distich

Example Sentences

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The man, who was in the midst of his pea-and-thimble process, no sooner heard the last word of the distich, than he turned an alarmed look in the direction of where I stood.

From International Short Stories English by Various

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From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas

In the seven remaining epodes Horace has diversified the measures, while retaining the general character of the distich.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

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)

FitzGerald's verse was evidently also influenced by distich 1866 of the Mantik ut-tair.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar