On Quantitative Metre 343Ble_
sse ̆da_
re|the ̆mee_
k;|fo ̆rthe_
ysha ̆ll|i ̆nhe_
ri ̆t|the ̆ea_
rth.|Ble_
sse ̆da_
re|the ̆me_
rci ̆fu ̆l;|fo ̆rthe_
ysha ̆ll|o ̆btai_
nme_
rcy ̆.|Ble_
sse ̆da_
re|the ̆pu_
re i ̆nhea_
rt;|fo ̆rthe_
ysha ̆ll see_
|Go_
d.|Or from St. Paul, —
Thou_
gh I_
spea_
k|wi ̆th the ̆to_
ngues|o ̆fme_
n|a ̆nd o ̆fa_
nge ̆ls|a ̆nd ha_
veno ̆t|cha_
ri ̆ty ̆,|I_
a ̆mbe ̆co_
me|a ̆ssou_
ndi ̆ng bra_
ss|o ̆ra ̆ti_
nkli ̆ng|cy_
mba ̆l.|A ̆nd thou_
gh I_
ha ̆ve|the ̆gi_
ft|o ̆fpro_
phe ̆cy ̆|a ̆nd u ̆nde ̆rsta_
nd|a_
ll my_
ste ̆rie ̆s|a ̆nd a_
ll kno_
wle ̆dge,|a ̆nd thou_
gh I_
ha ̆ve|a_
ll fai_
th|so_
tha ̆tI_
cou ̆ld|re ̆mo_
ve mou_
ntai ̆ns,|a ̆nd ha_
ve|no ̆tcha_
ri ̆ty ̆,|I_
a ̆mno_
thi ̆ng.|If we take Shakespeare’s prose in a well-known passage, we
shall find the same law of quantitative rhythm automatically
arranging his word-movement —
Thi ̆sgoo_
dly ̆fra_
me,|the ̆ea_
rth, see_
ms to ̆|me ̆a ̆ste_
ri_
le|pro_
mo ̆nto_
ry ̆;|
thi ̆smo_
st e_
xce ̆l|le ̆nt ca_
no ̆py ̆,|the ̆ai_
r, l o o_
kyou ̆,|thi ̆sbra_
ve o’e_
rha_
ng-|i ̆ng fi_
rma ̆me_
nt,|thi ̆sma ̆je_
sti ̆|ca ̆lroo_
ffre_
tte ̆d|wi ̆th go_
lde ̆nfi_
re,|—
why_
,i ̆ta ̆ppea_
rs|to ̆me ̆no_
o_
th|e ̆rthi_
ng tha ̆na ̆|fou_
la ̆nd pe_
sti ̆|le ̆ntco_
ngre ̆ga_
|tio ̆no ̆fva_
pou ̆rs.|Wha ̆ta ̆pie_
ce o ̆f|wo_
rk i ̆sa ̆ma_
n!|Ho_
w
no_
ble ̆i ̆n|rea_
so ̆n,|ho_
wi_
nfi ̆ni ̆te| ̆infa_
cu ̆lty ̆!|i ̆nfo_
rm,|i ̆nmo_
vi ̆ng|ho_
we ̆xpre_
ss a ̆nd|a_
dmi ̆ra ̆ble!|i ̆na_
ctio ̆nho_
w|li_
ke a ̆na_
nge ̆l!|i ̆n
a_
ppre ̆he_
nsio ̆n|ho_
wli_
ke a ̆go_
d!|the ̆beau_
ty ̆o ̆f|the ̆wo_
rld!|the ̆
pa_
ra ̆go ̆n|o ̆fa_
ni ̆ma_
ls!|A ̆nd ye_
t, to ̆me_
,|wha_
ti ̆sthi ̆s qui_
nt|e ̆sse ̆nce o ̆fdu_
st?|