Classical and Foreign Quotations: Law Terms and Maxims, Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Expressions in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese. With Translations, References, Explanatory Notes, and Indexes |
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Words in plenty when the cause is lost . Plenty of advice when it is useless . 31. Accedas ad curiam . ( L. ) Law Term . — You may go to the Courts . A writ which removes a plaint from an inferior court ( generally the county court ) to ...
Words in plenty when the cause is lost . Plenty of advice when it is useless . 31. Accedas ad curiam . ( L. ) Law Term . — You may go to the Courts . A writ which removes a plaint from an inferior court ( generally the county court ) to ...
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Revenge is sweet , dearer than very life : At least fools think so : folks so fond of strife That none or little cause sets them on fire ; However slight it serves to raise their ire ...
Revenge is sweet , dearer than very life : At least fools think so : folks so fond of strife That none or little cause sets them on fire ; However slight it serves to raise their ire ...
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555. Bruta fulmina et vana , ut quæ nulla veniunt ratione naturæ . ( L. ) Plin . 2 , 43 , 43 , § 113. — Thunderbolts that strike blindly and harmlessly , such as are traceable to no natural cause .
555. Bruta fulmina et vana , ut quæ nulla veniunt ratione naturæ . ( L. ) Plin . 2 , 43 , 43 , § 113. — Thunderbolts that strike blindly and harmlessly , such as are traceable to no natural cause .
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The cause is hidden , its effect most clear . - Ed . 616. Causam hanc justam esse , animum inducite , Ut aliqua pars laboris minuatur mihi . ( L. ) Ter . Heaut . Prol . 41. - Believe me that this is a just request , that so some portion ...
The cause is hidden , its effect most clear . - Ed . 616. Causam hanc justam esse , animum inducite , Ut aliqua pars laboris minuatur mihi . ( L. ) Ter . Heaut . Prol . 41. - Believe me that this is a just request , that so some portion ...
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Ce qu'on fait maintenant , on le dit ; et la cause bien excusable : on fait si peu de chose . ( Fr. ) A. de Musset ? - Whatever we do nowadays , we tell it ; and the reason is a very excusable one : we do so very little . 658.
Ce qu'on fait maintenant , on le dit ; et la cause bien excusable : on fait si peu de chose . ( Fr. ) A. de Musset ? - Whatever we do nowadays , we tell it ; and the reason is a very excusable one : we do so very little . 658.
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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. With Translations, References, Explanatory Notes, and Indexes |
| Author | William Francis Henry King |
| Publisher | T. Whitaker, 1888 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 18 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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