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... Facilis descensus , etc. , and it is ten chances to one ( and perhaps much longer odds ) that the remainder of the passage will not be correctly repeated . as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they INTRODUCTION . iii.
... Facilis descensus , etc. , and it is ten chances to one ( and perhaps much longer odds ) that the remainder of the passage will not be correctly repeated . as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they INTRODUCTION . iii.
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William Francis Henry King. as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they wrote in Greek , 1 Only second to the duty of accurate quotation is the task of selecting passages fit for insertion in the collection . The first compilers ...
William Francis Henry King. as Latin writers , for the simple reason that they wrote in Greek , 1 Only second to the duty of accurate quotation is the task of selecting passages fit for insertion in the collection . The first compilers ...
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... reason . The mention of the Passion of Christ by Tacitus might be added as a further case in point . The other exceptionable passages belong to that class of famous though , perhaps , fabulous sayings - the menus mensonges de l ...
... reason . The mention of the Passion of Christ by Tacitus might be added as a further case in point . The other exceptionable passages belong to that class of famous though , perhaps , fabulous sayings - the menus mensonges de l ...
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... reason and method . He has method in his madness . Why , the job's as bad As if you tried by reason to be mad . - Conington . Cf. Shakesp . Hamlet , 2 , 2 , 208 : Tho ' this be madness , yet there is method in it . 49. Acta exteriora ...
... reason and method . He has method in his madness . Why , the job's as bad As if you tried by reason to be mad . - Conington . Cf. Shakesp . Hamlet , 2 , 2 , 208 : Tho ' this be madness , yet there is method in it . 49. Acta exteriora ...
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... reason . The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the con- clusion of a letter of Henry IV . to a favourite . The original , however , runs : " Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon , qui sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy ...
... reason . The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the con- clusion of a letter of Henry IV . to a favourite . The original , however , runs : " Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon , qui sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy ...
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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.
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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.
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