114
Restrain these . . Sallies 1239. hold her Heart 1278. excuse the Crime 1296.
bending to the Blow 1342. thy Duty scorn’s Assistance 1868. Dismiss
my Miseries 1395. demand his Mercy 1452. place her Passion 1513.
prosecute thy Cause 1533. to fix the Ordre of his Funerall566. confront
the Foe 1584. Suppress thy Passion 1644. acquit my Crime 1790. feel
Confusion 1894. warm my Wishes 1945. inclines to Carlos 1947. fight’s
my Father 1948. pursue thy Steps 2002. carries my Excuse 2080. wash’d
. . . his Wound 2101.
II. Die Anwendung der Alliteration nach metrischen
Gesichtspunkten betrachtet.
1. Zwei oder mehr gleiche Stäbe in einer Zeile
Diese einfachste Art der Alliteration ist ungeheuer häufig.
Aus leicht verständlichen Gründen sehe ich davon ab, die 544 Beleg
stellen anzuführen.
2. Drei gleiche Stäbe in einer Zeile:
This prov’es, when Passion truly Wrought appears, Prol. 30. Your
faint Evasion faithlessly confess 214. At Sight of me she stopt and wou’d
have spoke 277. .. in Camp — in Court — your Counsel 292. T’oppose from
private Hate the publick Good 370. free from foreign Fears 414. humble
Heart admit the Hope 529. A Blow, a Blow, my Boy 665. Sovereign
Power descends to ask of Subjects 737. spare her Sighs, prevent her
Streaming Tears 798. alas — am left alone 941. plead with plainest
Truth their piteous Cause 1083. In whom he only lives! O Heav’n he’s
here 1163. To hold her Heart, and kill the Hopes of Sanchez 1278.
O cruel Carlos! thou hast kill’d 1310. . . . bleed and bending to the
Blow 1342. merit, not demand his Mercy 1452. present Prospect of thy
Pain’s Relief 1470. Confusion fills the frighted Town 1480. my Son, their
Numbers soon will swell 1495. foremost to confront the Foe 1584. from
so fierce a Foe 1649. First I heard, the Moors had fled before 1893.
My Eyes may morn, but never must behold him more 2068. Lead me,
lead me to his Heart’s Relief 2092. calling strait for Help on stricter
Search 2103. So on the other Side some sighing Swain; Ep. 33.
3. Vier gleiche Stäbe in einer Zeile:
firmer from your Foe’s Defiance 494.
4. Parallele Alliteration, (a a b b).
The Critics call them Feasts for Fools, Prol. 12. Whose Hopes in
Harzards or in Dangers die 173. Still rackt and reaching at the flying
Fair 271. If Violence is Virtue, Brutes may boast it 308. Behold the lifted
Hands, that beg the Blessing 388. The pious Pangs of my torn Soul in-
