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Definition of Alexandrines
1. alexandrine [n] - See also: alexandrine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alexandrines
Literary usage of Alexandrines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson (1911)
"In Twelfth Night are only six alexandrines. RHYME i. Couplets. In the history of
the English drama, rhyme as a vehicle of expression precedes blank verse ..."
2. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"The Satires—The didactic and narrative pieces — Triplets and alexandrines — Note
on alexandrines in continuous verse. AMONG the numerous, and nearly always ..."
3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"... ON alexandrines* A LETTER TO SOME COUNTRY COUSINS. EAR COUSINS.—Be pleased to
receive herewith a packet of May- all's photographs, and copies of ..."
4. The Christian Platonists of Alexandria: Eight Lectures Preached Before the by Charles Bigg (1886)
"The alexandrines held, as we have seen, the theory of Indifferentism. ...
Beyond this the alexandrines distinguished between Virtue and Salvation. ..."
5. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"ON alexandrines* A LETTER TO SOME COUNTRY COUSINS DEAR COUSINS,—Be pleased to
receive herewith a of Mayall's photographs, and copies of Illustrated ..."
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