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Page 68
... one's absence . Tacitus ( An . 3 , 76 ) , speaking of the funeral of Junia , wife of Cassius , says : " Sed præfulgebant Cassius atque Brutus , eo ipso quod effigies eorum non videbantur . " ( L . ) — Brutus and Cassius , however , were ...
... one's absence . Tacitus ( An . 3 , 76 ) , speaking of the funeral of Junia , wife of Cassius , says : " Sed præfulgebant Cassius atque Brutus , eo ipso quod effigies eorum non videbantur . " ( L . ) — Brutus and Cassius , however , were ...
Page 74
... one's country , for whose sake who would hesitate to face death , should it be of any advantage to her ? 596. Carmen hic . . intus canit . ( L. ) Cic . Agr . 2 , 26 , 68 . -He sings for himself . Consults his own interests . 597. Carmen ...
... one's country , for whose sake who would hesitate to face death , should it be of any advantage to her ? 596. Carmen hic . . intus canit . ( L. ) Cic . Agr . 2 , 26 , 68 . -He sings for himself . Consults his own interests . 597. Carmen ...
Page 84
... - It is a great misfortune not to possess talent enough to speak well , nor sufficient tact to hold one's tongue . All indiscretions have no other origin than this . 691. C'est une sphère infinie , dont le centre est 84 C'EST .
... - It is a great misfortune not to possess talent enough to speak well , nor sufficient tact to hold one's tongue . All indiscretions have no other origin than this . 691. C'est une sphère infinie , dont le centre est 84 C'EST .
Page 115
... One's led astray so by one's private views Of good and bad ; I try to be concise And end in being obscure - an equal vice.-Ed. The latter part of the quotation is said to have been humorously repeated by Thomas Warton on his snuffing ...
... One's led astray so by one's private views Of good and bad ; I try to be concise And end in being obscure - an equal vice.-Ed. The latter part of the quotation is said to have been humorously repeated by Thomas Warton on his snuffing ...
Page 131
... one's looks . 1172. Difficile est , fateor , sed tendit in ardua virtus . ( L. ) Ov . Ep . 2 , 2 , 113. - It is difficult , I acknowledge , but courage aims high . 1173. Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem , Difficile est ...
... one's looks . 1172. Difficile est , fateor , sed tendit in ardua virtus . ( L. ) Ov . Ep . 2 , 2 , 113. - It is difficult , I acknowledge , but courage aims high . 1173. Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem , Difficile est ...
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