^{page 109 note 1} e.g. Eur, . I.A. 1322Google Scholar ⋯φɛλɛν ⋯λ⋯ταν πομπα⋯αν. The one exception appears to be Eur, . Hec. 97Google Scholar π⋯μψατε δα⋯μονες ἱκɛτε⋯ω. Nauck deletes the line; I suspect wholesale interpolations in the context. In any case the fact that the first metron is wholly dactylic mitigates the abnormality here.

^{page 109 note 2} A legitimate exception to this rule occurs where the lengthened penultimate is an irregular line; variation on a normal short, cf. Soph. O.T. 1196 (corresponding to a short), Ant. 1132 (a chor. dim. rallentando). The many other violations printed in our texts are due to faulty colometry).

^{page 110 note 1} It is tempting in Pers. 955 to imagine a disyllable imperative = ‘Cry o'l.’