TOMTEN.

9. _Står där så grå_--the frequent omission of the subject (cf. lines

17, 21, 25, 33), in imitation of an ancient manner, lends quaintness and

an antiquated air to the poem.

67. Rhyming and stressing the pronoun _som_ is a breach of the rules of

good style rare in the polished and precise diction of Rydberg.

75-76. Prose order: _blott bruset av forsens fall höres helt sakta från

fjärran_.

85. _Månen sänker sin tysta ban_--a poetic ellipse; supply _sig på_

after _sänker_.

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