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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A friend , the crafty flatt'ring race will praise ; His talk tho ' stupid , and tho ' plain his face . —Ed . 110. Ad valorem . ( L . ) — According to the value . Phrase used in imposing duties on articles of merchandise , either at the ...
A friend , the crafty flatt'ring race will praise ; His talk tho ' stupid , and tho ' plain his face . —Ed . 110. Ad valorem . ( L . ) — According to the value . Phrase used in imposing duties on articles of merchandise , either at the ...
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Pray what sort of philosophy is it to praise melancholy , about the most detestable thing in the world ? 115. Ægroto , dum anima est , spes esse dicitur . ( L. ) Prov . ap . Cic . Att . 9 , 10 , 3.- While a sick man has life , it is ...
Pray what sort of philosophy is it to praise melancholy , about the most detestable thing in the world ? 115. Ægroto , dum anima est , spes esse dicitur . ( L. ) Prov . ap . Cic . Att . 9 , 10 , 3.- While a sick man has life , it is ...
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( L. ) -Expatiate rather in your friend's praise , than in your own . Cf. Laudet te alienus , et non os tuum ; extraneus , et non labia tua . Vulg . Prov . 27 , 2. — Let another man praise thee , and not thine own mouth ; a stranger ...
( L. ) -Expatiate rather in your friend's praise , than in your own . Cf. Laudet te alienus , et non os tuum ; extraneus , et non labia tua . Vulg . Prov . 27 , 2. — Let another man praise thee , and not thine own mouth ; a stranger ...
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Not by its wish for praise is true grief shown : He mourns indeed who mourns when he's alone . -Ed . Cf. Plerique enim lacrimas fundunt , ut ostendant ; et toties siccos oculos habent , quoties spectator defuit . Sen. Tranq . 15.
Not by its wish for praise is true grief shown : He mourns indeed who mourns when he's alone . -Ed . Cf. Plerique enim lacrimas fundunt , ut ostendant ; et toties siccos oculos habent , quoties spectator defuit . Sen. Tranq . 15.
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Blame , if she blames ; but if she praises , praise . What she denies , deny ; say what she says . Laugh , if she smiles ; but if she weeps , then weep , And let your looks with hers their motions keep . -Ed . 357. Argumentum .
Blame , if she blames ; but if she praises , praise . What she denies , deny ; say what she says . Laugh , if she smiles ; but if she weeps , then weep , And let your looks with hers their motions keep . -Ed . 357. Argumentum .
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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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