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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The quota- tion may not look so sprightly , perhaps , but it has the unique and priceless quality of being correct . Besides this , it is desirable that the quotation be accompanied by its context where it does not run to undue length ...
The quota- tion may not look so sprightly , perhaps , but it has the unique and priceless quality of being correct . Besides this , it is desirable that the quotation be accompanied by its context where it does not run to undue length ...
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-By candle - light the goat looks like a young lady . 168. A la cour d'un tyran , injuste ou légitime , ( Fr. ) Le plus léger soupçon tint toujours lieu de crime ; Et c'est être proscrit que d'être soupçonner .
-By candle - light the goat looks like a young lady . 168. A la cour d'un tyran , injuste ou légitime , ( Fr. ) Le plus léger soupçon tint toujours lieu de crime ; Et c'est être proscrit que d'être soupçonner .
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Let the young men look to it . 236. Ambiguum placitum interpretari debet contra proferentem . ( L. ) Law Max . - Where two meanings present themselves , that construction shall be adopted which is most unfavour- able to the party ...
Let the young men look to it . 236. Ambiguum placitum interpretari debet contra proferentem . ( L. ) Law Max . - Where two meanings present themselves , that construction shall be adopted which is most unfavour- able to the party ...
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A man whose dress is distinguished by an affectation of dandyism , is said to be tiré à quatre épingles , or as we say , to look as if he had just come out of a band - box . ( 2. ) Tirer son épingle du jeu . - To get out of a scrape .
A man whose dress is distinguished by an affectation of dandyism , is said to be tiré à quatre épingles , or as we say , to look as if he had just come out of a band - box . ( 2. ) Tirer son épingle du jeu . - To get out of a scrape .
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Laugh , if she smiles ; but if she weeps , then weep , And let your looks with hers their motions keep.-Ed. 357. Argumentum . ( L . ) — An argument . ( 1. ) Argumentum ab impossibili plurimum valet in lege . ( L. ) Law Max .
Laugh , if she smiles ; but if she weeps , then weep , And let your looks with hers their motions keep.-Ed. 357. Argumentum . ( L . ) — An argument . ( 1. ) Argumentum ab impossibili plurimum valet in lege . ( L. ) Law Max .
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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 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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