MEASURE VI.—­DACTYLIC OF THREE FEET, OR TRIMETER.

Example.—­To the Katydid.

   “Ka-ty-did, | Ka-ty-did, | sweetly sing,—­
      Sing to thy | loving mates | near to thee;
    Summer is | come, and the | trees are green,—­
      Summer’s glad | season so | dear to thee.

    Cheerily, | cheerily, | insect, sing;
      Blithe be thy | notes in the | hickory;
    Every | bough shall an | answer ring,
      Sweeter than | trumpet of | victory.”

MEASURE VII.—­DACTYLIC OF TWO FEET, OR DIMETER.

Example I.—­The Bachelor.—­Four Lines from Many.

   “Free from sa | -tiety,
    Care, and anx | -iety,
    Charms in va | -riety,
    Fall to his | share.”—­ANON.:  Newspaper.

Example II.—­The Pibroch.—­Sixteen Lines from Forty.

   “Pibroch of | Donuil Dhu,
      Pibroch of | Donuil,
    Wake thy wild | voice anew. 
      Summon Clan | -Conuil. 
    Come away, | come away! 
      Hark to the | summons! 
    Come in your | war-array,
      Gentles and | commons!

    “Come as the | winds come, when
      Forests are | rended;
    Come as the | waves come, when
      Navies are | stranded;
    Faster come, | faster come,
      Faster and | faster! 
    Chief, vassal, | page, and groom,
      Tenant and | master.”—­W.  SCOTT.

Example III.—­“My Boy."

’There is even a happiness that makes the heart afraid.’—­HOOD.

    1. 
    “One more new | claimant for
      Human fra | -ternity,
    Swelling the | flood that sweeps
      On to e | -ternity;

    I who have | filled the cup,
      Tremble to | think of it;
    For, be it | what it may,
      I must yet | drink of it.

    2. 
    Room for him | into the
      Ranks of hu |-manity;
    Give him a | place in your
      Kingdom of | vanity! 
    Welcome the | stranger with
      Kindly af |-fection;
    Hopefully, | trustfully,
      Not with de |-jection.

    3. 
    See, in his | waywardness
      How his fist | doubles;
    Thus pugi |-listical,
      Daring life’s | troubles: 
    Strange that the | neophyte
      Enters ex |-istence
    In such an | attitude,
      Feigning re |-sistance.

    4. 
    Could he but | have a glimpse
      Into fu |-turity,
    Well might he | fight against
      Farther ma |-turity;
    Yet does it | seem to me
      As if his | purity
    Were against | sinfulness
      Ample se |-curity.

    5. 
    Incompre |-hensible,
      Budding im |-mortal,
    Thrust all a |-mazedly
      Under life’s | portal;
    Born to a | destiny
      Clouded in | mystery,
    Wisdom it |-self cannot
      Guess at its | history.