THE SEPTENARY, THE ALEXANDRINE, AND THE THREE-FOOT LINE
§ 135. The septenary 192
136. Irregularity of structure of the septenary rhyming
line as shown in the _Moral Ode_ 193
137. Regularity of the rhymeless septenary verse of the
_Ormulum_ 193
138. The septenary with a masculine ending 194
139. The septenary as employed in early lyrical poems and
ballads 195
140. Use of the septenary in Modern English 196
141-4. Intermixture of septenaries, alexandrines, and
four-beat lines 197
145, 146. Origin of the 'Poulter's Measure' 202
147. The alexandrine: its first use 204
148. Structure of the alexandrine in Mysteries and
Moral Plays 205
149. The alexandrine in Modern English 205
150. The three-foot line 206