Golden Line

The golden line is a type of Latin dactylic hexameter frequently mentioned in Latin classrooms in English speaking countries and in contemporary scholarship written in English.

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    She came out on the stage in yards of pearls, emerging like
    a favorite scenic view, flashed her golden smile and sang.
    Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980)

    Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west.
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