sense of a displaced "adverb" in a sentence written by Sōseki Natsume


I read [in that thread](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/23824) :

> 「自分{じぶん}は死{し}ぬ前{まえ}に一目{ひとめ}思{おも}う女{おんな}に逢{あ}いたいと云{い}った。」
>
> _in_ [夢十夜](http://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000148/files/799_14972.html), 第五夜 :
>
> "I explained that before I died, if only for a moment, I wanted to see the
> woman I loved."

My question is about「一目{ひとめ}」 : it's a noun functioning adverbially "because
it expresses a frequency" [as l'électeur
explained](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/23824).

But what about its **place** ? Since 「一目」 just modifies 「逢いたい」 and since
「一目会いたい」 is a common set phrase, I assume the normal way to write down the
sentence would be :

> 「自分は死ぬ前に思う女に一目逢いたいと云った。」

Is there any semantical difference between Sōseki Natsume's version and the
one I invented ? Is it something related to the rhythm of the sentence ?




> 自分は死ぬ前に一目思う女に逢いたいと云った。  
>  自分は死ぬ前に思う女に一目逢いたいと云った。

There is no difference in meaning and both are just as fine, since the two
words 死ぬ前に and 一目 are just as strongly related as 一目 and 逢いたい, though the
former sounds more dramatic and the latter sounds a little too plain to me. I
think 一目 is more emphasized when placed right after 死ぬ前に.




> 自分は死ぬ前に一目思う女に逢いたいと云った。  
>  自分は死ぬ前に思う女に一目逢いたいと云った。

There is no difference in meaning and both are just as fine, since the two
words 死ぬ前に and 一目 are just as strongly related as 一目 and 逢いたい, though the
former sounds more dramatic and the latter sounds a little too plain to me. I
think 一目 is more emphasized when placed right after 死ぬ前に.

