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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... that the words given are not the exact words of the original . Such a sentence may be in Cicero , but it may also be in Quintilian ; such a line may be Corneille's , but there is nothing to show that it was not written by Scudéry .
... that the words given are not the exact words of the original . Such a sentence may be in Cicero , but it may also be in Quintilian ; such a line may be Corneille's , but there is nothing to show that it was not written by Scudéry .
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... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation .
... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation .
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I have to acknowledge with grateful thanks the permission kindly given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Æneid and Horace to make use of his admirable translations under certain fixed conditions .
I have to acknowledge with grateful thanks the permission kindly given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Æneid and Horace to make use of his admirable translations under certain fixed conditions .
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The uniformity of nature furnishes a ground of induction , upon which we may conclude that a similar condition of things being given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the ...
The uniformity of nature furnishes a ground of induction , upon which we may conclude that a similar condition of things being given , what has happened once will happen again . In the same way a man's habits afford presumption for the ...
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If any one abuses authority given by law , he is held by law as if he had acted without any such authorisation . A right of way past a dwelling may not be so injured by the carts of the party possessing the right , as to make the road ...
If any one abuses authority given by law , he is held by law as if he had acted without any such authorisation . A right of way past a dwelling may not be so injured by the carts of the party possessing the right , as to make the road ...
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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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