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From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas

I recall from one of these a distich of some merit.

From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward

"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

Over the door of her sleeping-room she inscribed the distich which Virgil has put into the mouth of Dido.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Furnished with the English letters corresponding to these symbols, one may, if sufficiently curious, translate each distich as one finds it.

From A West Country Pilgrimage by Phillpots, Eden