Classical and Foreign Quotations,law Terms and Maxims,proverbs,mottoes,phrases,and Expressions in French,German,Greek,Italian,Latin,Spanish,and Portuguese |
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Motto of Lord 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 meminerit mei . ( L. ) Ter . Heaut . 5 , 1 , 77.
Motto of Lord 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 meminerit mei . ( L. ) Ter . Heaut . 5 , 1 , 77.
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Motto of Earl Redesdale and Lord Truro . 121. Æquâ lege necessitas Sortitur insignes et imos ; Omne capax movet urna nomen . ( L. ) Hor . C. 3 , 1 , 15 . Even - handed Fate Hath but one law for small and great : That ample urn holds all ...
Motto of Earl Redesdale and Lord Truro . 121. Æquâ lege necessitas Sortitur insignes et imos ; Omne capax movet urna nomen . ( L. ) Hor . C. 3 , 1 , 15 . Even - handed Fate Hath but one law for small and great : That ample urn holds all ...
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Motto of Lord Suffield . 124. Æqua tellus Pauperi recluditur Regumque pueris . Earth removes the impartial sod Alike for beggar and for monarch's child . - Conington . ( L. ) Hor . C. 2 , 18 , 32 . 125. Æquat munia comparis .
Motto of Lord Suffield . 124. Æqua tellus Pauperi recluditur Regumque pueris . Earth removes the impartial sod Alike for beggar and for monarch's child . - Conington . ( L. ) Hor . C. 2 , 18 , 32 . 125. Æquat munia comparis .
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Motto of Duke of Buccleuch and Lord Montague . 258. Amo . 259. Amores De tenero meditatur ungui . ( L. ) Hor . C. 3 , 6 , 24. She dreams of love while yet a child , -lit . , while her nails are still soft . " Fresh from the nursery .
Motto of Duke of Buccleuch and Lord Montague . 258. Amo . 259. Amores De tenero meditatur ungui . ( L. ) Hor . C. 3 , 6 , 24. She dreams of love while yet a child , -lit . , while her nails are still soft . " Fresh from the nursery .
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Motto of the Earl of Guildford . 288. Animo , non astutia . ( L . ) — By courage , not craft . Motto of Duke of Gordon and Marquess of Huntly . 289. ... Lord Byron . 291. Animum nunc huc , nunc dividit illuc . ( L. ) Virg . A. 4 , 285 .
Motto of the Earl of Guildford . 288. Animo , non astutia . ( L . ) — By courage , not craft . Motto of Duke of Gordon and Marquess of Huntly . 289. ... Lord Byron . 291. Animum nunc huc , nunc dividit illuc . ( L. ) Virg . A. 4 , 285 .
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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 |
| Author | William Francis Henry King |
| Compiled by | William Francis Henry King |
| Publisher | Whitaker & Sons, 1887 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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