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Show BlanS. Verne Blantt ox unrhymed is that form of heroic verse which is commonly employed em-ployed in English dramatic and epit poetry. It was introduced hy the Earl of Surrey, who died in 1547, iu his translation if the second and fourth boobs of "-fflneid. " It was first em ployed in rhb dramtf in Saokville and Norton's tragedy of "Ferrex and Por-rex," Por-rex," which was printed in- 1505, bui it was kot till Marlowo adopted it ia ais play of "TamburJaine the Great" that it became the form regularly em ployed in the metrical drama, which it has since, with only occasional intervals, inter-vals, remained. After Milton's use oi it in "Paradise Lost" it was widel extended ex-tended to many other classes of compo-idtion. compo-idtion. -Brooklyn Eagle. |