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but for all they say, these feet will force
themselves upon them against their will, and it will
not always be possible for them to employ the dactyl
or their beloved paean, which they select for special
praise because it so rarely forms part of a verse rhythm. It is not, however, the words which cause
some feet to be of more common occurrence than
others; for the words cannot be increased or
diminished in bulk, nor yet can they, like the notes
in music, be made short or long at will; everything
depends on transposition and arrangement.
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