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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Page 12
... cause is lost . is useless . ( It . ) Prov.- Words in Plenty of advice when it 31. Accedas ad curiam . ( L. ) Law Term . - You may go to the Courts . A writ which removes a plaint from an inferior court ( generally the county court ) to ...
... cause is lost . is useless . ( It . ) Prov.- Words in Plenty of advice when it 31. Accedas ad curiam . ( L. ) Law Term . - You may go to the Courts . A writ which removes a plaint from an inferior court ( generally the county court ) to ...
Page 52
... At least fools think so : folks so fond of strife That none or little cause sets them on fire ; However slight it serves to raise their ire.-Ed. 410. At vos incertam , mortales , funeris horam Quæritis 52 AT SERMO . 32.
... At least fools think so : folks so fond of strife That none or little cause sets them on fire ; However slight it serves to raise their ire.-Ed. 410. At vos incertam , mortales , funeris horam Quæritis 52 AT SERMO . 32.
Page 69
... cause . A brutum fulmen is used metaphorically of any violent act , or denunciatory language , producing more noise than injury . A loud but idle menace . An inoperative law . The idea is of some terrestial Jupiter , whose bolts have ...
... cause . A brutum fulmen is used metaphorically of any violent act , or denunciatory language , producing more noise than injury . A loud but idle menace . An inoperative law . The idea is of some terrestial Jupiter , whose bolts have ...
Page 76
... cause in the face of general public opinion . 613. Caton se le donna ; Socrate l'attendit . ( Fr . ) - Lemierre , Barnevelt . Cato inflicted it on himself ; Socrates waited till it came , -i.e . , death . 614. Catus amat pisces , sed ...
... cause in the face of general public opinion . 613. Caton se le donna ; Socrate l'attendit . ( Fr . ) - Lemierre , Barnevelt . Cato inflicted it on himself ; Socrates waited till it came , -i.e . , death . 614. Catus amat pisces , sed ...
Page 80
... cause en est bien excusable : on fait si peu de chose . ( Fr. ) A. de Musset ? Whatever we do nowadays , we tell it ; and the reason is a very excusable one : we do so very little . 658. Ce qu'on nomme libéralité , n'est , souvent , que ...
... cause en est bien excusable : on fait si peu de chose . ( Fr. ) A. de Musset ? Whatever we do nowadays , we tell it ; and the reason is a very excusable one : we do so very little . 658. Ce qu'on nomme libéralité , n'est , souvent , que ...
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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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