"I said above, Foolestroupe, that I have heard, e.g., some source singers, who, at least mostly, do, indeed, also, take one breath per line; and I've heard poetry recited, well, the same way."

Yep, so have all of us, and like the whistle player I mentioned (ANY ONE has tried to ever teach music can attest to similar behaviour among keen 'know-all' students!) it must be remembered that NOT ALL TRADITIONS ARE TO BE ENCOURAGED...

SOME POETRY RUNS OVER LINE ENDS...

Caesar entered: on his head,
his helmet; on his arm,
his sheild; in his hand,
his trusty sword; walking swiftly.

The way Shakespeare wrote it...

is NOT the same as

Caesar entered on his head
his helmet on his arm
his shield in his hand
his trusty sword walking swiftly.

....

:-)


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