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Poem of the Day: N.Bonifat.Epist.Octo

  1. Venit uictor uincens mundum;
  2. Rumpit regnum Romanorum.
  3. Fert famem [et] frangit Romam
  4. Aufert aurum [et] argentumque.

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Word Form of the Day: hwearfian

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

The Metrical Preface to Wærferth's Translation of Gregory's Dialogues 1a

Sievers
Scansion: xxx / x | / x
Type: hA1

Heavy Verse: Hypermetric

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