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Well, the lines With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow have the notes "prow, the Classical equivalent of the Teutonic b
by yesenadam 7y ago
Well, the lines
With sloping masts and dipping prow,
As who pursued with yell and blow
have the notes
"prow, the Classical equivalent of the Teutonic bow, rimes with blow only to the eye. Such are called printers' rhymes."
Did you manage to memorize it?? It's long! I chose Kubla Khan, more sensibly.
About the spelling rime he says
"Rime. — This word has during the last three centuries been usually but improperly spelt rhyme, probably through confusion with rhythm"
which seems right e.g.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/rhyme https://www.etymonline.com/word/rhyme