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Page 88
... Rome . He who has a tongue in his head may go anywhere . 726. Chi mal commincia peggio finisce . ( It . ) Prov . - He who begins badly , generally ends worse . 727. Chi niente sa , di niente dubita . ( It . ) Prov . - He who knows ...
... Rome . He who has a tongue in his head may go anywhere . 726. Chi mal commincia peggio finisce . ( It . ) Prov . - He who begins badly , generally ends worse . 727. Chi niente sa , di niente dubita . ( It . ) Prov . - He who knows ...
Page 92
... Rome is king and sovereign lord.-Ed. 770. Commune naufragium omnibus est consolatio . ( L . ) - A general shipwreck is a consolation to all . A general calamity , in which an entire neighbourhood , or a whole nation is involved , is ...
... Rome is king and sovereign lord.-Ed. 770. Commune naufragium omnibus est consolatio . ( L . ) - A general shipwreck is a consolation to all . A general calamity , in which an entire neighbourhood , or a whole nation is involved , is ...
Page 115
... Rome being used for coining public money , comes the use of the word moneta , money , and mint . A curious derivation . 995. De asini umbra disceptare . ( L . ) - To argue about an ass's shadow . To dispute about trifles . 996. Debetis ...
... Rome being used for coining public money , comes the use of the word moneta , money , and mint . A curious derivation . 995. De asini umbra disceptare . ( L . ) - To argue about an ass's shadow . To dispute about trifles . 996. Debetis ...
Page 117
... Rome , and should be forthwith suppressed . He is said to have concluded his speeches in the senate , whatever the question might be , with the words , Ceterum censeo , Carthaginem esse delendam , For the rest , I am of opinion that ...
... Rome , and should be forthwith suppressed . He is said to have concluded his speeches in the senate , whatever the question might be , with the words , Ceterum censeo , Carthaginem esse delendam , For the rest , I am of opinion that ...
Page 118
... Rome deliberates , Saguntum perishes . Prov . - While Saguntum ( Murviedro ) , in 218 B. C. , after a heroic resistance against the forces of Hannibal , was reduced by famine , the men making a final sortie , while their wives set fire ...
... Rome deliberates , Saguntum perishes . Prov . - While Saguntum ( Murviedro ) , in 218 B. C. , after a heroic resistance against the forces of Hannibal , was reduced by famine , the men making a final sortie , while their wives set fire ...
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