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Rh He Meaure is Englih Heroic Vere without Rime, as that of Homer in Greek, and of Virgil in Latin; Rime being no neceary Adjunct or true Ornament of Poem or good Vere, in longer Works epecially, but the Invention of a barbarous Age, to et off wretched matter and lame Meeter; grac't indeed ince by the ue of ome Famous modern Poets, carried away by Cutom, but much to thir own vexation, hindrance, and contraint to expres many things otherwie, and for the mot part wore then ele they would have expret them. Not without caue therefore ome both Italian and Spanih Poets of prime note have rejected Rime both Rh