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 126
De votre esprit la force est si puissante Que vous pourriez vous passer de beauté : De vos attraits la grâce est si piquante Que sans esprit vous auriez enchanté . ( Fr. ) Impromptu of Voltaire . The sparkle of your wit is such You'd ...
De votre esprit la force est si puissante Que vous pourriez vous passer de beauté : De vos attraits la grâce est si piquante Que sans esprit vous auriez enchanté . ( Fr. ) Impromptu of Voltaire . The sparkle of your wit is such You'd ...
Page 158
He is much mistaken , in my opinion , who thinks that authority exerted by force , is more weighty and more lasting than that which is enjoined by kindness . 1418. Es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille , Sich ein Charakter in dem ...
He is much mistaken , in my opinion , who thinks that authority exerted by force , is more weighty and more lasting than that which is enjoined by kindness . 1418. Es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille , Sich ein Charakter in dem ...
Page 190
Chance and force unite together . Said of the combat between Turnus and Æneas , the words may be applied to any struggle in which the odds are equal and it is uncertain which side will prevail . Mr Conington renders it , “ Chance joins ...
Chance and force unite together . Said of the combat between Turnus and Æneas , the words may be applied to any struggle in which the odds are equal and it is uncertain which side will prevail . Mr Conington renders it , “ Chance joins ...
Page 196
Truth , Modesty , and Faith have fled ; Deceit and Fraud appear instead : And Treachery and Force succeed And the accursed Love of Greed . - Ed . 1773. Fugit improbus ac me Sub cultro linquit . ( L. ) Hor . S. 1 , 9 , 74 .
Truth , Modesty , and Faith have fled ; Deceit and Fraud appear instead : And Treachery and Force succeed And the accursed Love of Greed . - Ed . 1773. Fugit improbus ac me Sub cultro linquit . ( L. ) Hor . S. 1 , 9 , 74 .
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Mysterious in fullest daylight , Nature will not let herself be robbed of her veil ; and what she does not choose to reveal to thy spirit , thou wilt not force from her by lever and screw . 28 1797. Γέλως άκαιρος έν βροτοίς δεινόν κακόν ...
Mysterious in fullest daylight , Nature will not let herself be robbed of her veil ; and what she does not choose to reveal to thy spirit , thou wilt not force from her by lever and screw . 28 1797. Γέλως άκαιρος έν βροτοίς δεινόν κακόν ...
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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 |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Thomas Whittaker, 1889 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 16 Aug 2013 |
| Length | 624 pages |
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