. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . ower of grey patches plainly trace,Right and left each blade-bones place;When thy shining collars scannd,Punsters think on classic land:Thread-bare sleeves thine age proclaim,Elbows worn announce the same;Elbows mouldy-black of hue,Save where white a crack shines through;While thy parting seams declareThou rt unfit for farther wear —Then, farewell! What! Moses ! ho !«Clo\ Sir? clo, Sir? clo\ Sir? clo? 4. The fourth Trochaic species consists of fourtrochees: as, Ugh ! you little lump of bliibber,Sle
. The comic English grammar; a new and facetious introduction to the English tongue . ower of grey patches plainly trace,Right and left each blade-bones place;When thy shining collars scannd,Punsters think on classic land:Thread-bare sleeves thine age proclaim,Elbows worn announce the same;Elbows mouldy-black of hue,Save where white a crack shines through;While thy parting seams declareThou rt unfit for farther wear —Then, farewell! What! Moses ! ho !«Clo\ Sir? clo, Sir? clo\ Sir? clo? 4. The fourth Trochaic species consists of fourtrochees: as, Ugh ! you little lump of bliibber,Sleep, oh ! sleep in quiet, do !Cease awhile your bib to slobber —Cease your bottle mouth to screw. How I wish your eyelids neverWould unclose again at all;For I know as soon as everYou re awake, you re sure to squall. PROSODY. Dad and Mammy s darling honey, Tomb-stone cherub, stufFd with slops,Let each noodle, dolt, and spooneySmack, who will, your pudding chops. As for me, as soon I d smother,As I d drown a sucking cat,You, you cub, or any otherNasty little squalling brat. 205. Would you, you disagreeable old Bachelor? This form may take an additional long syllable,but this measure is very uncommon. Example: Chrononhotonthologos the Great,Godlike in a barrow kept his state. 5. The fifth Trochaic species is likewise un-common; and, as a BowbeUian would say, un-common ugly. It contains^ye trochees: as, T 206 THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR. Here lies Miiry, wife of Thomas Carter,Who to typhus fever proved a martyr. These are a specimen of the uncouth rhymesso touchingly alluded to by Gray. 6. The sixth form of the English Trochaic is aline of six trochees: as, Most bewitching damsel, charming ArJibellS,Prithee, cast an eye of pity on a fellow. The Dactylic measure is extremely following may be considered an example ofone species of it: Celia the cruel, resolvd not to marry of a heart like a fortified and battlements keeping the beaux all o
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