Here, said Young, Dryden was expressing "majesty"; hence, since he wished his odes to be majestic, he used the short, choppy measure throughout. (See his Introductory Essay to his Odes, in Chalmers's _English Poets_, vol. xiii.) On the other hand, the stanza as used by Read has been almost universally admired. Hail, old Patrician Trees, so great and good! Hail, ye Plebeian Underwood! Where the poetic birds rejoice, And for their quiet nests and plenteous food Pay with their grateful voice. (COWLEY: _Of Solitude._ ab. 1650.) To-night this sunset spreads two golden wings Cleaving the western sky; Winged too with wind it is, and winnowings Of birds; as if the day's last hour in rings Of strenuous flight must die. (ROSSETTI: _Sunset Wings._ 1881.) Ye dainty Nymphs, that in this blessed brook Do bathe your breast, Forsake your watery bowers, and hither look At my request: And eke you Virgins that on Parnasse dwell, Whence floweth Helicon, the learned well, Help me to blaze Her worthy praise, Which in her sex doth all excel. (SPENSER: _The Shepherd's Calendar, April._ 1579.) You, that will a wonder know, Go with me, Two suns in a heaven of snow Both burning be; All they fire, that do but eye them, But the snow's unmelted by them. (CAREW: _In Praise of his Mistress._ ab. 1635.) Go, lovely Rose! Tell her, that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. (WALLER: _Go, lovely Rose._ ab. 1650.) The use of short lines somewhat intricately introduced among longer ones, is characteristic of the stanzas of the lyrical poets of the first part of the seventeenth century. It may perhaps be traced in part to the influence of Donne. Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles and miles On the solitary pastures where our sheep Half-asleep Tinkle homeward thro' the twilight, stray or stop As they crop. (BROWNING: _Love among the Ruins._ 1855.) Compare with this (although it is not divided into stanzas) Herrick's _Thanksgiving to God_: Lord, thou hast given me a cell Wherein to dwell; A little house, whose humble roof Is weatherproof; Under the spars of which I lie Both soft and dry. When God at first made Man, Having a glass of blessings standing by, Let us (said He) pour on him all we can: Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie, Contract into a span. (GEORGE HERBERT: _The Gifts of God._ 1631.) The following specimens illustrate various forms of stanzas distinguished by arrangement of rime, without reference to the length of lines: _abccb_ In vain, through every changeful year Did Nature lead him as before; A primrose by a river's brim A yellow primrose was to him, And it was nothing more.