Excerpt from Illustrations of Anglo-Saxon Poetry: Edited, Together With Additional Notes, Introductory Notices, &C As the question of alliteration (which indeed requires but a short notice) will be more conveniently treated Of after we shall have ascertained the existence and nature of that metre Of which it forms the chief ornament, I shall commence with those topics which are in themselves of the greatest extent and interest, and shall endeavour to show both that the anglo-saxon poetry does really differ from their prose by the usage of metrical divisions, and that the general rhythm and cadence of their verse is not alto gether undiscoverable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.