metrical
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Metrical versions of the Psalms were prepared and set to popular airs.
From Time Magazine Archive
To which are added Metrical Versions by LAMB, GRAINGER, and others.
From Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
"Oh, dear Prissy, the Metrical Version was not meant to run in smooth cadences!" she cried.
From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames
Elijah, or the Baalim in Israel: a Metrical Libretto, in four parts, dedicated in the year 1838, by express permission, to Her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
From The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" by Edwards, Frederick George
Metrical proverbs are so numerous, that a large volume might be filled with them without much difficulty; and it is, therefore, unnecessary to say that nothing beyond a very small selection is here attempted.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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Reading: Literature - High School
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