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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badge round the crown is , Dio me la diede , guai a chi la tocca ( God gave it me , woe to him who touches it ! ) . 476. Avito viret honore . ( L. ) He flourishes with honours derived from his ancestors . Motto of the Marquess of Bute ...
badge round the crown is , Dio me la diede , guai a chi la tocca ( God gave it me , woe to him who touches it ! ) . 476. Avito viret honore . ( L. ) He flourishes with honours derived from his ancestors . Motto of the Marquess of Bute ...
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The gods above , the shades below Are both appeased by song.–Ed. 603. Carte blanche . ( Fr . ) — A blank card . Giving a person a carte blanche in any affair , is giving him full permission to act according to his own pleasure or ...
The gods above , the shades below Are both appeased by song.–Ed. 603. Carte blanche . ( Fr . ) — A blank card . Giving a person a carte blanche in any affair , is giving him full permission to act according to his own pleasure or ...
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I hold the gods live lives of careless ease , And , if a wonder happens , don't assume ' Tis sent in anger from the upstairs room . — Conington . Credat Judæus Apella is often used in a more or less contemptuous way , meaning that the ...
I hold the gods live lives of careless ease , And , if a wonder happens , don't assume ' Tis sent in anger from the upstairs room . — Conington . Credat Judæus Apella is often used in a more or less contemptuous way , meaning that the ...
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The universe is a thought of God . 984. Das Wenige verschwindet leicht dem Blick , Der vorwärts sieht , wie viel noch übrig bleibt . ( G. ) Goethe , Iphigenia . ( Iphig . loq . ) — The little ( that is accomplished ) is soon lost sight ...
The universe is a thought of God . 984. Das Wenige verschwindet leicht dem Blick , Der vorwärts sieht , wie viel noch übrig bleibt . ( G. ) Goethe , Iphigenia . ( Iphig . loq . ) — The little ( that is accomplished ) is soon lost sight ...
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Under God's guidance . ... God helping . Motto of Bruton Grammar School . ( 5. ) Deo volente , or D.V. —God willing , if God will . 1049. ... —Where God gives envy cannot harm , and where He gives not , all labour is in vain . 1050.
Under God's guidance . ... God helping . Motto of Bruton Grammar School . ( 5. ) Deo volente , or D.V. —God willing , if God will . 1049. ... —Where God gives envy cannot harm , and where He gives not , all labour is in vain . 1050.
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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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