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... kind ) , it will not be a matter of surprise that some failure in this respect should have attended the endeavour ; the endeavour being , after all , the thing that I lay claim to rather 1 In all such cases a ? will be found following ...
... kind ) , it will not be a matter of surprise that some failure in this respect should have attended the endeavour ; the endeavour being , after all , the thing that I lay claim to rather 1 In all such cases a ? will be found following ...
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... 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 an authoritative book of ...
... 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 an authoritative book of ...
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... kind - exactness , accuracy , truth . He is not called upon for any originality , save the original words of the author he quotes.1 He must give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of ...
... kind - exactness , accuracy , truth . He is not called upon for any originality , save the original words of the author he quotes.1 He must give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of ...
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... kind : -1 . Simple inver- sion of proper order , Adolescentem verecundum esse decet for the Decet verecundum esse adolescentem of Plautus ( As . 5 , 1 , 6 ) . 2. Inversion of order and alteration of text , Dem Glücklichen schlägt keine ...
... kind : -1 . Simple inver- sion of proper order , Adolescentem verecundum esse decet for the Decet verecundum esse adolescentem of Plautus ( As . 5 , 1 , 6 ) . 2. Inversion of order and alteration of text , Dem Glücklichen schlägt keine ...
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... kind words . Gifts of little or no intrinsic worth are often rendered valu- able by the manner or words with which they are given . 95. Ad pœnitendum properat , cito qui judicat . ( L. ) Pub . Syr . 6. - Who decides hastily , is ...
... kind words . Gifts of little or no intrinsic worth are often rendered valu- able by the manner or words with which they are given . 95. Ad pœnitendum properat , cito qui judicat . ( L. ) Pub . Syr . 6. - Who decides hastily , is ...
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Page 152 - 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 152 - 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 460 - 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 51 - 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 375 - 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 54 - 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 34 - 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 487 - 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 417 - 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 128 - 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.