Γαλλαὶ μη|τρὸς ὀρείης| φιλόθυρσοι| δρομάδες
and in English:--
“Perished many a maid and matron, many a valorous legionary,
Fell the colony, city and citadel, London, Verulam, Camuloduné.”
(Tennyson).
2717. Horace (3, 12) employs a system of ten pure Ionics _ā minōre_,
e.g.:--
Miserā́rum (e)st | nequ(e) amṓrī | dare lū́dum | neque dúlcī
mala vīnō | laver(e) aút ex animā́rī
metuéntīs | patruaé ver|bera línguae.
There is generally a diaeresis after each foot.
[Errata:
2714 ... ⏕ ⏕́ [⏓] | [⏕] ⏑ [⏑] - # ⏕ ⏕́ [⏓] | [⏑] ⏑ ⏓́ ⌅
The notations in brackets represent:
⏕ ⏕́ [1] | [2] ⏑ [3] - # ⏕ ⏕́ [1] | [4] ⏑ ⏓́ ⌅
1: breve over bracketed long line
2: pair of breves over long line over bracketed breve
3: accented long line over bracketed pair of breves
4: pair of breves over bracketed breve over bracketed long line ]
#Lyric Metres of Horace.#