distich
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He is again mentioned by Meres for his distich on king James's Furies & Lepanto. fol.
From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas
"The following distich," he added, "should now become your motto: "Inveni portum.
From The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. III (of VI), "The Eternal Quest" The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings by Seingalt, Jacques Casanova de
The rhyme was designed to honour the poet's father, who set the forest here; but accident must have stayed the stone-cutter's hand and left the distich incomplete.
From A West Country Pilgrimage by Phillpots, Eden
The distich "Nostra damus," &c. was the playful composition, according to La Monnoye, of the celebrated Genevan reformer Th�odore de B�ze.
March winds are proverbial, and the following distich is not uncommon in Yorkshire: March winds and April showers, Bring forth May flowers.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)
