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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At hæc animos ærugo et cura peculi Quum semel imbueri speramus carmina fingi Posse linenda cedro , et levi servanda cupresso . ( L. ) Hor . A. P. 330 . O , when this cankering rust , this greed of gain , Has touched the soul and wrought ...
At hæc animos ærugo et cura peculi Quum semel imbueri speramus carmina fingi Posse linenda cedro , et levi servanda cupresso . ( L. ) Hor . A. P. 330 . O , when this cankering rust , this greed of gain , Has touched the soul and wrought ...
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Sola tibi causa hæc est justa timoris Vectorem non nosse tuum . Cæsar and the Mariner . Reckoning all dangers to surmount Cæsar replied , Make little count Of threatening sea or furious gale , But boldly spread the bellying sail .
Sola tibi causa hæc est justa timoris Vectorem non nosse tuum . Cæsar and the Mariner . Reckoning all dangers to surmount Cæsar replied , Make little count Of threatening sea or furious gale , But boldly spread the bellying sail .
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Centum doctum hominum consilia sola hæc devincit dea Fortuna , atque hoc verum est : proinde ut quisque fortuna utitur Ita præcellet ; atque exinde sapere eum omnes dicimus . ( L. ) Plaut . Ps . 2 , 3 , 12 . Fortune .
Centum doctum hominum consilia sola hæc devincit dea Fortuna , atque hoc verum est : proinde ut quisque fortuna utitur Ita præcellet ; atque exinde sapere eum omnes dicimus . ( L. ) Plaut . Ps . 2 , 3 , 12 . Fortune .
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Cervius hæc inter vicinus garrit aniles Ex re fabellas . ( L. ) ( L. ) Hor . S. 2 , 6 , 77. — Between these matters my neighbour Cervius talks his old women's tales , as occasion serves . 670. Ces malheureux rois Dont on dit tant de mal ...
Cervius hæc inter vicinus garrit aniles Ex re fabellas . ( L. ) ( L. ) Hor . S. 2 , 6 , 77. — Between these matters my neighbour Cervius talks his old women's tales , as occasion serves . 670. Ces malheureux rois Dont on dit tant de mal ...
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Deus hæc fortasse benigna Reducet in sedem vice . ( L. ) Hor . Epod . 13 , 7. - God will , perhaps , by some gracious change , restore matters to their former state . 1110. Deus major columna . ( L . ) - God is the greater support .
Deus hæc fortasse benigna Reducet in sedem vice . ( L. ) Hor . Epod . 13 , 7. - God will , perhaps , by some gracious change , restore matters to their former state . 1110. Deus major columna . ( L . ) - God is the greater support .
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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.
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Page 135 - Praecipue cum se numeris commendat et arte : Discit enim citius meminitque libentius illud Quod quis deridet, quam quod probat et veneratur.
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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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