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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to give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) ... of quotations which are inserted without reference , 1 either from want of time to consult the originals in every case , or through inability to discover the proper source .
to give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) ... of quotations which are inserted without reference , 1 either from want of time to consult the originals in every case , or through inability to discover the proper source .
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But as regards the greater majority of the quotations , the original has been consulted , the words verified , and author , work , and passage noted and particularised . 1 Natural and essential as one would imagine such details to be to ...
But as regards the greater majority of the quotations , the original has been consulted , the words verified , and author , work , and passage noted and particularised . 1 Natural and essential as one would imagine such details to be to ...
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If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not think to exchange infinitive for indicative , or third person for first , in order to suit the exigencies of his readers , or put ...
If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not think to exchange infinitive for indicative , or third person for first , in order to suit the exigencies of his readers , or put ...
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First , alteration of text , cujus conatibus for the quorum virtutibus of the original ; secondly , omission of preceding words , Haud facile emergunt , upon which the rest depends ; and , lastly , the reference to Horace when the line ...
First , alteration of text , cujus conatibus for the quorum virtutibus of the original ; secondly , omission of preceding words , Haud facile emergunt , upon which the rest depends ; and , lastly , the reference to Horace when the line ...
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2 Quotations may be applied , and often very effectively applied , by giving them an inflexion quite the reverse of that intended in the original . Thus the sarcastic O qualis facies et quali digna tabella / of Juvenal has a fine and ...
2 Quotations may be applied , and often very effectively applied , by giving them an inflexion quite the reverse of that intended in the original . Thus the sarcastic O qualis facies et quali digna tabella / of Juvenal has a fine and ...
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applied atque better bien c'est called court death faire fear force fortune friends give given gods hæc hand happy heart honour hope keep kind king live look man's Mart matter means mihi mind Motto of Earl Motto of Lord n'est nature never nihil omnes omnia once one's original person Plaut pleasure poet potest Prov quæ quam quid quod quotation quoted quum reason Rome semper sine speak sunt things thought tibi tout true truth Virg virtue wish
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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.
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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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