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... give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) to add , wherever possible , an accurate reference to the author and work from which the quotation is taken . That the attempt has proved far from being universally suc- cessful will ...
... give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) to add , wherever possible , an accurate reference to the author and work from which the quotation is taken . That the attempt has proved far from being universally suc- cessful will ...
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... give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of number and gender , mood and tense . If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not ...
... give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of number and gender , mood and tense . If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not ...
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... give a finer turn to a thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . " 1 The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page , is somewhat of an ...
... give a finer turn to a thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . " 1 The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page , is somewhat of an ...
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... give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation . It has the old ring about it . Nor is this all . The quotation not only adorns but ...
... give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation . It has the old ring about it . Nor is this all . The quotation not only adorns but ...
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... give him such a dressing , such a hiding , that he'll remember me as long as he lives . 69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est . ( L. ) Virg . G. 2 , 272. So important is it to grow inured to anything in early youth . The value of ...
... give him such a dressing , such a hiding , that he'll remember me as long as he lives . 69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est . ( L. ) Virg . G. 2 , 272. So important is it to grow inured to anything in early youth . The value of ...
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Page 377 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.
Page 79 - Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement , Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.
Page 183 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed, Oth.
Page 31 - Was vernünftig ist, das ist wirklich; und was wirklich ist, das ist vernünftig.
Page 78 - Celui qui met un frein à la fureur des flots Sait aussi des méchants arrêter les complots. Soumis avec respect à sa volonté sainte, Je crains Dieu, cher Abner, et n'ai point d'autre crainte Cependant je rends grâce au zèle officieux Qui sur tous mes périls vous fait ouvrir les yeux.
Page 299 - Les vertus se perdent dans l'intérêt, comme les fleuves se perdent dans la mer.
Page 490 - If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink: Good wine, a friend, because I 'm dry, Or least I should be by and by, Or any other reason why.
Page 135 - Praecipue cum se numeris commendat et arte : Discit enim citius meminitque libentius illud Quod quis deridet, quam quod probat et veneratur.
Page 298 - Les rivières sont des chemins qui marchent et qui portent où l'on veut aller.