rhythmus

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They register less completely, it seems to me, because the departure is too sudden in the rhythmus of the artist.

From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Hartley, Marsden

All poetry is made by the ear, which must be the sole judge—it is a sort of musical rhythmus.

From Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 by Moore, Thomas

The musical impression made by a period consisting of long and short syllables arranged in a certain order is what the Greeks called rhythmus, the Latins numerus, and we melody or measure.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

I wrote in the greatest hurry and fury, and sent it to you the day after; so, doubtless, there will be some awful constructions, and a rather lawless conscription of rhythmus.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

What is a little extraordinary, there is a want of rhythmus and cadence in what they write without the help of metrical rules.

From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob