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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... quoting a mere author's name , without any indication of the work of that author in which the alleged quotation may be found . Let us have accurate quotations and exact references , wherever such are to be found . A quotation without a ...
... quoting a mere author's name , without any indication of the work of that author in which the alleged quotation may be found . Let us have accurate quotations and exact references , wherever such are to be found . A quotation without a ...
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... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If ...
... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If ...
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... quoted . A quotation , then , to deserve the rank of such , should , first of all , be quotable . It should contain a sentiment of some acumen , well expressed , and not too long . This seems to be , more or less , the idea of the ...
... quoted . A quotation , then , to deserve the rank of such , should , first of all , be quotable . It should contain a sentiment of some acumen , well expressed , and not too long . This seems to be , more or less , the idea of the ...
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... quoted a passage from the " Iliad , " it hardly seems as if Greek quotations had fallen altogether into abeyance.2 1 Addison , Spectator 221 . The passages quoted were Horace , Ep . 2 , 1 , 15-17 ; Virgil , A. 1 , 574 ; Homer , II . 16 ...
... quoted a passage from the " Iliad , " it hardly seems as if Greek quotations had fallen altogether into abeyance.2 1 Addison , Spectator 221 . The passages quoted were Horace , Ep . 2 , 1 , 15-17 ; Virgil , A. 1 , 574 ; Homer , II . 16 ...
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... quoted nearly twice as often as French ; French In 1 Wilkes censuring quotation as pedantry , Johnson replied , " No , sir , it is a good thing : there is a community of mind in it . Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all ...
... quoted nearly twice as often as French ; French In 1 Wilkes censuring quotation as pedantry , Johnson replied , " No , sir , it is a good thing : there is a community of mind in it . Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all ...
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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.