His most popular works were translations of the Psalms into Latin distichs ( which reached over fifty editions ) and of the Iliad into hexameters.
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We have also two addresses in distichs written by Arator to the Abbot Florianus and to Vigilius, as well as a letter to Parthenius.
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It was published by the printer William Copland, paired with Benedict Burgh's version of the " Distichs of Cato ".
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Chaucer refers to the Distichs of Cato with this passage : " " He knew nat Catoun, for his wit was rude . ""
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The vast array of writings themselves, other than being solely literary pursuances or distichs, include scientific, philosophic, and aesthetic disquisitions and periodicals as well.
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The work which is of 500 distichs, is generally found at the end of Shahin's Ardashir-nama and is composed in the same meter.
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The Distichs of Cato was one of the most common textbooks in schools throughout medieval Europe, and was familiar to almost anyone with a basic education in Latin.
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In the first half of each paragraph is a stanzaic pattern : in the first a distich and a tristich, in the second a distich and a tetrastich.
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In the first half of each paragraph is a stanzaic pattern : in the first a distich and a tristich, in the second a distich and a tetrastich.
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Chronograms in versification are referred to as " chronosticha " if they are written in hexameter and " chronodisticha " if they are written in distich.
