distich

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Percy discovered in the old metrical romance of “Sir Bevis of Southampton,” the very distich which Edgar had parodied.—Warton, iii.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

I myself could have responded to the royal suspiria with one distich.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

FitzGerald's verse was evidently also influenced by distich 1866 of the Mantik ut-tair.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar

In the seven remaining epodes Horace has diversified the measures, while retaining the general character of the distich.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

When both itch, the above distich expresses the popular belief.

From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)