:

46. Acriora orexim excitant embammata. (L.) Col. 12, 57

fin.—Pungent sauces whet the appetite. 47. A cruce salus. (L.)—Salvation from the cross. Motto of

the earl of Mayo.
48. Ac si Insanire paret certâ ratione modoque. (L.) Hor.

S. 2, 3, 27.—He would try be mad with reason and
method. He has method in his madness.

Why, the job's as bad
As if you tried by reason to be mad.—Conington.

Cf. Shakesp. Hamlet, 2, 2, 208 :

Tho' this be madness, yet there is method in it.
49. Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta. (L.) Law Max.

-Outward acts indicate the secret intention.
Thus, a man having rights of common, if he cut down a tree on

the common, is judged to have had an illegal intention in his

mind, and must be considered in the light of a trespasser.
50. Actio personalis moritur cum persona. (L.) Law Max.--

A personal right of action expires with the death of the
person concerned.
Thus, in Osborne v. Gillett, Baron Bramwell held that a father

might bring an action for negligence, whereby his daughter
was killed : but Chief Baron Kelly and Baron Piggott main-
tained that the maxim Actio personalis, etc., applied (42 Law

J. Rep. Exch. 53).
51. Actio recta non erit, nisi recta fuerit voluntas, ab bac

enim est actio. Rursus, voluntas non erit recta, nisi
habitus animi rectus fuerit: ab hoc enim est voluntas.
(L.) Sen. Ep. 95.-An action cannot be right if the
intention prompting it be not right, since the intention
constitutes the act. Again, the intention cannot be right
unless the mind of the person is rightly disposed, for the

intention springs from the mind.
52. Actum aiunt ne agas. (L.) Ter. Phor. 2, 3, 72.—What's

done, they say, don't do again. You are wasting your
time : acting to no purpose. Cf. Rem actam agis. Plaut.

Ps. 1, 2, 27.—You are doing work twice over.
53. Actum est de republicâ. (L.)--It is all over with the

constitution.
54. Actus Dei nemini facit injuriam. (L.) Law Max.-The

—
act of God cannot be held in law to affect any man
injuriously.
Thus, loss of goods at sea by the foundering of a vessel in a

tempest falls upon the owner, not the carrier, and Res perit suc
domino, the goods perish at the owner's risk.

55. Actus legis nemini facit injuriam. (L.) Law Max.—The

action of the law cannot wrong any man.
If any one abuses authority given by law, he is held by law as

if he had acted without any such authorisation. A right of
way past a dwelling may not be so injured by the carts of the
party possessing the right, as to make the road unserviceable
to the tenants of the dwelling past which the right of way

runs.

56. Actus me invito factus, non est meus actus. (L.) Law

Max.-An act done, to which I am not a consenting party,

cannot be called my act. 57. Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea. (L.) Law Max. –

The act itself does not make a man guilty unless his inten

tions were guilty. 58. A cuspide corona. (L.)–From the spear a crown. Motto

of Viscount Midleton. 59. Acutum, prudens, et idem sincerum et solidum, et exsic

catum genus orationis. (L.) Cic. Brut. 84, 291.--A pointed and thoughtful style of oratory, and at the same time plain, solid, and dry in character. Cf. Nihil erat in ejus oratione nisi sincerum, nihil nisi siccum atque sanum. Id. ibid. 55, 202.-- There was nothing in his (C. Cotta) speeches, but what was plain, solid, and

sound.
60. Ac veluti magno in populo quum sæpe coorta est

Seditio, sævitque animis ignobile vulgus,
Jamque faces et saxa volant; furor arma ministrat.

(L.) Virg. A. 1, 148.
As when sedition oft has stirred
In some great town the vulgar herd,
And brands and stones already fly,

(For rage has always weapons nigh). — Conington. 61. Adam muss eine Eva haben, die er zeiht was er gethan.

(G.) Prov.-Adam must have an Eve, to blame for what

he has done. 62. Ad calamitatem quilibet rumor valet. (L.) ? Pub. Syr.

Every rumour is believed, where disaster is concerned.

Bad news travels apace. 63. Ad captandum vulgus. (L.)—To please the mob. A bait

thrown out to gain the plaudits of the crowd. 64. Adde parum parvo, magnus acervus erit. (L.) Prov.

Add little to little, and you will have a great heap.
Mony littles mak a muckle.

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65. Adde quod injustum rigido jus dicitur ense ; Dantur et in medio vulnera

sæpe

foro. (L.) Ov. T. 5, 10, 43. Miscarriage of Justice. The sword of justice cuts in cruel sort,

And wounds are often dealt in open court. —Ed. 66. Addere legi justitiam decus. (L.)-It is an honourable

thing to combine justice with law. Motto of Lord

Norton. 67. A Deo et rege. (L.)–From God and the king. Motto of

Earls of Chesterfield, Harrington, and Stanhope.
68. Adeo exornatum dabo, adeo depexum, ut dum vivat memin-

erit mei. (L.) Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 77.—I'll give him such
a dressing, such a hiding, that he'll remember me as long

as he lives.
69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est. (L.) Virg. G.

2, 272.—So important is it to grow inured to anything
in early youth. The value of sound principles, early

instilled in the mind, is incalculable. 'Tis education forms the common mind;

Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.—Pope, Ep. 1, 149. 70. Adeon'homines immutarier

Ex amore, ut non cognoscas eundem esse ? (L.) Ter.
Eun. 2, 1, 19.—Is it possible a man can be so changed
by love, that one would not know him for the same

79. Ad infi

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were, multi Cicero

71. Ad eundem. (L.)—To the same degree.

A graduate of one university is permitted to enjoy the same

degree at another, and is said to be admitted ad eundem sc.
gradum (to the same degree), at the sister university. The
coach that used to run (and may do so still) from Oxford to
Cambridge and back, was facetiously called the ad eundem by

the undergraduate wits.
72. Adhibenda est munditia non odiosa, neque exquisita nimis ;

tantum quæ fugiat agrestem ac inhumanam negligentiam.
(L.) Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130.—It is right to observe a
certain neatness in dress, without being foppish or dandi-
fied; and at the same time equally removed from a rustic
and boorish slovenliness. In this, as in all else, the
modus in rebus (moderation in things) is the principle

dictated by good taste.
73. Ad hoc. (L.)—For this (special) purpose.

A clause ad hoc was specially inserted in the covenant. 74. Adhuc sub judice lis est. (L.)—The point in dispute is still

before the judge. The controversy is yet undecided.

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75. Adieu, brave Crillon, je vous aime à tort et à travers.

(Fr.)--Adieu, my brave Crillon, I love you without
rhyme or reason.
The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the con-

clusion of a letter of Henry IV. to a favourite. The original,
however, runs: “Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon, qui
sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy. Adieu.”—Nothing
is wanting except the company of good Grillon, who will always

have a hearty welcome and good wishes from me. Adieu. 76. Adieu la voiture, adieu la boutique! (Fr.) Prov.-Good

bye to the carriage, good-bye to the shop! There is an

end of the business : the establishment is broken up. 77. Adieu, paniers, vendanges sont faites. (Fr.) Prov.--Good

bye, baskets ! vintage is over ! The work is over, and its

accessories may be put away. 78. Adieu, plaisant pays de France !

O ma patrie, la plus chérie, etc. (Fr.) De Quer. IAdieu, pleasant land of France ! Oh! my country, the dearest in the world, etc. Supposed to have been sung by Mary Stuart on leaving the shores of France, but in reality an historical forgery of De Querlon, who admitted

as much to the Abbé Menier de Saint-Léger. 79. Ad infinitum. (L.)—To infinity; without end.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em ;

And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum (?). 80. Ad interim. (L.)—In the meantime ; provisionally. 81. A discrétion. (Fr.)- According to discretion. Without

limitation. Ùnconditionally. 82. Aditus ad multitudinem, ut in universorum animos

tanquam influere possimus. (L.) Cic. Off. 2, 9, 31. Access to the ear of the masses, so that we are able, as it were, to insinuate ourselves into the affections of the multitude. This is one of the elements (according to Cicero) of the greatest human glory, and applicable to

the enormous power wielded by any great speaker. 83. A diverticulo repetatur fabula. (L.) Juv. 15, 72.-T.

return from the digression. Like the Fr. – Revenons

à nos moutons, q.v. 84. Ad Kalendas Græcas. (L.) Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 87.

At the Greek Kalends. The next day after never.
As the Greeks had no Kalends, the phrase is used of anything

that can never possibly take place. According to Suetonius
the saying was often in the mouth of Augustus in speaking of
the probability of his paying his creditors.

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85. Ad libitum or ad lib. (L.)- At pleasure; without restraint,

to one's heart's content. In music, it signifies that the “ time” of the passage may be extended at will accord

ing to the taste of the performer, 86. Ad mala quisque animum referat sua. (L.) Ov. R. A.

559.—Let each one call to mind his own woes. 87. Ad minora illa

demittere me non recusabo. (L.) Quint. Proæm. $ 5.--I will not refuse to descend to even the most minute particulars. I will enter into all and

every detail, if you desire it. 88. Admonere voluimus, non mordere ; prodesse, non lædere;

consulere morbis hominum, non officere. (L.) Erasm. ? My object is, to advise, not to wound ; to be of service, not to hurt; to cure the failings of mankind, not to obstruct

their remedy. 89. Ad morem villæ de Poole. (L.)—After the custom of the

town of Poole. Motto of Borough of Poole. 90. Ad ogni santo la sua torcia or candela. (It.)-Every saint

his torch or candle. Every one should have his proper honours and precedence allowed him. A compliment

should be paid to all. 91. Ad ogni uccello suo nido è bello. (It.) Prov.-Every bird

thinks its own nest beautiful.
Be it never so humble, there's no place like home.

-J. H. Payne, Opera of Clari. 92. Ad ognuno par più grave la croce sua. (It.) Prov.

Every one thinks his own cross the heaviest. 93. Ad omnem libidinem projectus homo. (L.) 2-4 man

addicted to every species of debauchery.
Justinus (41, 3, 9), speaking of the Parthians, describes them as

in libidinem projecti, in cibum parci (immoderate in gratifying

their sexual passions, sparing in the use of food). 94. Adornare verbis benefacta. (L.) Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 15.-

To enhance the worth of a favour by kind words. Gifts of little or no intrinsic worth are often rendered valuable by the manner or words with which they are

given. 95. Ad pænitendum properat, cito qui judicat. (L.) Pub.

Syr. 6.- Who decides hastily, is hurrying to repentance. 96. Ad perniciem solet agi sinceritas. (L.) Phædr. 4, 13, 3.

Sincerity is often driven to its own rúin. 97. Ad populum phaleras, ego te intus et in cute novi. (L.)