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But the editors inserted the "||" marks to show where Pope meant the caesura to go. What I don't understand is, how did the editors know; how did they decide where Pope meant for there to be a pause? In some of the lines given it's obvious, but in others doesn't it seem an open question where the pause should be? No?



I'm assuming that they are looking at the original maunscript, or a published edition approved by Pope, that shows obvious, extra spaces at those ||.

and I don't know what you may have deleted in your posts, but don't let milo get to you...

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