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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Præf . 3 Second rate and post - Augustan authors are by no means to be despised as far as quotations go . What could be better , e.g. , than Statius ( Theb . 2 , 489 ) , O cæca nocentum consilia ! O semper timidum scelus / or the Grave ...
Præf . 3 Second rate and post - Augustan authors are by no means to be despised as far as quotations go . What could be better , e.g. , than Statius ( Theb . 2 , 489 ) , O cæca nocentum consilia ! O semper timidum scelus / or the Grave ...
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... or Aristotle 1 In point of fact , accurate quotation is by no means a common attainment even in the case of the most familiar passages . And the more familiar the passage , the more commonly is it , in many cases , misquoted .
... or Aristotle 1 In point of fact , accurate quotation is by no means a common attainment even in the case of the most familiar passages . And the more familiar the passage , the more commonly is it , in many cases , misquoted .
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7 signifies date of death . ? occurring after a quotation means that author , or passage ( or both ) , are uncertain . See p . i , at the bottom , and p . viii , and note . The first words of a quotation beginning with the end of a line ...
7 signifies date of death . ? occurring after a quotation means that author , or passage ( or both ) , are uncertain . See p . i , at the bottom , and p . viii , and note . The first words of a quotation beginning with the end of a line ...
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( L . ) — May the omen mean nothing ! I pray there be no ugly meaning in it ! 24. Abstineto a fabis . ( L. ) ? -Abstain from beans . I.e. , keep clear of elections : where , as at Athens , the election of public magistrates was balloted ...
( L . ) — May the omen mean nothing ! I pray there be no ugly meaning in it ! 24. Abstineto a fabis . ( L. ) ? -Abstain from beans . I.e. , keep clear of elections : where , as at Athens , the election of public magistrates was balloted ...
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... would mean ; “ Beware of killing Edward : it is good to fear ; ' but it might also signify , “ Fear not to kill Edward : the deed is good . ' 166. A la burla , dejarla quando mas agrada . ( S. ) Prov . - Leave the jest at its best .
... would mean ; “ Beware of killing Edward : it is good to fear ; ' but it might also signify , “ Fear not to kill Edward : the deed is good . ' 166. A la burla , dejarla quando mas agrada . ( S. ) Prov . - Leave the jest at its best .
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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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