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... given are not the exact words of the original . Such a sentence may be in Cicero , but it may also be in Quintilian ; such a line may be Corneille's , but there is nothing to show that it was not written by Scudéry . And all this ...
... given are not the exact words of the original . Such a sentence may be in Cicero , but it may also be in Quintilian ; such a line may be Corneille's , but there is nothing to show that it was not written by Scudéry . And all this ...
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... given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If Cicero has Latinised some lines of Euripides , or Ausonius translated the sayings of the Seven Sages , I conceive it allowable to make use ...
... given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If Cicero has Latinised some lines of Euripides , or Ausonius translated the sayings of the Seven Sages , I conceive it allowable to make use ...
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... given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Eneid and Horace to make use of his admirable translations under certain fixed conditions . I have also to thank Mr W. F. Shaw , late Fellow of Trinity Hall ...
... given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Eneid and Horace to make use of his admirable translations under certain fixed conditions . I have also to thank Mr W. F. Shaw , late Fellow of Trinity Hall ...
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... given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . A. B. left the turf for the stock exchange ; it is likely that he will ...
... given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . A. B. left the turf for the stock exchange ; it is likely that he will ...
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... given by law , he is held by law as if he had acted without any such authorisation . A right of way past a dwelling may not be so injured by the carts of the party possessing the right , as to make the road unserviceable to the tenants ...
... given by law , he is held by law as if he had acted without any such authorisation . A right of way past a dwelling may not be so injured by the carts of the party possessing the right , as to make the road unserviceable to the tenants ...
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Page 150 - Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at sea, and melts their thoughtful heart Who in the morn have bid sweet friends farewell, And pilgrim, newly on his road, with love Thrills if he hear the vesper bell from far That seems to mourn for the expiring day. — Gary.
Page 150 - Milton, Lycidas, 70 : Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days.
Page 458 - Qu'on parle bien ou mal du fameux cardinal, Ma prose ni mes vers n'en diront jamais rien ; II m'a fait trop de bien pour en dire du mal, II m'a fait trop de mal pour en dire du bien. Richelieu.
Page 49 - Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who ia the
Page 373 - 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
Page 52 - Avec de la vertu, de la capacité, et une bonne conduite, l'on peut être insupportable ; les manières que l'on néglige comme de petites choses, sont souvent ce qui fait que les hommes décident de vous en bien ou en mal ; une légère attention à les avoir douces et polies, prévient leur mauvais jugement.
Page 32 - runs away may fight again. He that fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise to fight again.
Page 485 - 40 : Slaves cannot breathe in England : if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Page 415 - C'est de lui que nous vient cet art ingénieux De peindre la parole et de parler aux yeux, Et par les traits divers de ligures tracées Donner de la couleur et du corps aux pensées.
Page 126 - In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow, Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee. That there's no living with thee nor without thee.