei; kkitdii AyafttfAiwof ATgiiJao
Oi wgor/ xtrTU esgov KAvra. Ttv%tx XlttM'if&o
we should have verbs of the regular form, with the dactyl in the fifth place:
and the same remark applies to Hhmiuvo. , which often occurs in the
Iliad, and to various other patronymics, which it is not here necessary to
enumerate. "
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ON THE QUANTITY OF THE PENULT OF WORDS.
penult; as dotdlis, urbdnus, avdrus, delirus, astivus, deed-
rus, formosus, fiercrudus, edurus, astutus. Except barba-
rus, ofiifidrus.
6. Adjectives in ILIS, if derived from verbs, shorten tlie
penult; as agilis,facilis, habllis, &c. But derivatives from
nouns usually lengthen it; as anilis, civilis, heritis, 8cc. To
these add exHis, subtilis ; and names of months, as Afirilis,
Quinctilis, Sextilis : except humilis, fiarilis, and also simi-
lis. But all adjectives in ATILIS are short; as versatilis,
volatilis, umbraiilis, Sec.
7. Adjectives in INUS, derived from inanimate things, as
plants, trees, stones, &c. also from adverbs of time, or from
substantives denoting the four seasons of the year, shorten
the penult; as amaracinus, crocinus, hyactnthinus; cedri-
nus, Jaginuty oleaginus; adamantinus, crystallinus, sma-
ragdinus; crastinus, diutlnus, serotinus; earinus, ofiori-
nus, chimerinus, therinus i also annotlnus, hornotinus. To
which add bombycinus, elefihaniinus, which seem to refer
rather to the silk and ivory, than to the animals themselves.
8. Adjectives in INUS, derived from living things, also
numeral distributives, proper names, and gentile nouns,
lengthen the penult; as agninus, caninus, lefiorinus; binus,
trinus, quinus; Albinus, Cratinus, Justinus; Alexandri-
nus, Latinus, Venusinus, &c. To which add adjectives of
place; as collinus, marinus, vicinus; and those derived
from nouns denoting time; as malutinus, vesfiertinus ; to-
gether with all other adjectives in INUS not included in
the preceding rule; as festinus, libertinus, inofilnus, fiere-
grinus, aufiinus, &c.
9. Diminutives in OLUS, OLA, OLUM, and ULUS,
ULA, ULUM, always shorten the penult; as urceolus,
Jiliola, mustedium ; lectulus, ratiuncula, corculum, 8ec.
10. Adverbs in TIM, lengthen the penult; as ofifiiddtim,
viritim, Iributim. Except affdtim, flerfietim, and statim *
It. Desideratives in URIO shorten the antepenultima,
which in the second or third person is the penult; as esurio,
esuris, esurit. But other verbs in URIO lengthen that
syllable; as ligurio, hguris ; scatiirio, scaturit. -.
e But etdtim, signifying, " on the spot," " steadily," " constantly," has
the penult long. It occurs in Plautus, Amp*. 1, 1, 84. Ib. 120. and in
Terence, Phorm. 5, 3, 7. It is said to be derived, in common with st&tin,
from the same verb, Sto. Sec page 12. note a.
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SECT. XXIV.
OF FEET.
A Foot is a combination of two or more syllables,' with
due regard to their times or quantities.
Feet in metre are so called, because, by their aid, the
voice, as it were, moves along through the verse, in a mea-
sured pace.
Feet are divided into simple and compound. Of the
simple feet, four are of two, and eight of three syllables.
The compound feet are sixteen in number3 and contain each
four syllables.
SIMPLE FEET OF TWO SYLLABLES.
J. The Spondee, Sfiondaus, consists of two long syllables,
as omnes ; and derives its name from <nrov3v>, libatio, from
its being particularly used in the measure employed at sa-
crifices, on account of its majestic gravity.
2. The Pyrrhic, Pyrrichius, consists of two short syllables,
as Deus; and is so called, according to Hesychius, from
the Tlvfrxn ofxm;, or Pyrrhic dance, in the measure adapted
to which, this fool was predominant.
3- The Trochee, Trochteus, consists of one long and one
short syllable, as servdt; and takes its name from the verb
>>? >>Jf>>>>> currere, because it moves quickly. But Cicero,
Quintilian, and Terentianus, call it Choreus, from the word
chorus, because it is well adapted to dancing and music.
4. The Iambus, Iambus, consists of one short and one long
syllable, as fiids; and is so denominated from the verb
laffTEiy, maledkere, this foot having been at first peculiarly
appropriated to satyrical compositions
f Not more than three according to Quintilian, 9, 4. There can in
strictness be no feet of four syllables, since no word over three syllables can
be found which is not formed by the union of simple feet.
g According to some, the name is derived from iu. f*Gi? uv> maledicere,
hut this is rather a derivation itself from u(tCtt. According to others, it
comes from IttftCn, a young female, who having been severely attacked
in some satyrical verses, put an end to her existence: and on this account
they suppose that the Iambus consists of a short and a long, quod i i/'fj/s
e parvo orta principio, in magnum malum desinat,"
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SIMPLE FEET OF THREE SYLLABLES.
1. The Molossus, Molossus, consists of three long syl-
lables, as delectdnt; and takes its name from the Molossi, a
people of Epirus, with whom it was a favourite foot.
2. The Tribrac, Tribrdchys, consists of three short syl-
lables, as melius ; whence its name is derived, being com-
posed of t{? >>j, /res, and fy*xvU brevis. But Quintilian ge-
nerally calls it Trochteusfi
3. The Dactyl, Dactyhts, consists of one long and two
short syllables, as cdrmina; and derives its name from &*x-
tiAo? , digitus, the comparative length of its three syllables
resembling that of the three joints which compose the finger,
the first being longer than either of the other two. Cicero
calls this foot Herous, from its being particularly made use
of in relating the exploits of heroes.
4. The Anapaest, Anafiastus, consists of two short syl-
lables and one long, as animos; and is thus denominated
from the verb u>><xita. iuv, refiercutere, because those who
danced according to the cadence of this foot, used to beat
the ground in a manner directly contrary to that which was
observed in the Dactyl.
5. The Bacchic, Bacchiusj consists of one short syllable
and two long, as dolores ; and is so called from its having,
been frequently used in the hymns of Bacchus.
6. The Antibacchic, Antibacchius, consists of txvo long
syllables and one short, as fiettuntur; and takes its name
from its opposition to the Bacchic.
7. The Ampbimacer or Cretic, Amfihim&cer sive Creticus,
is composed of one short syllable between two long, as cds-
litem. Both these names are mentioned in Quintilian, who
makes the latter the more usual one. The first comes from
a/iifi, utrinque, and juaxjo;, longus; and the latter is owing
to the circumstance of its having been a favourite foot with
the people of Crete,
h The Trochseus anil the Tribrac, are in fact /ro^jovs/, or interchange-
able ip metre, the long syllable of the former being equal in time to the
first and second syllables of the latter, taken together.
i Terentisnus Maurns reverses the names of the Bacchic and Anti-
bacchic. The common distinction however has the authority of Quintilian
(9, 4. ) in its favour.
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8. The Amphibrac, AmfMbrachys, consists of one long
syllable between two short, as amdre ; and is so called from
utrinque, and B^x^i brevis.
COMPOUND FEET.
1. The double Spondee, Disfiond&us, is composed of four
long syllables, as infinitis, that is, of two Spondees put to-
gether.
2. The Proceleusmatic, Proceleusmaticus, consists of two
Pyrrhics, that is, of four short syllables, as hominibus. It is
said to have taken its name from xEXiuayxa, " hortamentum
quod remigibus datur," being well adapted by its celerity to
sudden and unexpected occasions.
3. The double Iambus, DHambus, consists of two Iam-
buses, as severitds.
4. The double Trochee or double Choree, Dilrochxus
sive Dichorxus, consists of two Trochees, as fiermanire.
5. The greater Ionic, Ionicus major, sive a mq/ore, consists
of a Spondee and a Pyrrhic, that is, of two long and two
short syllables, as cdlcdribus.
6. The smaller Ionic, Ionicus minor, sive a minore, consists
of a Pyrrhic and a Spondee, that is, of two short and two
long syllables, as firdfierdbdnt.
These two feet are called Ionic, from their having been
used chiefly by the Ionians. One is called Ionicus majort
sive a majore, because it begins with the greater quantity,
that is, with two long syllables: and the other is termed
Ionicus minor, sive a minore, because it begins with the
less quantity, that is, with two short syllables. k
7. The Choriambus, Choriambus, consists of a Choree, or
Trochee, and an Iambus, that is, of two short syllables be-
tween two long, as nobilitas.
8. The Antispast, Antisfiastus, consists of an Iambus and
a Trochee, that is, of two long syllables between two short,
as secunddre. It derives its name from the verb amoTrowrflaj,
in contrariam trdhi, because it passes from a short to a long,
and then, reversing the order, from a long to a short. .
k Marius Victorious reverses the names of those two feet.
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OF FEET.
9. The first Ephrit, Efiitritus firimus, is composed of an
Iambus and a Spondee, and consists of. one short syllable and
three long, as sdlutdntes.
10. The second Epitrit, Efiitritus secundum, is composed
of a Trochee and a Spondee, and consists of a long, a short,
and then two long syllables, as concVdti.
11. The third Epitrit, Efiitritus tertius, is composed of a
. Spondee and an Iambus, and consists of two long syllables,
followed by a short and a long, as communicant.
12. The fourth Epitrit, Efiitritus quartus, is composed of
a Spondee and a Trochee, and consists of three long syllables
and one short, as incdntdre.
These four last feet derive their name from the word
nrirgiros, which denotes a proportion, containing some cer-
tain number together with a third part thereof. This third
part in the present instance is the additional short syllable
which is joined to the three long, and from its relative
position in each, the feet are styled first, second, third, and
fourth Epitrits. 1
13. The first Paeon, Paon firimus, is composed of a
Trochee and a Pyrrhic, and consists of one long syllable
and three short, as conflcere.
14. The second Paeon, Paon secundus, is composed of an
Iambus and a Pyrrhic, and consists of a short and a long,
and then two short syllables, as resolvere.
15. The third Paeon, Paon tertius, is composed of a
Pyrrhic and a Trochee, and consists of two short syllables,
followed by a long and a short, as socldre.
16. The fourth Paeon, Paon quartus, is composed of a
Pyrrhic and an Iambus, and consists of three short syllables
and one long, as celerltds.
The Paeon may also be called Paean, these words differ-
ing only in dialect. The foot was so denominated, from its
having been particularly used in the Hymns to Apollo. --
The Paeon is directly opposed to the Epitrit. In the lat-
ter, there is one short with three long--in the former, one
long with three short. --The first, second, third, and fourth
Paeons, are so named from the relative situation of the
long syllable in each.
1 The second Epitrit was also called Kag/xo;, the third 'VnStttt and the
fourth Mwyntit) according to Hephsestion.
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To the list of compound feet, are sometimes added the
two following:--
The Dochmius,m composed of an Iambus and Amphima-
cer, and consisting of five syllables, viz. a short, two long, a
short and a long, as dberrdverdnt.
The Mesomacer," composed of a Pyrrhic and a Dactyl,
and containing also five syllables, viz. two short, a long, and
two short, as firdhlbebimus.
The following Table exhibits the Feet, both simfile and
comfiound, in the order in which they have just been
described. "
SIMPLE FEET OF TWO SYLLABLES.
C1 . Spondee . . ? . - -
(2. Pyrrhic . . . . >> <<
S 3. Trochee or Choree . . - -
1 4. Iambus . . . . << _
SIMPLE FEET OF THREE SYLLABLES.
5 1. Molossus
? 2. Tribrac
5 3. Dactyl
I 4. Anapxst
S 5. Bacchic
l 6. Antibacchic
( 7. Amphimacer or Crelic
18. Amphibrac . . *
m The Dochmius is derived from ^oYy-iot, obliqmts. It ia sometimes,
though, incorrectly, termed Dochimus, Vide Cic. Qrat- 64- ed* Ernesti,j2>>
iiotis.
n From /itiiroc, medius, and jtutsgof, Itmgut, the name b' inc derived]
from the position of, the long syllable, i,n the middle, between two short on
each side.
o With regard to feet m generat, the student wiH do 'well to reraem ber,
? what has been already briefly alluded to in a preceding note, thai, correctly
speaking, the only real feet are the twelve simple ones, and that the others
are more preDeriy measures, or combinations of the simple feet,
F2
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COMPOUND FEET.
FOUR OF THE SAME FOOT DOUBLED.
1. Double Spondee . ? *
2. Proceleusmatic . ? <<
3. Double Trochee .
4. Double Iambus
FOUR OF CONTRARY FEET.
1. Greater Ionic
2. Smaller Ionic
3. Choriambus
4. Antispast. . .
FOUR FEET, IN WHICH LONG TIMES EXCEED.
5 1. First Epitrit . . - - -
? 2. Second Epitrit . . - - -
5 3. Third Epitrit . . - - -
14. Fourth Epitrit . . , - -
FOUR FEET, IN WHICH SHORT TIMES EXCEED.
5 1. First Pseon . . . . -
12. Second Paeon . . >> - -
C 3. Third Pseon , . * - -
14. Fourth Pseon . . - . -
TWO OTHER COMPOUND FEET, OF FIVE SYLLABLES
1. Dochmius , . . . - - x
>>, Mesomacer . . <<. -. -<<
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SECT. XXV.
FIGURES OF PROSODY.
1. CJESURA.
Part 1.
THE term Caesura is used in two different senses by pro-
sodians ; first, with reference to whole verses; and secondly,
as regards single feet.
In the former acceptation, it means the division of a verse
into two portions or members, affording a short pause or
rest for the voice, in some convenient part, where that pause
may take place without injury to the sense, or the harmony
of the line ; as,
Virg. Tanta molis erat || Romanam condere gentem.
Idem. Errabant actifatia \\ maria omnia circum. .
In this sense however, it is usually, for distinction sake,
styled the canural fiause, and is chiefly connected with the
consideration of Hexameter verse. It will be treated of
more at large under that head.
In its application to single feet, the Caesura means the
division or separation which takes place in a foot, on account
of the syllables which compose that foot, belonging to differ-
ent words; as,
Virg. Pasto\res ovi\um tene\vo& de\fielltre\fxtus.
In this verse, the Caesura, in its second acceptation, occurs
three times, viz. in the second foot, between res and ovi--in
the third, between um and tene---and in the fourth, between
ros and de,p
There are three kinds of Caesura, the syllabic, the tro-
chaic, and the monosyllabic.
The Syllabic Csesura is that, in which the first part of the
divided foot consists of the last syllable of a word ; as,
Virg. jSi7ff<<|trem tenu\\ m<<|sam medi\taris a\vena.
p The term cissura, is derived from cado, to cut off. --Some give the
name to the final long syllable which remains after the completion of a pre-
ceding foot, as res, um, and ros, in the line given above. The best proso-
dians however consider it more accurate to confine the term to the separa-
tion or division which takes place in a foot, and to call the residuary long
syllable, simply a long syllable, or a semifoot. ' "
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The syllabic Caesura may take place in a heroic verse, at
the triemimeris, penthemimeris, hephthemimeris, and some-
times at the ennehemimeris ;i as,
35 7
Virg. Si canz'|mus syl\vas, *yZ|vae sint | consule I digna.
367 9
Idem, llle /c|tus nive\um mot\\\ ful\tns hya\cintho.
The Trochaic Caesura is that, in which the first part of the
divided foot consists either of a long and short syllable re-
maining at the end of a word, or of an entire word, comprised
of one long and one short syllable; as,
Virg. Fortu\f\&\\is et | llle, de\os qui | novit a\grestes.
The trochaic Caesura may take place in either of the first
five feet of a verse; as,
Virg. Arma firo\cul Cttr|rusque vi\rum mi|raiur i\nanes.
Idem. Talia \ voce re\fert, o\ terque s^alterque be\ati.
