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... Lord Bagot . ( L . ) - Possessing antiquity . Motto 314. A outrance , or à l'outrance . ( Fr . ) - To an outrageous extent ; to excess . Applied to a contest between two antagonists who were each determined to conquer or to die ; also ...
... Lord Bagot . ( L . ) - Possessing antiquity . Motto 314. A outrance , or à l'outrance . ( Fr . ) - To an outrageous extent ; to excess . Applied to a contest between two antagonists who were each determined to conquer or to die ; also ...
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... Motto of Lord Leconfield . 412. Au bout de son Latin . ( Fr . ) — At one's wit's end . I was au bout de mon Latin , as the French say , at my wit's end to know what to do . The 413. Auctor nominis ejus Christus , Tiberio imperitante ...
... Motto of Lord Leconfield . 412. Au bout de son Latin . ( Fr . ) — At one's wit's end . I was au bout de mon Latin , as the French say , at my wit's end to know what to do . The 413. Auctor nominis ejus Christus , Tiberio imperitante ...
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... god is auspicious to poets who invoke his muse - inspiring protection . 432 ... Motto of the Earl of Mount Edgecomb . 436. Aurea mediocritas . ( L . ) - The ... Lord ? or lest I be poor , and steal , and take the name of my God in vain ...
... god is auspicious to poets who invoke his muse - inspiring protection . 432 ... Motto of the Earl of Mount Edgecomb . 436. Aurea mediocritas . ( L . ) - The ... Lord ? or lest I be poor , and steal , and take the name of my God in vain ...
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... Motto of Lord Wenlock . 444. Auspicium melioris ævi . ( L . ) — An augury of an happier age . Motto of the Duke of St Alban's and the Order of St Michael and St George . 445. Aussitot dit , aussitot fait . ( Fr . ) — No sooner said than ...
... Motto of Lord Wenlock . 444. Auspicium melioris ævi . ( L . ) — An augury of an happier age . Motto of the Duke of St Alban's and the Order of St Michael and St George . 445. Aussitot dit , aussitot fait . ( Fr . ) — No sooner said than ...
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... Motto of Lord Clonbrock . 463. Auxilium meum a Domino . ( L. ) Vulg . Ps . cxx . 2.- My help cometh from the Lord . Motto of Lord Mostyn . 464. Aux petits des oiseaux il donne la pâture . ( Fr. ) Corn . ( Athalie ) .— To the bird's ...
... Motto of Lord Clonbrock . 463. Auxilium meum a Domino . ( L. ) Vulg . Ps . cxx . 2.- My help cometh from the Lord . Motto of Lord Mostyn . 464. Aux petits des oiseaux il donne la pâture . ( Fr. ) Corn . ( Athalie ) .— To the bird's ...
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Page 377 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.
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