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Poem of the Day: N.Tatwine.Epit

  1. Hoc tegitur corpus venerandi praesulis antro
  2. Tatwine qui dictus nomine vivus erat.
  3. nam tribus huic sedi perfecte ubi prefuit annis
  4. corporis in fragili desinit esse domo.
  5. hunc deus omnipotens praesenti rector ut esset
  6. ecclesiae dederat, sed cito raptus abiit.
  7. naturae sed enim mortali accessit et aetas,
  8. fessa gravisque nimis pondere iam senii.
  9. terrae igitur propriam summo moderamine iussus
  10. partem restituens, spiritus exit ovans
  11. ...

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Word Form of the Day: dægred

Number of occurrences in corpus: 6

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Metre of the Day

Alms-Giving 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxxSx
Type: a1c
Sievers
Scansion: xxx / x
Type: A3

Syntax: avN
Light Verse

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Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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