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Ok - L7...the 'original' line was: "But Pyrrhus failed to comtemplate defeat", which if I'm correct, would have scanned reasonably well in ip - this was not not my intention :> However, I'm not sufficiently experienced in the art of sonnetry (?) to transfer my dangerously sparse knowledge of theory (switching feet for effect) into practice, and I'd appreciate your scan of L7, so I know exactly what it is I've got in there :> (It was actually meant to go iamb/iamb/pyrrhus/spondee/iamb). The point of S2 L7 was to demonstrate how ineffectual an inconsistent foot can be when applied gratuitously or inappropriately. To me, L7 just sounds awkward. I also wondered whether L8 comprises iambs with a trochee thrown in ('pain in') 'Arse' - yeah, right - I guess I was being terribly British in my projected pronunciation, so 'arse' is more than parsable
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