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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The quotation may not look so sprightly , perhaps , but it has the unique and priceless quality of being correct . Besides this , it is desirable that the quotation be accompanied by its context wbere it does not run to undue length ...
The quotation may not look so sprightly , perhaps , but it has the unique and priceless quality of being correct . Besides this , it is desirable that the quotation be accompanied by its context wbere it does not run to undue length ...
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-By candle - light the goat looks like a young lady . 168. A la cour d'un tyran , injuste ou légitime , Le plus léger soupçon tint toujours lieu de crime ; Et c'est être proscrit que d'être soupçonner .
-By candle - light the goat looks like a young lady . 168. A la cour d'un tyran , injuste ou légitime , Le plus léger soupçon tint toujours lieu de crime ; Et c'est être proscrit que d'être soupçonner .
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Let the young men look to ić . 236. Ambiguum placitum interpretari debet contra proferentem . ( L. ) Law Max . — Where two meanings present themselves , that construction shall be adopted which is most unfavourable to the party pleading ...
Let the young men look to ić . 236. Ambiguum placitum interpretari debet contra proferentem . ( L. ) Law Max . — Where two meanings present themselves , that construction shall be adopted which is most unfavourable to the party pleading ...
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A man whose dress is distinguished by an affectation of dandyism , is said to be tiré à quatre épingles , or as we say , to look as if he had just come out of a band - box . ( 2. ) Tirer son épingle du jeu . To get out of a scrape .
A man whose dress is distinguished by an affectation of dandyism , is said to be tiré à quatre épingles , or as we say , to look as if he had just come out of a band - box . ( 2. ) Tirer son épingle du jeu . To get out of a scrape .
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Laugh , if she smiles ; but if she weeps , then weep , And let your looks with hers their motions keep . -Ed . 357. Argumentum . ( L . ) - An argument . ( 1. ) Argumentum ab impossibili plurimum valet in lege . ( L. ) Law Max .
Laugh , if she smiles ; but if she weeps , then weep , And let your looks with hers their motions keep . -Ed . 357. Argumentum . ( L . ) - An argument . ( 1. ) Argumentum ab impossibili plurimum valet in lege . ( L. ) Law Max .
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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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