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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Applied to the uni- versity , school , or early scenes of any one's education . 215A . Al merito militar . ( S . ) - For military merit . Order of St Ferdinand ( Spain ) . 216. A l'œuvre on connaît l'artisan . ( Fr. ) La Font . 1 , 21.
Applied to the uni- versity , school , or early scenes of any one's education . 215A . Al merito militar . ( S . ) - For military merit . Order of St Ferdinand ( Spain ) . 216. A l'œuvre on connaît l'artisan . ( Fr. ) La Font . 1 , 21.
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Such a one has acquitted himself à merveille . 241. ... Everyone's friend is no one's friend . ... This last maxim is attributed to Bias ( one of the Seven ) , and condemned by Scipio as destructive of all true friendship .
Such a one has acquitted himself à merveille . 241. ... Everyone's friend is no one's friend . ... This last maxim is attributed to Bias ( one of the Seven ) , and condemned by Scipio as destructive of all true friendship .
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Jane weeps not for her dad when none is by : When some one enters she begins to cry . ... Very many shed tears merely for show ; and have per- fectly dry eyes when no one is looking on . 256. ... ( L . ) - The love of one's country .
Jane weeps not for her dad when none is by : When some one enters she begins to cry . ... Very many shed tears merely for show ; and have per- fectly dry eyes when no one is looking on . 256. ... ( L . ) - The love of one's country .
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To wait for one who never comes , To be in bed and sleepless lie , To do one's best and not to rise , Are reasons three to make one die . -Ed . 384. Assai ben balla , a chi fortuna suona . ( It . ) Prov . — He dances well enough who has ...
To wait for one who never comes , To be in bed and sleepless lie , To do one's best and not to rise , Are reasons three to make one die . -Ed . 384. Assai ben balla , a chi fortuna suona . ( It . ) Prov . — He dances well enough who has ...
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( Fr . ) - At one's wit's end . I was au bout de mon Latin , as the French say , at my wit's end to know what to do . 413. Auctor nominis ejus Christus , Tiberio imperitante , per procuratorem Pontium Pilatum , supplicio affectus erat ...
( Fr . ) - At one's wit's end . I was au bout de mon Latin , as the French say , at my wit's end to know what to do . 413. Auctor nominis ejus Christus , Tiberio imperitante , per procuratorem Pontium Pilatum , supplicio affectus erat ...
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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 |
| Publisher | T. Whitaker, 1888 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 18 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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