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Carminum proverbialium totius humanæ vitæ statum breviter delineantium, nec non utilem de moribus doctrinam jucundè proponentium, loci communes in gratiam juventutis selecti
S. A. I
1583
Introductory verses have salutation: S.A.I. ad emptorem.
1. Catonis Disticha de moribus. 2. Dicta insignia septem sapientum Græciæ. 3. Mimi Publiani, sive, Senecæ proverbia, Anglo-Latina = 1. Cato's Distichs concerning manners. 2. Excellent sayings of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. 3. Publius's stage-verses
Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Publilius Syrus; Hoole, Charles (1610-1667)
1749
The disticha, wrongly attributed to Marcus Porcius Cato, in fact date from imperial times - ESTC.