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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Of the former are well - known stories and allusions , such as Cato's story of the Augurs , or the Philip drunk and Philip sober incident - passages which are never repeated , of course , in any other tongue than one's own , and are not ...
Of the former are well - known stories and allusions , such as Cato's story of the Augurs , or the Philip drunk and Philip sober incident - passages which are never repeated , of course , in any other tongue than one's own , and are not ...
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While certain lines , again , and those not the least pointed , seem never so solemnly impressive as when they are not recited aloud , so much as murmured half inaudibly to one's self , and the taste of the finely - worded truth rolled ...
While certain lines , again , and those not the least pointed , seem never so solemnly impressive as when they are not recited aloud , so much as murmured half inaudibly to one's self , and the taste of the finely - worded truth rolled ...
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( L . ) - At pleasure ; without restraint ; to one's heart's content . In music , it signifies that the “ time ” of the passage may be extended at will according to the taste of the performer . 86. Ad mala quisque animum referat sua .
( L . ) - At pleasure ; without restraint ; to one's heart's content . In music , it signifies that the “ time ” of the passage may be extended at will according to the taste of the performer . 86. Ad mala quisque animum referat sua .
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To love a haughty lady far above one's own rank , is to love , to one's sorrow , trouble and grief . 161. Ainsi que la vertu , le crime a ses degrés . ( Fr. ) Rac . Phèdre , 4 , 2. - Vice like virtue grows by degrees . 162.
To love a haughty lady far above one's own rank , is to love , to one's sorrow , trouble and grief . 161. Ainsi que la vertu , le crime a ses degrés . ( Fr. ) Rac . Phèdre , 4 , 2. - Vice like virtue grows by degrees . 162.
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Applied to the uni- versity , school , or early scenes of any one's education . 215A . Al merito militar . ( S . ) - For military merit . Order of St Ferdinand ( Spain ) . 216. A l'œuvre on connaît l'artisan . ( Fr. ) La Font . 1 , 21.
Applied to the uni- versity , school , or early scenes of any one's education . 215A . Al merito militar . ( S . ) - For military merit . Order of St Ferdinand ( Spain ) . 216. A l'œuvre on connaît l'artisan . ( Fr. ) La Font . 1 , 21.
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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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