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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The thoughts of an exile realising what is taking place at home . 309. Ante senectutem curavi , ut bene viverem ; in senectute , ut bene moriar . ( L. ) Sen. Ep . ! Before I was old , I studied to live virtuously ...
The thoughts of an exile realising what is taking place at home . 309. Ante senectutem curavi , ut bene viverem ; in senectute , ut bene moriar . ( L. ) Sen. Ep . ! Before I was old , I studied to live virtuously ...
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To live with every wish declared . Frankly , openly , without concealing any of our secret desires . Motto of Earl of Aylesford . 319. Apices juris non sunt jura . ( L. ) Law Max . — Fine points of law are not the law .
To live with every wish declared . Frankly , openly , without concealing any of our secret desires . Motto of Earl of Aylesford . 319. Apices juris non sunt jura . ( L. ) Law Max . — Fine points of law are not the law .
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In armour sheathed , they till their soil , Heap foray up , and live by spoil . — Conington . Part of the quotation forms the motto of Spectator ( No. 130 ) on Gipsies , and is rendered by DrydenA plundering race , still eager to invade ...
In armour sheathed , they till their soil , Heap foray up , and live by spoil . — Conington . Part of the quotation forms the motto of Spectator ( No. 130 ) on Gipsies , and is rendered by DrydenA plundering race , still eager to invade ...
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Claudius , instead of Valete , replied , “ Avete vos , " as bidding them farewell : but the gladiators taking it in its usual sense , as , “ Live ! Long life to you , ” refused to fight , and interpreted the words as a reprieve ...
Claudius , instead of Valete , replied , “ Avete vos , " as bidding them farewell : but the gladiators taking it in its usual sense , as , “ Live ! Long life to you , ” refused to fight , and interpreted the words as a reprieve ...
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The grounds for engaging in any war should be that one may be able to live at peace without dishonour . ( 3. ) Pax paritur bello . Nep . Epam . 5. — Peace is procured by war . Cf. Si vis pacem , para bellum.
The grounds for engaging in any war should be that one may be able to live at peace without dishonour . ( 3. ) Pax paritur bello . Nep . Epam . 5. — Peace is procured by war . Cf. Si vis pacem , para bellum.
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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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