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Definition of Semipeds
1. semiped [n] - See also: semiped
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semipeds
Literary usage of Semipeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of James Harris, Esq. by James Harris (1841)
"An English heroic verse consists of ten semipeds, or half-feet. Now, in the lines
above mentioned, the pauses are varied upon different ..."
2. The Works of James Harris, Esq. by James Harris, James Harris Malmesbury (1841)
"An English heroic verse consists of ten semipeds, or half-feet Now, in the lines
above mentioned, the pauses are varied upon different ..."
3. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"Harris of Hermes fame has a little about poetry, and redeems his terrible
description of Milton's verse as consisting of " ten semipeds" by admitting that ..."
4. English Metrists by Thomas Stewart Omond (1903)
"Milton's verse consists of " ten semipeds," and may carry a pause on any of
these (cf. p. 92, note) An early work by the author of Hermes. ..."
5. English Metrists by Thomas Stewart Omond (1903)
"Milton's verse consists of "ten semipeds," and may carry a pause on any of these (cf.
p. 92, note) An early work by the author of Hermes. ..."
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