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	MEASURES OF VERSE.				5*
	4.—DACTYLIC MEASURE The rhythm of this measure presents the same antithesis to Anapestic that Trochaic does to Iambic : it has a bounding, martial ring about it which renders it suitable for gay and sprightly lyrics.
		Byron.
	Make no deep | scrutiny Into her | mutiny, Rash and un | dutiful: Past all dis | honour, Death has left | on her Only the | beautiful.*
			Hood.
	Bird of the | wilderness, Blithesome and | cumberless, Light be thy | matin o'er | mountain and | lea; Emblem of | happiness, Blest be thy | dwelling-place ; O to a | bide in the | desert with | thee. Hogg. Come, let us | sit and be | merry, lads. Here we se | curely can | hide ; Here we have | claret and | sherry, lads. Port and Ma | deira be | side. • Mr. Huskin, in his " Elements of English Prosody," p. 24, remarkt upon this poem, " the emotion is entirely continuous, and the accent equal on every syllable " (sic).