case choice by rhyme

[Baker, John]

        So, to use my other example, you would go with

Other poets say their mistresses' eyes are like the sun.  I think my
love as rare as they belied with false compare.

rather than

Other poets say their mistresses' eyes are like the sun.  I think my
love as rare as them belied with false compare.


        Is that correct?


John Baker


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Subject: Re: case choice by rhyme

At 9/22/2005 11:27 AM, you wrote:
>         Actually, I don't think "she" is the object of "belied" at
all.
>"She" is the object of the preposition "as."  "Belied" is a participle
>modifying "she."

I thought Larry had the right explanation, that it is a case of "is".
(Why am I reminded of Bill?)  That is, more completely and less
poetically it would be "As any she [who is] belied with false compare."
In that case, isn't "as" a conjunction, not a preposition?  And
"belied", while a participle, being used as a verb, not as a noun?

Joel