Key to
practical
English prosody and versification.
Carey - 1796 - Key to Practical English Prosody
Key to
practical
English prosody and versification.
By J.
Carey .
.
.
Carey, John, 1756-1826.
London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, by J. Gillet, 1816.
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? KEY
TO
PRACTICA
ENGLISH PR
AND
VERSIFICATION.
BY J. CAREY, LL, 1).
PRIVATE TEACHER.
lonDon,;
PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY,
PATERNOSTER ROW,
By J. CUM, Crcrwn Court, Fleet Street,
1816.
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? KEY
Iambic verses of eight syllables, with a mixture of other
Feet besides the Iambus.
(Page 76 of the Prosody. )
I court the Muse, and mark the day
Steal, calm and undisturb'd, away.
v. ? <<, _ u _
TPAen sWE//1 have the pow'r to bless,
And raise up merit in distress?
3
Sec Peace, with all her rural train,
Health, Plenty, Joy, return again.
4
Peace and content would bless each day,
The hours serenely glide away. . . .
5
Not all the world can now impart
A charm to glad my drooping heart.
6
Wrest from vindictive Rage his prey:
Destroy Oppression's iron sway.
B
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7
He now feels wants unknown before,
Wants still increas? wg with his store.
s f. * * '. ; .
Cowards are cruel: but the brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.
9
The spring, that gave her blossoms birth,
Tore them for everfrom the earth.
. 10
The noble palms of conquest crown
The godlike \ ictor veith renown.
11 i
Hast thou old Greece and Rome survey'd
and the vast sense of. Plato weigh'd ?
12 :.
Lord! in thy sine protection blest,
Submissive will I ever rest.
13
I mark his true, his faithful way,
and in my service, copy Tray. .
14
Shall Britain, on her native strand,
Shrink from a foe's inferior hand ?
15
Thus ev'ry object of creation ,Vi . . . .
Can furnish hints to Contemplation ;
and, from the most minute and mean,
A yir-\-tuous mind | cau morals glean.
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? Key to English Prosody.
16
Heedless of int'rest, ma-\->>y an hour
He loses in the myrtle bow'r.
17
Yon tow'ring oak, extending wide,
Provokes destruction by its pride.
18
Ttach mt to bless my. lowly lot,
Confin'd to this paternal cot.
19
The gentle Zephyrs, as they fly,
On bahny wings, shall bear a sigh.
CO
Each youth of martial hope shall feel
True ralour's animating zeal.
21
Who dwells iu yonder little cot,
And envies not the monarch's lot?
22
She softly breathes, " ah I sigh no more
" Thy Nelson gains th' Elysidn shore. "
23
See, rushing from the farm and fold,
Her sons in glory's lists enroll'd.
24
o Godless! yet assert thy claim,
And y'mdicate thy injur'd name.
25 '. >' . '. . i . :
More fatal than the Siren's song
The crafty flatt'rer's wily tongue.
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26
Some love the clash of hostile arms,
The trumpet's clang, the camp's alarms.
27
Herefaithful mem'ry may review
The scenes that time can ne'er renew.
28
once time is past, we call in vain.
No tears can bring it back again.
29
Wanton in Sol's meridian ray,
Sip nectar from each bloomy spray.
30
Thy glitt'ring pinions charm mine eyes,
StainJd with bright beauty's brilliant dies.
31
The thought would mar thy present joy,
Mix with thy bliss a base alloy
32
Though bless'd with friends, with youth, and health,
And all the gay parade of wealth,
With ev'ry earthly mean of bliss,
The road to happiness we miss.
33
The records q/"departed worth
To noblest sentiments give birth.
34
Down in the green sequester'd shade,
The streamlet pours its clear cascade.
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35 i >
Possess'd of all the . charms that grace
The brightest h\f the female race.
36
I find in thee a tender friend,:
In thee a patron to defend.
37 '
In ev'ry clime, from pole to pole,
Where wind can blow or billow roll,.
Britannia's barks the coast explore,
Waft science, peace, and plenty o'er*
381 .
Carey, John, 1756-1826.
London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, by J. Gillet, 1816.
http://hdl. handle. net/2027/hvd. hnjin7
Public Domain, Google-digitized
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We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole. It is possible that current copyright holders, heirs or the estate of the authors of individual portions of the work, such as illustrations or photographs, assert copyrights over these portions. Depending on the nature of subsequent use that is made, additional rights may need to be obtained independently of anything we can address. The digital images and OCR of this work were produced by Google, Inc. (indicated by a watermark on each page in the PageTurner). Google requests that the images and OCR not be re-hosted, redistributed or used commercially. The images are provided for educational, scholarly, non-commercial purposes.
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? KEY
TO
PRACTICA
ENGLISH PR
AND
VERSIFICATION.
BY J. CAREY, LL, 1).
PRIVATE TEACHER.
lonDon,;
PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY,
PATERNOSTER ROW,
By J. CUM, Crcrwn Court, Fleet Street,
1816.
? ? Generated for Christian Pecaut (University of Chicago) on 2014-12-26 11:49 GMT / http://hdl. handle. net/2027/hvd. hnjin7 Public Domain, Google-digitized / http://www. hathitrust. org/access_use#pd-google
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? KEY
Iambic verses of eight syllables, with a mixture of other
Feet besides the Iambus.
(Page 76 of the Prosody. )
I court the Muse, and mark the day
Steal, calm and undisturb'd, away.
v. ? <<, _ u _
TPAen sWE//1 have the pow'r to bless,
And raise up merit in distress?
3
Sec Peace, with all her rural train,
Health, Plenty, Joy, return again.
4
Peace and content would bless each day,
The hours serenely glide away. . . .
5
Not all the world can now impart
A charm to glad my drooping heart.
6
Wrest from vindictive Rage his prey:
Destroy Oppression's iron sway.
B
? ? Generated for Christian Pecaut (University of Chicago) on 2014-12-26 11:49 GMT / http://hdl. handle. net/2027/hvd. hnjin7 Public Domain, Google-digitized / http://www. hathitrust. org/access_use#pd-google
? 2 Key to English Prosody.
7
He now feels wants unknown before,
Wants still increas? wg with his store.
s f. * * '. ; .
Cowards are cruel: but the brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.
9
The spring, that gave her blossoms birth,
Tore them for everfrom the earth.
. 10
The noble palms of conquest crown
The godlike \ ictor veith renown.
11 i
Hast thou old Greece and Rome survey'd
and the vast sense of. Plato weigh'd ?
12 :.
Lord! in thy sine protection blest,
Submissive will I ever rest.
13
I mark his true, his faithful way,
and in my service, copy Tray. .
14
Shall Britain, on her native strand,
Shrink from a foe's inferior hand ?
15
Thus ev'ry object of creation ,Vi . . . .
Can furnish hints to Contemplation ;
and, from the most minute and mean,
A yir-\-tuous mind | cau morals glean.
? ? Generated for Christian Pecaut (University of Chicago) on 2014-12-26 11:49 GMT / http://hdl. handle. net/2027/hvd. hnjin7 Public Domain, Google-digitized / http://www. hathitrust. org/access_use#pd-google
? Key to English Prosody.
16
Heedless of int'rest, ma-\->>y an hour
He loses in the myrtle bow'r.
17
Yon tow'ring oak, extending wide,
Provokes destruction by its pride.
18
Ttach mt to bless my. lowly lot,
Confin'd to this paternal cot.
19
The gentle Zephyrs, as they fly,
On bahny wings, shall bear a sigh.
CO
Each youth of martial hope shall feel
True ralour's animating zeal.
21
Who dwells iu yonder little cot,
And envies not the monarch's lot?
22
She softly breathes, " ah I sigh no more
" Thy Nelson gains th' Elysidn shore. "
23
See, rushing from the farm and fold,
Her sons in glory's lists enroll'd.
24
o Godless! yet assert thy claim,
And y'mdicate thy injur'd name.
25 '. >' . '. . i . :
More fatal than the Siren's song
The crafty flatt'rer's wily tongue.
? ? Generated for Christian Pecaut (University of Chicago) on 2014-12-26 11:49 GMT / http://hdl. handle. net/2027/hvd. hnjin7 Public Domain, Google-digitized / http://www. hathitrust. org/access_use#pd-google
? 4 Key to English Prosody.
26
Some love the clash of hostile arms,
The trumpet's clang, the camp's alarms.
27
Herefaithful mem'ry may review
The scenes that time can ne'er renew.
28
once time is past, we call in vain.
No tears can bring it back again.
29
Wanton in Sol's meridian ray,
Sip nectar from each bloomy spray.
30
Thy glitt'ring pinions charm mine eyes,
StainJd with bright beauty's brilliant dies.
31
The thought would mar thy present joy,
Mix with thy bliss a base alloy
32
Though bless'd with friends, with youth, and health,
And all the gay parade of wealth,
With ev'ry earthly mean of bliss,
The road to happiness we miss.
33
The records q/"departed worth
To noblest sentiments give birth.
34
Down in the green sequester'd shade,
The streamlet pours its clear cascade.
? ? Generated for Christian Pecaut (University of Chicago) on 2014-12-26 11:49 GMT / http://hdl. handle. net/2027/hvd. hnjin7 Public Domain, Google-digitized / http://www. hathitrust. org/access_use#pd-google
? Key to, English. Prosody.
35 i >
Possess'd of all the . charms that grace
The brightest h\f the female race.
36
I find in thee a tender friend,:
In thee a patron to defend.
37 '
In ev'ry clime, from pole to pole,
Where wind can blow or billow roll,.
Britannia's barks the coast explore,
Waft science, peace, and plenty o'er*
381 .
