In Gaurum

Here is another distich by John Owen, with an English translation by Thomas Harvey, 10.91:

In Gaurum
Laudas, Gaure, nihil; reprehendis cuncta: videto
Ne placeas nulli, dum tibi nemo placet.

Thou praiseth nothing, all reprovest; see
While thou none pleasest, no man pleaseth thee.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

Gaurus (Gaurī, m.): Gaurus
reprehendō, reprehendere: blame

cūnctus -a -um: entire all together
dum: while (+ indic.); until (+ subj.); provided that (+ subj.)
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
laudō -āre: praise
nē: lest, that not
nēmo: no one (gen. nullius, dat. nulli, abl. nullo or nulla > nullus -a -um)
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
nūllus -a -um: not any, no one
placeō placēre placuī placitum: please
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
videō vidēre vīdī vīsum: see

(image source)

Nummis Frui

Here is another distich by John Owen, with an English translation by Thomas Harvey, 10.88:

Nummis Frui
Magna quidem virtus nummis est posse potiri;
Scire uti maior, maxima velle frui.

’Tis vertue great, of Gold to get tuition;
Its good use greater, greater its fruition.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

nummus (nummī, m.): coin, cash, money
potior, potīrī: get possession of, become master of

fruor fruī frūctus sum: enjoy
māgnus -a -um great
māior -ius: greater, older; maiōres -um: ancestors
māximus -a -um: greatest; māximē: most, especially, very much
possum posse potuī: be able
quidem: certainly, at least
sciō -īre -īvī/-iī -ītum: know
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
ūtor ūtī ūsus sum: use
virtūs -ūtis f.: valor, manliness, virtue
volō velle voluī: wish, be willing

(image source)

Sol, Sal, Salus

Here is another distich by John Owen, with an English translation by Thomas Harvey, 10.87:

Sol, Sal, Salus
Te sine nil video, sapio nil: tu meus es sol;
Solus tu meus es sal, mea sola salus.

To thee my Sight, my Tast hath sole relation;
Thou art my Sun, my Salt, my sole Salvation.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

sal (salis, m.): salt, good sense, wit
sapiō, sapere: savor, be wise, understand

meus -a -um: my
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
salūs -ūtis f.: health, safety
sine: without (+ abl.)
sōl sōlis m.: sun
sōlus -a -um: only, alone; sōlum (adv.), only, merely
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
videō vidēre vīdī vīsum: see

(image source)

De Sepulcris

Here is another distich by John Owen, with an English translation by Thomas Harvey, 1.57:

De Sepulcris
Ne pereat tua fama, struis tibi, Paulle, sepulcrum,
Tamquam non possint ipsa sepulcra mori.

Thou to preserve thy Fame, hast built thy Tomb:
As if that Tombs should not to ruine come.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

Paullus = Paulus (Pauli, m.): Paulus, Paul
struō, struere: arrange, build

fāma -ae f.: rumor, fame
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
ipse ipsa ipsum: him- her- itself
morior morī mortuus sum: die
nē: lest, that not
nōn: not
pereō -īre -iī -itum: perish, be lost
possum posse potuī: be able
sepulcrum -ī n.: place of burial, tomb, grave
tamquam: so as, just as
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
tuus -a -um: your

(image source)

De Suo Libro

Here is another distich by John Owen, with an English translation by Thomas Harvey, 1.3:

De Suo Libro
Hic liber est mundus: homines sunt, Hoskine, versus;
Invenies paucos hic, ut in orbe, bonos.

This Book is as The World: as Men, The Verse:
Good Verses Here, as There good Men, are scarce.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

Hoskinus (Hoskini, m.): Hoskins
versus (versūs, m.): line of verse, poetry

bonus -a -um: good
dē: down from, about, concerning (+ abl.)
hic haec hoc: this; hōc: on this account
hīc: here; hinc: from here
homo hominis m.: human being
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
inveniō -venīre -vēnī -ventum: find; discover
liber librī m.: book
mundus -ī m.: world, universe, heavens
orbis -is m.: circle; orbis terrārum: world
paucī -ae -a: few
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
suus -a -um: his own, her own, its own
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)

(image source)

In Procillum, Magnatem

Here is another distich by John Owen, with an English translation by Thomas Harvey, 1.109:

In Procillum, Magnatem
Si non audires dicentem falsa, Procille,
Auderet falsum dicere nemo tibi.

If thou to Lyers wouldst not lend thine Ear,
None with a Lye before Thee durst appear.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

magnas (magnātis, m.): important person, magnate
Procillus (Procillī, m.): Procillus

audeō audēre ausus sum: dare, be eager
audiō -īre -īvī/-iī -itum: hear, listen to
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictum: say; causam dicere, plead a case; diem dicere, appoint a day
falsus -a -um: deceptive, false
nēmo: no one (gen. nullius, dat. nulli, abl. nullo or nulla > nullus -a -um)
nōn: not
sī: if
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)

(image source)

Ad Lectorem

This is a poem by John Dunbar (c. 1585 - 1626), a Scottish neo-Latin poet. You can read more about Dunbar at Dana Sutton's online edition of Dunbar's epigrammatic poetry.

Ad Lectorem
Nec lege quae iubeo, nec quae te iusserit alter,
Sed lege quae genio sunt mage grata tuo.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

genius (geniī, m.): tutelar deity, spirit
lector (lectōris, m.): reader

ad: to, up to, towards (+acc.)
alter altera alterum: other of two
grātus -a -um: pleasant; grateful
iubeō iubēre iūssī iūssum: bid, order
legō legere lēgī lēctum: gather, choose, read
magis: more
neque nec: and not, nor; neque . . . neque, neither . . . nor
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sed: but
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
tuus -a -um: your

(image source)

Morbus

This is a poem from the Stichostratia by Jean Girard Jean, published in 1552; you can read the book online.

Morbus
Tarda equitans abit ipse gravis testudine morbus,
Qui venit celeri nave, superbo et equo.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

equitō, equitāre: ride on horseback
testūdo (testūdinis, f.): tortoise, turtle

abeō -īre -iī -itum: go away
celer -is -e: swift; adv. celeriter
equus -ī m.: horse
et: and
gravis -e: heavy
ipse ipsa ipsum: him- her- itself
morbus -ī m.: sickness, disease
nāvis -is f.: ship
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
superbus -a -um: overbearing, proud, haughty
tardus -a -um: slow, sluggish, lingering
veniō venīre vēnī ventum: come

(image source)

Moriendum Omnibus

This little poem is by Johan Glandorp (1555-1612); you can see Suringar's edition at GoogleBooks.

Moriendum Omnibus
Mors nulli parcit; iuxta rapit illa potentes
Ac inopes, iuvenes non minus atque senes.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

inops (inopis): needy, destitute
iuxtā: close by, near

atque, ac: and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; simul atque, as soon as
ille illa illud: that
iuvenis -is m.: youth
minus -oris n.: a smaller number or amount, less; (adv.) minus: to a smaller extent, less
morior morī mortuus sum: die
mors mortis f.: death
nōn: not
nūllus -a -um: not any, no one
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
parcō parcere pepercī: spare, be sparing of (+ dat.)
potēns potentis: able, powerful
rapiō rapere rapuī raptum: seize, tear away
senex -is m.: old man, elder; senior, older

(image source)

Principes Dant Cui Favent

This little poem is by Johan Glandorp (1555-1612); you can see Suringar's edition at GoogleBooks.

Principes Dant Cui Favent
Divitiae regum non his, qui magna merentur,
Contingunt, sed quos aura favoris agit.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

faveō, favēre: support, show favor
favor (favōris, m.): goodwill, favor

agō agere ēgī āctum: drive, do, act
aura -ae f.: breeze
contingō -tingere -tigī -tactum: touch, be contiguous to
dīvitiae -ārum f. pl.: riches, wealth
dō dare dedī datum: give
hic haec hoc: this; hōc: on this account
māgnus -a -um great
mereō merēre meruī meritum: deserve, merit; serve as a soldier
nōn: not
prīnceps -cipis: first, chief
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
rēx rēgis m.: king
sed: but

(image source)

Verbis Creditur

This little poem is by Johan Glandorp (1555-1612); you can see Suringar's edition at GoogleBooks.

Verbis Creditur
Credere res verbis cogit; penetralia caeca
Scrutari et mentem cernere nemo potest.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

penētrālis, -e (penētrālis): inner, innermost
scrūtor, scrūtārī: examine thoroughly, search

caecus -a -um: blind, unseeing; dark, obscure
cernō cernere crēvī crētum: discern, separate
cōgō cōgere coēgī coāctum: drive together; compel
crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditum: believe
et: and
mēns mentis f.: mind
nēmo: no one (gen. nullius, dat. nulli, abl. nullo or nulla > nullus -a -um)
possum posse potuī: be able
rēs reī f.: thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)
verbum -ī n.: word

(image source)

Inimico, de Odii Temperantia

This is a poem from the Stichostratia by Jean Girard Jean, published in 1552; you can read the book online.

Inimico, de Odii Temperantia
Non amo te nimium, sed et idem non nimium odi;
Quod nimis est, tibi tam displicet atque mihi.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

displiceō, displicēre: displease, dissatisfy
temperantia (temperantiae, f.): moderation, self-control

amō -āre: to love; amans -ntis m./f.: lover
atque, ac: and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; simul atque, as soon as
ego meī mihi mē: I, me
et: and
inimīcus -a -um: unfriendly
nimius -a -um: too much, excessive; nimis or nimium: excessively
nōn: not
ōdī ōdisse: hate
odium -ī n.: hatred
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sed: but
tam: so
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)

(image source)

Ut Bonus Videaris

This is a poem from the Stichostratia by Jean Girard Jean, published in 1552; you can read the book online.

Ut Bonus Videaris
Vis doctus, vis, Crispe, bonus sapiensque videri?
Fac docte atque bene, fac sapienter agas.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

Crispus (Crispī, m.): Crispus
sapienter: wisely, intelligently

agō agere ēgī āctum: drive, do, act
atque, ac: and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; simul atque, as soon as
bonus -a -um: good
doceō -ēre -uī doctum: teach
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
que (enclitic) - and
sapiens -ntis.: wise man
videō vidēre vīdī vīsum: see
volō velle voluī: wish, be willing

(image source)

In Maxima Pollicitum

This is a poem from the Stichostratia by Jean Girard Jean, published in 1552; you can read the book online.

In Maxima Pollicitum
Parva abs te tandem, non munera magna requiro,
Maxima sis quamvis tu mihi pollicitus.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

pollicitum (pollicitī, n.): promise
requīrō, requīrere: seek again, demand

ā ab abs: from, by (+abl.)
ego meī mihi mē: I, me
māgnus -a -um great
māximus -a -um: greatest; māximē: most, especially, very much
mūnus mūneris n.: gift, offering
nōn: not
parvus -a -um: small
quamvīs: however you like; although
tandem: finally
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)

(image source)

Ad Faustum

This is one of the Latin poems of the Polish Renaissance poet Jan Kochanowski (1530-1584); you can read his Latin works online.

Ad Faustum
Morbus amor gravis est; ego quamvis non amo, Fauste,
Sed, quia amavi olim, nunc quoque discrucior.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

discruciō, discruciāre: torture violently, torment
Faustus (Faustī, m.): Faustus

ad: to, up to, towards (+acc.)
amō -āre: to love; amans -ntis m./f.: lover
amor -ōris m.: love
ego meī mihi mē: I, me
gravis -e: heavy
morbus -ī m.: sickness, disease
nōn: not
nunc: now
ōlim: formerly, at that time
quamvīs: however you like; although
quia: because
quoque: also, too
sed: but
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist

(image source)

Temperantia

This is from a poem by Iohannes Stigelius (1515-1562) included in the Aureola Emblemata of Nicolaus Reusnerus (1545-1602).

Temperantia
Adde modum rebus, prius et metire quod audes;
Fructibus est virtus plena tenere modum.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

mētior, mētīrī: measure, distribute
temperantia (temperantiae, f.): moderation, self-control

addō -dere -didī -ditum: give to
audeō audēre ausus sum: dare, be eager
et: and
frūctus -ūs m.: fruit, crops; enjoyment, delight
modus -ī m.: measure, manner, kind
plēnus -a -um: full
prior -ius: earlier, preceding; prius or priusquam: before
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
rēs reī f.: thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
teneō -ēre -uī tentum: hold
virtūs -ūtis f.: valor, manliness, virtue

(image source)

Omnia Nil

This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is by Iohannes Secundus (1511-1536).

Omnia Nil
Omnia sunt risus, sunt pulvis, et omnia nil sunt;
Res hominum cunctae nam ratione carent.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

pulvis (pulveris, m.): dust
rīsus (rīsūs, m.): laughter

careō -ēre -uī: lack (+ abl.)
cūnctus -a -um: entire all together
et: and
homo hominis m.: human being
nam or namque: for, indeed, really
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
ratio -ōnis f.: method, plan, reason
rēs reī f.: thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist

(image by Rafael Soldi)

Inter Opes

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 the legendary "Cato" of Latin distich fame and also Saint Bernard of Clairveax who was famously associated with the Cistercian order.

Inter Opes
Paupertatis opes inter meminisse memento;
Praemeditatus enim mollior ictus adest.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

paupertas (paupertātis, f.): poverty, need
praemeditātus: considered in advance, anticipated

adsum adesse affuī: be present
enim: for, indeed
īctus -ūs m.: blow, stroke
inter: between, among; during (+ acc.)
meminī meminisse: remember, recollect
mollis -e: soft, yielding, gentle
ops opis f.: assistance, resources

(image source)

Omnia Perlege, Bona Selige

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 the legendary "Cato" of Latin distich fame and also Saint Bernard of Clairveax who was famously associated with the Cistercian order.

Omnia Perlege, Bona Selige
Omnia perlegito, sed quae sunt recta teneto,
Verborumque dolis ne capiare cave.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

perlegō, perlegere: read, read through
sēligō, sēligere: choose, cull, select

capiō capere cēpī captum: seize
caveō cavēre cāvī cautum: be on guard, beware
dolus -ī m.: artifice, device, trick
nē: lest, that not
nōn: not
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
que (enclitic) - and
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
rectus -a -um: straight, direct
sed: but
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
teneō -ēre -uī tentum: hold
verbum -ī n.: word

(image source)

Opes Peripateticae

This is from the enormous anthology of distich poetry assembled by Barthold Nihus, Epigrammata Disticha, published in 1642; the poem is by Ioh. Leonardus Weidnerus (1588-1655).

Opes Peripateticae
Hic habet, ille habuit; quod habet, post alter habebit:
Sic variant homines; sic variantur opes.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

peripatēticus, -a, -um: walking around, peripatetic
variō, variāre: change, vary, fluctuate

alter altera alterum: other of two
habeō habēre habuī habitum: have, hold
hic haec hoc: this; hōc: on this account
homo hominis m.: human being
ille illa illud: that
ops opis f.: assistance, resources
post: after (adv. and prep. +acc.)
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sīc: in this manner, thus; sīc . . . ut: in the same way as

(image source)