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THE COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

"See the clouds
Like to shrouds
All so dun,
Hide the Sun:
Daylight dies;
Winds arise;
Songsters quake,
'Midst the brake;
Shepherds beat
Swift retreat:
Thunder rolls
Save our souls!—
Welkin glares—
Lightning flares,
While it splits
Oak to bits—
Hail comes down—
Oh, my crown!
Patter crack!
Clatter whack!

"Lo you there!
High in air
Whirlwinds snatch
Tiles and thatch!
Steeple nods!
Oh! ye Gods!
Hark!—that bang!—
Brazen clang!
There the bell
Thund'ring fell!
How it pours!
Ocean roars,
Earth replies—
Mind your eyes—
Here's a cave—
Oh! that's brave!
Gracious Powers
Safety's ours!"

2. The second English form of the Trochaic consists of two feet: as,

"Vērmĭcēllĭ,
Cūrrănt jēlly."

It sometimes contains two feet, or trochees, with an additional long syllable: as,

"Yoūth ĭnclīned tŏ wēd'
Go and shave thy head."

3. The third species consists of three trochees: as,

"Sīng ă song ŏf sīxpĕnce.

Or of three trochees, with an additional long syllable; as,

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