In noble anapestic lines he pours forth the thought as it comes to him: "'Behold, I could love if I durst!
"Browning and the Dramatic Monologue"
S. S. Curry
Notions Myrtie, my notion of no one to write about Seems to be any one other than you; Therefore, Myrtilla, I'm penning to-night about Twelve anapestic good verses and true.
"Tobogganing On Parnassus"
Franklin P. Adams
This is likewise iambic pentameter; but in the second line a clumsy anapestic foot is inserted to correspond to the nature of the monster described.
"Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism"
F. V. N. Painter