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- From Latin tetrastichon, from neuter of Ancient Greek τετράστιχον ("having four rows"), from τετρα- ("tetra-") + στίχος ("row"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The tetrastich alludes to the beauty of the Greek slaves.”
“What I have said in the foregoing tetrastich is thus translated out of the Lanternish tongue into our vulgar dialect:”
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
“Robert Recorde's _Castle of Knowledge_ (1556) occurs the following tetrastich: --”
“There was something congenial to the Roman spirit in the pithy distich or tetrastich which formed so considerable an element in the "elegant extracts" of Alexandria.”
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius
“[FN#292] This tetrastich has occurred before (Night cxciii.).”
“[FN#315] This tetrastich has occurred before: so I quote Mr. Payne”
“Here Selvaggi praised him in a distich, and Salsilli in a tetrastich: neither of them of much value.”
“292 This tetrastich has occurred before (Night cxciii.).”
“315 This tetrastich has occurred before: so I quote Mr. Payne (in loco).”
“On rocky ground I procured a really fine Acanthus, leaves all flesh-coloured, subscandens, spic. maximis lanato-ciliatis, tetrastich. on this the black cattle appear to be fed, as large bundles were brought in at Oongar.”
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
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