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This line, also from Beowulf has eight syllables: "N=ipende niht, and norðan wind." Noisome night, and northern wind. Vowel alliteration is less common. Where this is employed, the vowels are generally different, as is shown in the principal words of the following line: "On =ead, on =aeht, on eorcan st=an." On wealth, on goods, on precious stone.
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