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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When , however , the number of quotations included in the work is taken into account ( many of them having never before appeared in any collection of the kind ) , it will not be a matter of surprise that some failure in this respect ...
When , however , the number of quotations included in the work is taken into account ( many of them having never before appeared in any collection of the kind ) , it will not be a matter of surprise that some failure in this respect ...
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Taking the various works of the kind that have appeared since Mr Macdonnel's Dictionary of 1796 , I have not found any editor deigning to furnish his book with these necessary particulars , which assuredly constitute its chief value as ...
Taking the various works of the kind that have appeared since Mr Macdonnel's Dictionary of 1796 , I have not found any editor deigning to furnish his book with these necessary particulars , which assuredly constitute its chief value as ...
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Nothing is gained by the change , neither in the way of beauty , and , still less , in truth , and this , it must be felt , is the principle that should guide any one attempting a compilation of the kind - exactness , accuracy , truth .
Nothing is gained by the change , neither in the way of beauty , and , still less , in truth , and this , it must be felt , is the principle that should guide any one attempting a compilation of the kind - exactness , accuracy , truth .
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Of these , the poetical will be seen to preponderate largely over 1 As an illustration of these and the foregoing remarks I append some instances of faulty quotation taken from various collections of the kind : -1 .
Of these , the poetical will be seen to preponderate largely over 1 As an illustration of these and the foregoing remarks I append some instances of faulty quotation taken from various collections of the kind : -1 .
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94. Adornare verbis benefacta . ( L. ) Plin . Ep . 1 , 8 , 15.Gifts To enhance the worth of a favour by kind words . of little or no intrinsic worth are often rendered valuable by the manner or words with which they are given . 95.
94. Adornare verbis benefacta . ( L. ) Plin . Ep . 1 , 8 , 15.Gifts To enhance the worth of a favour by kind words . of little or no intrinsic worth are often rendered valuable by the manner or words with which they are given . 95.
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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.
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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.
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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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