septenary
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In the Elizabethan age the alexandrine and the septenary were each used chiefly in conjunction with the other, in alternation of six-stress and seven-stress verses.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
Keep on dividing this number by 7 until there is nothing more left to divide, and the remainders will be found to be 11333311 which is 1,000,000 expressed in the septenary scale.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
Poulter's Measure, an old-fashioned couplet, composed of an alexandrine and a septenary, a6a7, 88 f.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
It is thus seen that no "trials" are necessary; by converting to the septenary scale of notation we go direct to the answer.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
The numerous applications of the septenary confirmed the ancient sages in the use of this symbol.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
The use of alexandrines and septenaries together, we have seen, was common even in the Middle English period, but not in regular alternation.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
The poem opens with a septenary— "Tho Iesu Crist an eorthe was, mylde weren his dede;" and septenaries and alexandrines are used interchangeably.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
In this play the alexandrine is the dominant measure, though mingled with occasional septenaries still.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
These are the literal meanings; the mystic meanings are very different, and among other things denote the septenary prismatic colours and other septenaries in nature.
From Simon Magus by George Robert Stow Mead
We find, therefore, tumbling verse, alexandrines, septenaries, and intricate strophic forms, all commonly written with slight regard for syllable-counting principles.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
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