Although the variation in the number of syllables to a foot is rarely as great as in Pope's theory, Whitman's is still open to one of the standard objections to isochronous models: how can monosyllabic and multisyllabic feet be articulated in the same (or roughly the same) time period without either the monosyllabic feet drawled out to an implausible degree, or multisyllabic feet ludicrously
gabbled? For example, in Whitman's scansion of Beowulf 9b-10a, there are four feet: ymb/ sittendra ofer/ hron/ race.
And on two of trains the announcements were inaudible and/or
gabbled. What incentive is there to be an honest passenger and purchase a ticket apart from one's own conscience?
They
gabbled on about that for what seemed like three hours before marvelling at how complex ABBA's songs were.
In his speech, Mr Brown
gabbled out his forecasts for the current Budget out for the next five year, ending with the triumphant conclusion that he was heading for a cumulative surplus of pounds 32 billion.
Ally McCoist
gabbled at 1,428 words per minute before accelerating.
"And then we'll find out," he
gabbled excitedly, "exactly who OWNS these children..."
"Really?" I
gabbled. "And the women's underwear tossed at me?" "It was a bread roll."
"It's not only me," the lad
gabbled. He couldn't get names out fast enough.
"It had to be a happy service because she loved happiness," inanely
gabbled a clergyman from Sophie's hometown of Brenchley.
When confronted about an engraved watch, she
gabbled: "It was my grandfather's dying wish that I have that."
Most people think its rather a boring job but I quite like it," he
gabbled.
"If this was an easy thing to do we would have already done it," he
gabbled. Mr Lewis also claimed free movement of people from the EU will end on the day of Britain's Brexit in March 2019.
"I DON'T know if it should be that colour," I
gabbled nervously.
The look of bewilderment on his face as this strange creation
gabbled weird words in an alien accent was the highlight of the night.
"Calm down," urged the nurse, adding: "Now tell me, is this her first child?" "No," he
gabbled. "This is her husband."
