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... man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . A. B. left the turf for ... man is busy . 8. Abeunt studia in mores . ( L . ) A 2 DICTIONARY ...
... man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . A. B. left the turf for ... man is busy . 8. Abeunt studia in mores . ( L . ) A 2 DICTIONARY ...
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... man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . A. B. left the turf for ... man is busy . 8. Abeunt studia in mores . ( L . ) A 2 DICTIONARY ...
... man's habits afford presumption for the re- currence of certain eventualities in his life . A. B. left the turf for ... man is busy . 8. Abeunt studia in mores . ( L . ) A 2 DICTIONARY ...
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... man ! -Conington . 270. Ampliat ætatis spatium sibi vir bonus ; hoc est Vivere bis vita posse priore frui . ( L. ) Mart . 10 , 23 , 7 . The pleasures of memory . A good man makes his lifetime doubly last , And lives twice o'er as he ...
... man ! -Conington . 270. Ampliat ætatis spatium sibi vir bonus ; hoc est Vivere bis vita posse priore frui . ( L. ) Mart . 10 , 23 , 7 . The pleasures of memory . A good man makes his lifetime doubly last , And lives twice o'er as he ...
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... man or no . 278. A nemico che fugge , fa un ponte d'oro . ( It . ) - Make a bridge of gold for an enemy who is flying from you . Don't obstruct the natural disappearance of any evil . 279. An erit qui velle recuset Os populi meruisse ...
... man or no . 278. A nemico che fugge , fa un ponte d'oro . ( It . ) - Make a bridge of gold for an enemy who is flying from you . Don't obstruct the natural disappearance of any evil . 279. An erit qui velle recuset Os populi meruisse ...
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... man's enemy , which is his friend . - Ed . 411. Au bon droit . Leconfield . ( Fr . ) - Of good right . Motto of Lord 412. Au bout de son Latin . ( Fr . ) — At one's wit's end . I was au bout de mon Latin , as the French say , at my ...
... man's enemy , which is his friend . - Ed . 411. Au bon droit . Leconfield . ( Fr . ) - Of good right . Motto of Lord 412. Au bout de son Latin . ( Fr . ) — At one's wit's end . I was au bout de mon Latin , as the French say , at my ...
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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.