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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An admirable sentiment , which every one who has to do with quotations will readily applaud , and which may serve here to express the scope and character of the following compilation in its main features . My aim has been ( 1. ) to give ...
An admirable sentiment , which every one who has to do with quotations will readily applaud , and which may serve here to express the scope and character of the following compilation in its main features . My aim has been ( 1. ) to give ...
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... give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of number and gender , mood and tense . If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not ...
... give his author's own words , and give them in their proper order . He must be observant of number and gender , mood and tense . If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not ...
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“ The former generally give a finer turn to a thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page ...
“ The former generally give a finer turn to a thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page ...
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a It is hardly too much to say that a fine classical quotation will give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation .
a It is hardly too much to say that a fine classical quotation will give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation .
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I'll give him such a dressing , such a hiding , that he'll remember me as long as he lives . 69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est . ( L. ) Virg . G. 2 , 272. – So important is it to grow inured ...
I'll give him such a dressing , such a hiding , that he'll remember me as long as he lives . 69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est . ( L. ) Virg . G. 2 , 272. – So important is it to grow inured ...
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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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