ÆOLIC Verse, in Prosody, a verse consisting of an iambus or spondee; then of two anapests, separated by a long syllable; and, lastly, of another syllable: such as, O stelliferi conditor orbis. This is otherwise called eulogic verse; and, from the chief poets who used it, Archilochian and Pindaric.
ÆOLIC Verse
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