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... Facilis descensus , etc. , and it is ten chances to one ( and perhaps much longer odds ) that the remainder of the passage will not be correctly repeated . as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they INTRODUCTION . iii.
... Facilis descensus , etc. , and it is ten chances to one ( and perhaps much longer odds ) that the remainder of the passage will not be correctly repeated . as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they INTRODUCTION . iii.
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William Francis Henry King. as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they wrote in Greek.1 Only second to the duty of accurate quotation is the task of selecting passages fit for insertion in the collection . The first compilers ...
William Francis Henry King. as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they wrote in Greek.1 Only second to the duty of accurate quotation is the task of selecting passages fit for insertion in the collection . The first compilers ...
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... reason . The mention of the Passion of Christ by Tacitus might be added as a further case in point . The other exceptionable passages belong to that class of famous though , perhaps , fabulous sayings - the menus mensonges de l ...
... reason . The mention of the Passion of Christ by Tacitus might be added as a further case in point . The other exceptionable passages belong to that class of famous though , perhaps , fabulous sayings - the menus mensonges de l ...
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... reason and method . He has method in his madness . Why , the job's as bad As if you tried by reason to be mad . - Conington . Cf. Shakesp . Hamlet , 2 , 2 , 208 : Tho ' this be madness , yet there is method in it . 49. Acta exteriora ...
... reason and method . He has method in his madness . Why , the job's as bad As if you tried by reason to be mad . - Conington . Cf. Shakesp . Hamlet , 2 , 2 , 208 : Tho ' this be madness , yet there is method in it . 49. Acta exteriora ...
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... reason . The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the con- clusion of a letter of Henry IV . to a favourite . The original , however , runs : " Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon , qui sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy ...
... reason . The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the con- clusion of a letter of Henry IV . to a favourite . The original , however , runs : " Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon , qui sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy ...
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amor animo animus atque Augustus Cæsar bien Bruy c'est Cæsar Conington death Deus dicere Dieu enim etiam être facit fait faut fides Font fortune friends fuit Goethe habet hæc homini hommes honour ipse Julius Cæsar king l'on Law Max licet live Lucan Lucret magna mala mali Mart Menand mihi mind Molière mort Motto of Earl Motto of Lord Motto of Viscount multa n'est nature Nemo neque never nihil nisi nulla nunc nunquam omnes omnia one's Phædr Plaut Plin poet potest Prov Prov.-A Prov.-The qu'on quæ quam quid quis quod quoque quotation quum rien Rochef Rome sæpe Schill semper sibi sine sunt things thou tibi tout truth verba Virg virtue vitæ Volt Vulg words
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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.