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Scholars have wondered what was "new" about this, and the answer is that it was not new in English poetry, but in English prosodical criticism it was new, for it was a departure from Bysshe.

From The Art of English Poetry (1708) by Bysshe, Edward

My prosodical instinct was awakened quite suddenly that dim evening, as my Father and I sat alone in the breakfast-room after tea, serenely accepting the hour, for once, with no idea of exhortation or profit.

From Father and Son: a study of two temperaments by Gosse, Edmund

It was an attempt to create, in defiance of the public, in contemptuous disregard of established ‘literary opinion’, a sort of prosodical chapel or school of poetry.

From The Future of English Poetry by Gosse, Edmund

Yet it would be useless to deny having sometimes made choice of particular verses, all other considerations being equal, for their poetic or literary value over and above their prosodical.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

In case any prosodical alterations should seem appropriate, be kind enough to write them down distinctly in notes on a separate sheet of paper.

From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Bache, Constance