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The choriambic I thought might be exchanged for a heroic stanza, in which the first line should rhyme with the fourth, the second with the third, a kind of "In Memoriam" elongated.

From The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace by Conington, John

Among the Latins, Horace, in imitation of Alcaeus, made constant use of choriambic verse.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

In later times of Rome, both Seneca and Prudentius wrote choriambic verse with a fair amount of success.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various