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But Pope himself condemned the ' needless alexandrine'
The Principles of English Versification
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A needless Alexandrine ends the song.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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Looking at this steamer struggling against the current and impeded by the barges, brought to mind Pope's needless Alexandrine:
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...