frons
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Hence the end of the roll, or volume, was called frons, a term of frequent recurrence in Ovid and Martial, and not always rightly understood.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
Tolle vultum, Magdalena, Redivivum obstupe: Vide frons quam sit amœna, Quinque plagas adspice; Fulgem sicut margarit�, Ornamenta rov� vit�: Alleluia resonet!
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle
Redivivum aspice; Vide frons quam sit amœna, Quinque plagas inspice; Fulgent, sic ut margaritæ, 533 / 473 Ornamenta novæ vitæ.
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron
Blandior hic oculus, roseo hoc qui ridet in ore; Lactea frons haec est terque quaterque magis.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Aether et astra velint: frustra velit aether et astra: Ecce negat Pueri frons, oculique negant.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard