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Les élisions varient également : tantôt Browning ne compte pas l’élision et tantôt il la compte :

Lady of the cast/le, A/delaïde/ His face (1-462). Taurel/ lo with/ the Guelf/ cause bo/ dy/ and mind

cf. : No wind/ That cared/ trou/ ble/ the tac/ it woods These are/ the bu/ sy ones/; be si/ lent thou/ (IV-937).

cf. : Which smo/ thered wp/ that var/ (i) ance ; scale/ the [roof (1V-120).

La variété des coupes n’est pas moins frappante que celle des pieds, témoin les vers suivants :

Who takes exception ? // Only bear in mind

Ferraras reached, // Goito’s left behind :

As you then were, // as half yourself ; // desist !

The warrior part of you may, // an it list,

Finding real faulchions difficult to poise

Fling them afar, // and taste the cream of joys,

By wielding such, in fancy, // what is bard

Of you, // may spurn the vehicle that marred

Elys so much, // and, in free fancy, glut

His sense, // yet write no verses ; // you have, but

To please yourself, for law. (V-237-248).

: He does : //the people’s good being paramount ([V-920). Now : // and because white dust clouds// overwhelm The woodside. (III-10).

San Pietro Palace stops us// Such the State (IV-171). So much/ the bet/ter for/ you//; take/ your ease — (11-420). Exchan/ging quick/ low laugh/ters//; now would rush (II1-140).

What little life was saved, // more safely heap (V-393). Her eyes/ were on/ the ground// Tis Ju/ly strong (HI-110). Beside/ these wor/thies ? // so /the past /is hurled (1-73). From con/serves; // your / fine tri/ple car/ded-broth (IV-69) Their ends or means//, like yours// or bet/ter // when ? (IV-932).

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Cette souplesse générale du couplet contribue puissamment à donner de la rapidité au récit, et à alléger les parties plus spécialement philosophiques du poème.