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 other and more deliberate misrepresentations of classic authors it is hard to speak with patience . When a well - known line of Juvenal , or a beautiful passage in the Georgics , is “ slightly altered ” to suit the taste of the ...
Of other and more deliberate misrepresentations of classic authors it is hard to speak with patience . When a well - known line of Juvenal , or a beautiful passage in the Georgics , is “ slightly altered ” to suit the taste of the ...
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where a whole line is omitted between the first and second of the quotation , and the last line misquoted , not to speak of other inaccuracies . See the original , No. 1599 . f " 1 the prose citations , as being found iv INTRODUCTION .
where a whole line is omitted between the first and second of the quotation , and the last line misquoted , not to speak of other inaccuracies . See the original , No. 1599 . f " 1 the prose citations , as being found iv INTRODUCTION .
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As the Greeks had no Kalends , the phrase is used of anything that can never possibly take place . According to Suetonius the saying was often in the month of Augustus in speaking of the probability of his paying his creditors .
As the Greeks had no Kalends , the phrase is used of anything that can never possibly take place . According to Suetonius the saying was often in the month of Augustus in speaking of the probability of his paying his creditors .
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Justinus ( 41 , 3 , 9 ) , speaking of the Parthians , describes them as in libidinem projecti , in cibum parci ( immoderate in gratifying their animal passions , sparing in the use of food ) . 94. Adornare verbis benefacta .
Justinus ( 41 , 3 , 9 ) , speaking of the Parthians , describes them as in libidinem projecti , in cibum parci ( immoderate in gratifying their animal passions , sparing in the use of food ) . 94. Adornare verbis benefacta .
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During the Saturnalia ( the Roman Christmas ) the slaves were allowed an unwonted freedom , treating their masters as equals , and being at liberty to speak without restraint . The line is applicable to the relaxation of the Christmas ...
During the Saturnalia ( the Roman Christmas ) the slaves were allowed an unwonted freedom , treating their masters as equals , and being at liberty to speak without restraint . The line is applicable to the relaxation of the Christmas ...
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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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