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ἤδη ἑταῖρον ἔχεις ἀλλ’ ἥδυ γελᾷς παρά θ’ ἧσαι·   νῦν δὲ δίδως χάριτας τὰς ἐμὲ δεῖ μὴ ἔχειν;
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delightful as ever, W. what is your policy on Hermann's bridge? i recently wrote a little 6 line Grk. elegiac on the (prestated) topic of 'junk food'. iambics, however, are on my mind: this morning i had a University exam in which 15 or so lines of english had to be turned into them.

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whiteoctave wrote: what is your policy on Hermann's bridge?
Well, hell. I'll have to fix that.
i recently wrote a little 6 line Grk. elegiac on the (prestated) topic of 'junk food'.
And how does twinkie scan? Jaffa cake?
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How about:

ἤδη ἑταῖρον ἔχεις ἀλλ’ ἡδυλογεῖς παρά θ’ ἧσαι·   νῦν δὲ δίδως χάριτας τὰς ἐμὲ δεῖ μὴ ἔχειν;
William S. Annis — http://www.aoidoi.org/http://www.scholiastae.org/
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;

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What's Hermann's bridge anyway :?:
“Cum ego verbo utar,” Humpty Dumpty dixit voce contempta, “indicat illud quod optem – nec plus nec minus.”
“Est tamen rogatio” dixit Alice, “an efficere verba tot res indicare possis.”
“Rogatio est, “Humpty Dumpty responsit, “quae fiat magister – id cunctum est.”

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Kasper wrote:What's Hermann's bridge anyway :?:
A bridge is a place in the line where a word break is forbidden. Hermann's bridge says I cannot have a break in the fourth foot like so: - u | u. In my case, ἥδυ | γελᾷς breaks the rule.

The rule isn't absolute, but for a Greek poet to break it is quite rare.
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Post by Kasper »

Thanks Wll! (I'll have to try to translate your poem soon!)
“Cum ego verbo utar,” Humpty Dumpty dixit voce contempta, “indicat illud quod optem – nec plus nec minus.”
“Est tamen rogatio” dixit Alice, “an efficere verba tot res indicare possis.”
“Rogatio est, “Humpty Dumpty responsit, “quae fiat magister – id cunctum est.”

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