Distich

The _Latin_ Distich, which is placed under the Cushion, has been given us by Mr. _Pope_, or his

Preface to the Works of Shakespeare (1734) Lewis Theobald 1716

Mr. Winthrop, Mr. Adams and myself endeavoured to recollect the old Distich -- Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed sepe cadendo.

John Adams diary 15, 30 January 1768, 10 August 1769 - 22 August 1770 1961

_Norman_ Conquest to the Year of our Lord 1250. where he concludes with this Distich:

The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) William Winstanley

A Distich, according to Zwingler, on a Lady of the Dalburg Family who saw her descendants to the sixth generation.

Quotations 1919

ATTRIBUTION: A Distich, according to Zwingler, on a Lady of the Dalburg Family who saw her descendants to the sixth generation.

Quotations 1919

A Distich, according to Zwingler, on a Lady of the Dalburg Family who saw her descendants to the sixth generation.

Quotations 1919

Dick Distich_, and a considerable number of poetical and dramatic pieces.

English Book Collectors William Younger Fletcher 1871

Distich: "a lively little creature, with long legs and arms; a spider [7] is no ill emblem of him; he has been taken at a distance for a small windmill."

Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Leslie Stephen 1868

_A Distich, according to Zwingler, on a Lady of the Dalburg Family who saw her descendants to the sixth generation.

Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862

Moving onward to the Supper Room, they again encountered poor Distich, who although he had no relish for the generality of the amusements, declared he would not quit till he had supped: after which, Tom determined if possible to drive away the blue devils, who seemed to have occupied his brain.

Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Characters, Manners, And Amusements In High And Low Life (1821) John Badcock 1823