Em nḗ|m(ō) habet hō|r(um)? occī́|distī. #
dīc ígi|tur quis ha|bet né|scīs (Pl. _Aul._ 720).
Hunc hómi|nem decet | aur(ō) éx|pend(ī): huic #
decĕt státu|am statu(ī) | ex aú|rō (Pl. _B._ 640).
THE ANAPAESTIC DIMETER ACATALECTIC (or _Quaternarius_).
2687. This verse consists of two anapaestic dipodies, or four complete
anapaestic feet. There is generally a diaeresis after the second foot,
and the fourth thesis is not resolved. The scheme is:--
⏑ ⏑ -́ | ⏑ ⏑ -̇ # ⏑ ⏑ -́ | ⏑ ⏑ -̇
- -́ | - -̇ # - -́ | - -̇
- ⏑́ ⏑ | - ⏑̇ ⏑ # - ⏑́ ⏑ |
⏑ ⏑ ⏑́ ⏑ | ⏑ ⏑ ⏑̇ ⏑ # ⏑ ⏑ ⏑́ ⏑ |