Of 933 lines, 446 (nearly one-half) were in class (1); 257
in class (2); and 191 in class (3). The remaining lines
did not belong to any one of these three classes.

Common syllabic arrangements of 11-syllable lines:

(1) _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / (_): Verás con cuánto amor llamar
porfía.

(2) / _ / _ _ / _ / _ / (_): Cuántas veces el ángel me
decía.

(3) / _ _ / _ / _ / _ / (_): Este matiz que al cielo
desafía.

Of 402 lines, 216 (slightly more than one-half) were in
class (1); 94 were in class (2); and 75 in class (3). The
remaining lines did not belong to any one of these
three classes. Note that, in these arrangements of the
11-syllable lines, the irregularities in rhythm are found
only in the first four syllables.]
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Some poets have used at times a quite regular binary
movement in Spanish verse; but they have had few or no
followers, as the effect was too monotonous to please the
Spanish ear. Thus, Solís:

Siempre orillas de la fuente
Busco rosas á mi frente,
Pienso en él y me sonrío,