Classical and Foreign Quotations: Law Terms and Maxims, Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Expressions in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese. With Translations, References, Explanatory Notes, and Indexes |
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Of the classic tongues of Greece and Rome , the latter still maintains its old pre - eminence as the most frequently quoted of all languages , ancient and modern .
Of the classic tongues of Greece and Rome , the latter still maintains its old pre - eminence as the most frequently quoted of all languages , ancient and modern .
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Spithöver , Rome , and Miss S. Benett , for much assistance in the German quotations ; and a host of other friends who have in various ways helped in the production of the volume , but who do not wish their names to be mentioned .
Spithöver , Rome , and Miss S. Benett , for much assistance in the German quotations ; and a host of other friends who have in various ways helped in the production of the volume , but who do not wish their names to be mentioned .
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the memorable exclamation of Cæsar when , at the Rubicon , after long hesitation he finally decided to march on Rome . ( See Lewis and Short , Lat . Dict . s.v. alea . ) Plutarch ( Cæs . 32 ) gives it as , mâs éppipow kúsos .
the memorable exclamation of Cæsar when , at the Rubicon , after long hesitation he finally decided to march on Rome . ( See Lewis and Short , Lat . Dict . s.v. alea . ) Plutarch ( Cæs . 32 ) gives it as , mâs éppipow kúsos .
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The deadly superstition was for the moment suppressed : but it broke out again , infecting not only Judæa , the source of the mischief , but even Rome , the general sink for all the abominations and infamies of the world at large to ...
The deadly superstition was for the moment suppressed : but it broke out again , infecting not only Judæa , the source of the mischief , but even Rome , the general sink for all the abominations and infamies of the world at large to ...
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Tis worth while hearing , ye who wish to see Rome and the Latin State's prosperity . - Ed . Cf. Horace's parody of these lines ( S. 1 , 2 , 37 ) . 429. Audita querela . ( L. ) Law Phrase . — The complaint having been investigated . 430.
Tis worth while hearing , ye who wish to see Rome and the Latin State's prosperity . - Ed . Cf. Horace's parody of these lines ( S. 1 , 2 , 37 ) . 429. Audita querela . ( L. ) Law Phrase . — The complaint having been investigated . 430.
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| Title | Classical and Foreign Quotations: Law Terms and Maxims, Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Expressions in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese. With Translations, References, Explanatory Notes, and Indexes |
| Author | William Francis Henry King |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Thomas Whittaker, 1889 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 16 Aug 2013 |
| Length | 624 pages |
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