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They made no doubt of the certainty hereof who composed that old verse which we find in Aquinas:1229— Rex sedet in coena, turba cinctus duodena; Se tenet in manibus; se cibat ipse cibus.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

Intrat Avaloniam duodena Caterva virorum       "Flos Arimathioe Joseph, &c." because I have even now blamed the liberty of the ancient rhymers.

From Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects by Aubrey, John

He who went received five lire a month from the State, and one lira from each of his colleagues in the duodena.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry