The Reader cannot but perceive that the manner of placing Ingens has a wonderful Effect; it makes him hear the melancholy Voice groan through the Grove. VII. The changing the common Pronunciation of Words, as thus: "Fluviorum Rex Eridanus. And "Stridere apes utero & ruptis efferveĕre coftis. VIII. Lines contrary to the common Measure, or rather without any Measure at all, viz. Quod fieri ferro, liquidove poteft electro, "Saxa per & fcopulos & depreffas convalles. IX, X, XI. These are the three Articles formerly mentioned, namely, the Alliteratio, the Allufio Verborum, and the Affonantia Syllabarum. 1. As to the Alliteratio. This is of feveral Kinds, it is Initial, Single and Double; fometimes Treble, or more frequent. It is likewife Mix'd, that is, both in the firft Letters of the Words, and in the following Syllables. It is fometimes fo often repeated, that it may be term'd Affultus, or an Attack upon, or a storming of the Ear. The following are Examples of the Single Allite Quid faciat lætas fegetes, quo fidere terram "Vertere, Macenas, ulmifque adjungere vites, "Conveniat: quæ cura boum, qui cultus habendo. Again, Sed viva volare "Sideris in numerum. + пси aquara placit Patrice valider in Viscera Vestite vires. xx sie ait et dich cities tumida ་ Of the Double initial Alliteratio, this is an Example. "Totaque thuriferis Panchaia pinguis arenis. Of the Treble and more frequent initial Allitera tio, this is an Example. Et fola in ficca fecum fpatiatur arena. The Mix'd Alliteratio, and the Affultus are to be found in these two Lines. "Illas ducit amor trans Gargara, tranfque fonantem In these two Lines the Vowel a is repeated fourteen 2. Of the Allufio Verborum, the following are "Nec "Nec nocturna quidem carpentes pensa puellæ. Again, "Hoc metuens, molemque & montes infuper altos. Again, "Stat fonipes, ac frena ferox fpumantia mandit. Again, "Vitaville vices Danaum. 3. Of the Alfonantia Syllabarum or Rhyme, there are in Virgil the several following Sorts. 1. The plain direct Rhyme, which is of two. Kinds, Single or Double. 2. The intermediate or cafual plain Rhyme. 3. The Scanning conclufive Rhyme. So called, because it would hardly be perceived by the Generality of Readers unless they first scann'd the Verse, but when they have done that in three or four Lines, the Ear will afterwards make the neceffary Diftinction without any further Trouble. I will explain and give Examples of all these feveral forts of Rhyme in their Order. 1. To treat of the plain Single direct Rhyme. The following Verfes are Examples of this fort of Rhyme: But to make them more like our own, I will divide the Verfe into two Parts. Hundreds more of thefe Lines might be produced, but thefe are fufficient. Of the plain direct Double Rhyme (which is the fort of Rhyme the Spectator fpeaks of N° 60, and which the Monks were in Love with) the following are Inftances. "Hic labor extremus, longarum hæc meta viarum. "I nunc & verbis Again, "Virtutem illude fuperbis. Again, "Cornua veletarum 2. Of the intermediate plain Rhyme, the following are Examples. "Impofuit, regemque dedit, qui fædere certo. And And, "Defcendo, ac ducente Deo flammam inter & hoftes. In this Paffage Virgil ufes Deus in fpeaking of a Goddess, for no other Reason imaginable but to enrich his Verse with Rhyme. 3. Of the fcanning conclufive Rhyme the following are Inftances. "Sylveftrem tenui mufam medi-taris ā-venā. "Nudus in ignota pali-nure jā-cebis ā-renā. From whence it appears that Virgil's Poetry is almost all Rhyme of one kind or other; and it is evident beyond Difpute that he generally concludes his strong, founding, majestick Paragraphs with a full Rhyme, for which I refer to that fine Line already more than once mentioned, which fums up the Praises of Italy. "Totaque thuriferis Panchaia pinguis arenis. And to the Conclufion of his finest Work. "Hic vero fubitum, ac dictu mirabile monftrum Afpiciunt: liquefacta boum per vifcera toto "Stridere apes utero, & ruptis effervere coftis, Immenfafque trabi nubes; jamque arbore fumma Confluere, & lentis uvam demittere ramis. And to this I will add the laft Line of the Epilogue to the Georgicks. "Tityre |