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... given are not the exact words of the original . Such a sentence may be in Cicero , but it may also be in Quintilian ; such a line may be Corneille's , but there is nothing to show that it was not written by Scudéry . And all this ...
... given are not the exact words of the original . Such a sentence may be in Cicero , but it may also be in Quintilian ; such a line may be Corneille's , but there is nothing to show that it was not written by Scudéry . And all this ...
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... given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If Cicero has Latinised some lines of Euripides , or Ausonius translated the sayings of the Seven Sages , I conceive it allowable to make use ...
... given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If Cicero has Latinised some lines of Euripides , or Ausonius translated the sayings of the Seven Sages , I conceive it allowable to make use ...
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... given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Eneid and Horace to make use of his admirable translations under certain fixed conditions . I have also to thank Mr W. F. Shaw , late Fellow of Trinity Hall ...
... given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Eneid and Horace to make use of his admirable translations under certain fixed conditions . I have also to thank Mr W. F. Shaw , late Fellow of Trinity Hall ...
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... given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . " A. B. left the turf for the stock exchange ; it is likely that he will ...
... given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . " A. B. left the turf for the stock exchange ; it is likely that he will ...
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... given by law , he is held by law as if he had acted without any such authorisation . A right of way past a dwelling may not be so injured by the carts of the party possessing the right , as to make the road unserviceable to the tenants ...
... given by law , he is held by law as if he had acted without any such authorisation . A right of way past a dwelling may not be so injured by the carts of the party possessing the right , as to make the road unserviceable to the tenants ...
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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.