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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to give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) ... of quotations which are inserted without reference , 1 either from want of time to consult the originals in every case , or through inability to discover the proper source .
to give the quotations in their original form ; ( 2. ) ... of quotations which are inserted without reference , 1 either from want of time to consult the originals in every case , or through inability to discover the proper source .
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But as regards the greater majority of the quotations , the original has been consulted , the words verified , and author , work , and passage noted and particularised . 1 Natural and essential as one would imagine such details to be to ...
But as regards the greater majority of the quotations , the original has been consulted , the words verified , and author , work , and passage noted and particularised . 1 Natural and essential as one would imagine such details to be to ...
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If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not think to exchange infinitive for indicative , or third person for first , in order to suit the exigencies of his readers , or put ...
If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not think to exchange infinitive for indicative , or third person for first , in order to suit the exigencies of his readers , or put ...
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First , alteration of text , cujus conatibus for the quorum virtutibus of the original ; secondly , omission of preceding words , Haud facile emergunt , upon which the rest depends ; and , lastly , the reference to Horace when the line ...
First , alteration of text , cujus conatibus for the quorum virtutibus of the original ; secondly , omission of preceding words , Haud facile emergunt , upon which the rest depends ; and , lastly , the reference to Horace when the line ...
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2 Quotations may be applied , and often very effectively applied , by giving them an inflexion quite the reverse of that intended in the original . Thus the sarcastic O qualis facies et quali digna tabella of Juvenal has a fine and ...
2 Quotations may be applied , and often very effectively applied , by giving them an inflexion quite the reverse of that intended in the original . Thus the sarcastic O qualis facies et quali digna tabella of Juvenal has a fine and ...
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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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