Examples are:--

Aút un|d(e) auxili|úm pe|tam (T. _Ph._ 729).

Nṓn e|bur ne|qu(e) aúre|um (H. 2, 18, 1).

2645. (1.) This is sometimes called the Euripidean verse, from its use

by Euripides. The tribrach in the third foot is rare, and is not found

in Terence. Horace keeps all the feet pure.

2646. (2.) Plautus and Terence often use this verse between trochaic

tetrameters, but sometimes employ several _Ternarii_ in succession, as

in Plaut. _E._ 3-6, _Cas._ 953-6, _Ps._ 211-13.

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