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 My fu''\-gitive years \ are all hast\-ing away, And I \ must ere long \ lie as low\-ly as they, With a turf \ on my breast, \ and a stone \ at my head, Ere anoth\-er such grove \ shall arise \ in its stead. 'Tis a sight \ to engage \ me, if an\-y thing can, To muse \ on the per\-ishing pleas\-ures of man; Though his life \ be a dream, \ his enjoy\-ments, I see, Have a be\-ing less dur\-able e\-ven than he."       COWPER'S Poems, Vol. i, p. 257.

OBSERVATIONS.

MEASURE II.&mdash;ANAPESTIC OF THREE FEET, OR TRIMETER.
Example I.&mdash;"Alexander Selkirk."&mdash;First Two Stanzas. I.

"I am mon\-arch of all \ I survey,     My right \ there is none \ to dispute;    From the cen\-tre all round \ to the sea,      I am lord \ of the fowl \ and the brute.    O Sol\-itude! where \ are the charms      That sa\-ges have seen \ in thy face?    Better dwell \ in the midst \ of alarms,      Than reign \ in this hor\-rible place.

II.

I am out \ of human\-ity's reach, I must fin\-ish my jour\-ney alone, Never hear \ the sweet mu\-sic of speech, I start \ at the sound \ of my own. The beasts \ that roam o\-ver the plain, My form \ with indif\-ference see; They are so \ unacquaint\-ed with man, Their tame\-ness is shock\-ing to me."       COWPER'S Poems, Vol. i, p. 199.