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From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas

This distich is said by a boy who feels very lazy, yet wishes to exert himself.

From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)

It gave rise to a taunting distich similar to the one at Arlesey.

From Literary Byways by Andrews, William

Percy discovered in the old metrical romance of “Sir Bevis of Southampton,” the very distich which Edgar had parodied.—Warton, iii.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

A. "By writing to his Holiness this distich: 'Laus tua, non tua fraus, virtus, non copia rerum, Scandere te fecit hoc decus eximium.'"

From Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various