Refrain

Refrain

re·​frain /rəˈfrān/

noun

a chorus, a verse

“Of all the songs which poets sing

The ones which are most sweet

Are those which at close intervals

A low refrain repeat.”

– Helen Hunt Jackson (1830 – 1885)

verb

to abstain, to avoid

“Refrain from asking what is going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.”

– Horace (65 BCE – 8 BCE)