Many folksongs & blues employ dipodic modes. Not a no-no at all in my book.
jd
On 1/21/07, Peter Cudmore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> They were aye harsh on gingers in Shropshire.
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> > Behalf Of Max Richards
> > Sent: 22 January 2007 02:00
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> > Subject: Re: is dipodic a no-no?
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> > Brosing the web for examples of the dipodic, I stumble on
> > this by AEHousman (Last Poems):
> >
> > XVIII
> >
> > Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrists?
> > And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists?
> > And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air?
> > Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
> >
> > 'Tis a shame to human nature, such a head of hair as his; In
> > the good old time 'twas hanging for the colour that it is;
> > Though hanging isn't bad enough and flaying would be fair For
> > the nameless and abominable colour of his hair.
> >
> > Oh a deal of pains he's taken and a pretty price he's paid To
> > hide his poll or dye it of a mentionable shade; But they've
> > pulled the beggar's hat off for the world to see and stare,
> > And they're haling him to justice for the colour of his hair.
> >
> > Now 'tis oakum for his fingers and the treadmill for his feet
> > And the quarry-gang on Portland in the cold and in the heat,
> > And between his spells of labour in the time he has to spare
> > He can curse the God that made him for the colour of his hair.
> >
>
--
Joseph Duemer
Professor of Humanities
Clarkson University
[sharpsand.net]
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