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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Troilus verse, n. [Troilus, the man's name, and Vers(e n.] Only in James VI: Rhyme-royal, the stanza-form of seven decasyllabic lines used by Chaucer in his Troilus. —1585 James VI Ess. 67.
For tragicall materis, complaintis, or testamentis, vse this kynde of verse following, callit Troilus verse, as [etc.]
