There are two ways of writing on a subject, namely, in _prose_ and _verse_. _Prose_ is the common way of writing, without being confined to a certain number of syllables, or having the trouble of disposing of the words in any particular form. _Verse_ requires words to be ranged so, as the accents may naturally fall on particular syllables, and make a sort of harmony to the ear: This is termed _metre_ or _measure_, to which rhyme is generally added, that is, to make two or more verses, near to each other, and with the same sound; but this practice is not absolutely necessary; for that which has no rhyme is called _blank verse_. In metre the words must be so disposed, as that the accent may fall on every _second_, _fourth_, and _sixth_ syllable, and also on the _eighth_, _tenth_, and _twelfth_, if the lines run to that length. The following verse of ten syllables may serve for an example: _The mónarch spóke, and stráit a múrmur róse._ But _English_ poetry allows of frequent variations from this rule, especially in the first and second syllables in the line, as in the verse which rhymes with the former, where the accent is laid upon the first syllable. _Lóud as the súrges, whén the témpest blóws._ But there are two sorts of metre, which vary from this rule; one of which is when the verse contains but seven syllables, and the accent lies upon the _first_, _third_, _fifth_, and _seventh_, as below: _Cóuld we, whích we néver cán, Strétch our líves beyónd their spán; Beáuty líke a shádow flíes, Ánd our yóuth befóre us díes._ The other sort has a hasty sound, and requires an accent upon every third syllable; as, _'Tis the vóice of the slúggard, I heár him compláin, You have wák'd me too soón, I must slúmber agáin._ You must always observe to pronounce a verse as you do prose, giving each word and syllable its natural accent, with these two restrictions: _First_, If there is no point at the end of the line, make a short pause before you begin the next. _Secondly_, If any word in a line has two sounds, give it that which agrees best with the rhyme and metre; for example the word _glittering_ must sometimes be pronounced as of three syllables, and sometimes _glitt'ring_, as of two. _The_ USE _of_ CAPITALS, _and the different_ LETTERS _used in_ PRINTING. The names of the letters made use of in printed books are distinguished thus: The round, full, and upright, are called _Roman_; the long, leaning, narrow letters are called _Italic_; and the ancient black character is called _English_. You have a specimen as follows, viz. [Illustration: the word Angel in "Roman", Italic, and Fraktur (which they call "Old English")]