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In the third hymn, each strophe of which consists of three versus politici, that is, of trochaic tetrameters, is described the "Hostis fallax saeculorum et dirae mortis artifex" (str. ü, 1); in the tenth strophe the single handwriting in which these three hymns are given us breaks off.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Adparent dirae facies, inimicaque Trcgae Niunina magna detkm.
P. Virgilii Maronis opera: emendabat et notulis illustr. G. Wakefield Virgil, Publius Vergilius Maro 1796
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tum breuior dirae mortis aperta uia est. an nihil ille miser meruit, nos ad mala nostra5
The Blessings of Peace Tibullus 1912
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` _Tum breviter dirae mortis aperta via est_, 'as sweet Tibullus hath it; "and the Dominie sobbed anew.
Jacob Faithful Frederick Marryat 1820
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