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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... his friend's attacked , does not defend ; Who seeks to raise a laugh , be thought a wit , Declares “ he saw , ” when he invented it : Who blabs a secret - Roman , friend , take care , His heart is black , of such an one beware .
... his friend's attacked , does not defend ; Who seeks to raise a laugh , be thought a wit , Declares “ he saw , ” when he invented it : Who blabs a secret - Roman , friend , take care , His heart is black , of such an one beware .
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( Fr. ) Nothing is impossible to a valiant heart . Motto of Jeanne d'Albret of Navarre , mother of Henry IV . , and adopted by him as his own devise . 44. A confesseurs , médecins , avocats , la vérité ne cèle de ton ( Fr. ) Prov .
( Fr. ) Nothing is impossible to a valiant heart . Motto of Jeanne d'Albret of Navarre , mother of Henry IV . , and adopted by him as his own devise . 44. A confesseurs , médecins , avocats , la vérité ne cèle de ton ( Fr. ) Prov .
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( 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 according to the taste of the performer , 86. Ad mala quisque animum referat sua .
( 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 according to the taste of the performer , 86. Ad mala quisque animum referat sua .
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An equal mind , when storms o'ercloud Maintain , nor ' neath a brighter sky Let pleasure make your heart too proud . - Conington . The first line was written by the Constable Montmorency ( 16th cent . ) ...
An equal mind , when storms o'ercloud Maintain , nor ' neath a brighter sky Let pleasure make your heart too proud . - Conington . The first line was written by the Constable Montmorency ( 16th cent . ) ...
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Ah ! knock at thine heart , ' tis there that genius dwells . Cf. Vauvenargues , Reflex , et Max . No. 87 , Les grandes pensées viennent du cour . — Great thoughts come from the heart . 150. Ah ! il n'y a plus d'enfants . ( Fr. ) Mol .
Ah ! knock at thine heart , ' tis there that genius dwells . Cf. Vauvenargues , Reflex , et Max . No. 87 , Les grandes pensées viennent du cour . — Great thoughts come from the heart . 150. Ah ! il n'y a plus d'enfants . ( Fr. ) Mol .
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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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