Facienda et Fugienda
This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is anonymous.Facienda et FugiendaQuid iuvat innumeros scire atque...
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This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is anonymous.Per Mundum EoHospes eram mundo, per mundum semper...
View ArticleDic Spartae
This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is anonymous. The men speaking to us here are the Spartans who fell...
View ArticleAlexander Magnus
This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is anonymous.Alexander MagnusSufficit huic tumulus, cui non...
View ArticleMors Christi
This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is anonymous.Mors ChristiMorti morte tua mortem moriendo dedisti,Et...
View ArticleQui Servit Iniquo
This is from the so-called Anonymous Neveleti. It is the moral to the story of the old dog and his master.Qui Servit IniquoSe misere servire sciat, qui servit iniquo;Parcere subiectis nescit iniquus...
View ArticleQuod Facis, Fac Libenter
This poem is from a book published in 1624 by Jean Pignewart (Iohannes Pignevvart), a Cistercian monk and scholar. He attributes his collection of distich poetry to "Cato Bernardinus," invoking both...
View ArticleRectus Ordo Diligendi
This poem is from a book published in 1624 by Jean Pignewart (Iohannes Pignevvart), a Cistercian monk and scholar. He attributes his collection of distich poetry to "Cato Bernardinus," invoking both...
View ArticleAdversa Non Semper Fugienda
This poem is from a book published in 1624 by Jean Pignewart (Iohannes Pignevvart), a Cistercian monk and scholar. He attributes his collection of distich poetry to "Cato Bernardinus," invoking both...
View ArticleSancta Catharina Christo Domino
This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is by Franciscus Remondus (c.1558-1631). The poem is about Saint...
View ArticleHodie Mihi, Cras Tibi
Here is today's emblem and distich by Gabriel Rollenhagen, Book 2.50, with an English rendering by George Wither. The original title as you can see in the emblem illustration itself is Hodie Mihi, Cras...
View ArticleIn Manu Domini Omnes Sunt Fines Terrae
Here is today's emblem and distich by Gabriel Rollenhagen, Book 2.52, with an English rendering by George Wither.In Manu Domini Omnes Sunt Fines TerraeIn Domini stat cardo manu, quo vertitur orbis,Et...
View ArticleQuo Fata Trahunt
497 - 498 - 499Here is an emblem and distich by Gabriel Rollenhagen, Book 2.63, with an English rendering by George Wither.Quo Fata TrahuntQuid facias? Quo fata trahunt retrahuntque,...
View ArticleInter Utrumque Volat
488 - 489 - 490Here is an emblem and distich by Gabriel Rollenhagen, Book 2.96, with an English rendering by George Wither.Inter Utrumque VolatInter utrumque volat dubiis victoria...
View ArticleBrevissima Index
I have created blog posts for all 1001 poems in the book (!), and there posts for poems 1-250 also. For more information, see this post: Special Edition: Brevissima Poster Project.1. Tempora Concessa -...
View Article10. Non Omnibus Annis
9 - 10 - 11Non Omnibus AnnisDiversos diversa iuvant; non omnibus annis Omnia conveniunt: res, prius apta, nocet.Source: Giuseppe Gatti, Sales Poetici, Proverbiales, et Iocosi (1703)....
View Article9. Adversa Caveto
8 - 9 - 10Adversa Caveto Cum fueris felix, quae sunt adversa caveto:Non eodem cursu respondent ultima primis.When fortune smiles, beware lest some ill strike;End and beginning often are...
View Article8. Sic Mihi Vita
7 - 8 - 9Sic Mihi VitaFessa prius somno quam tradas lumina, dices: Fugit ut ista dies, sic mihi vita fugit.Source: François Oudin (1673-1752), Silva Distichorum, 107. Meter: Elegiac....
View Article7. Hora Nulla Sine Fructu
6 - 7 - 8Hora Nulla Sine FructuSic fac ut nulla sine fructu transeat hora: Sic erit hora brevis et labor ipse levis.Source: Philosophia Patrum (ed. Wegeler), 1340. Meter: Elegiac....
View Article6. Temporibus Suis
5 - 6 - 7Temporibus SuisTempore, quae non sunt, sunt; quae sunt, tempore non sunt:Omnia temporibus sunt pereuntque suis.Source: Adagiorum Maxime Vulgarium Thesaurus (1730). Meter:...
View Article5. Sic Vult Ire
4 - 5 - 6Sic Vult IreSicut it, ire sinas, nam sic vult, sicut it, ire;Sicut enim nunc it, semper sic ivit et ibit.Source: Giuseppe Gatti, Sales Poetici, Proverbiales, et Iocosi (1703)....
View Article4. Dies Longa
3 - 4 - 5Dies LongaOmnia fert aetas; naturam, nomina, formam Fortunamque solet vertere longa dies.Source: Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), Anthologia Graeca, vol. I. The Greek poem is...
View Article3. Tempus
2 - 3 - 4TempusOmnia fert aetas secum, aufert omnia secum; Omnia tempus habent, omnia tempus habet.Age all things brings, all things bears hence with it:All things have Time, and Time...
View Article2. Scire Futura
1 - 2 - 3Scire FuturaCursus fatorum nescit mens ulla virorum; Solius est proprium scire futura Dei.Source: Florilegium Gottingense (ed. Voigt), 250. Meter: Elegiac. Note the rhyme:...
View Article1. Tempora Concessa
Index - 1 - 2Tempora ConcessaQuae vitae concessa tibi sint tempora, nescis: Ergo fac citius quae facienda vides.Source: Urbano Appendini (1777-1834), De Educatione Disticha. Meter:...
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