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... poet . 574. Can ch'abbaia non morde . ( It . ) Prov . - The cur that barks does not bite . 575. Candida pax homines , trux decet ira feras . ( L. ) Ov . A. A. 3 , 502. - Smiling peace is becoming to men , and fierce anger to wild beasts ...
... poet . 574. Can ch'abbaia non morde . ( It . ) Prov . - The cur that barks does not bite . 575. Candida pax homines , trux decet ira feras . ( L. ) Ov . A. A. 3 , 502. - Smiling peace is becoming to men , and fierce anger to wild beasts ...
Page 75
... Poet's Immortality . ( L. ) Ov . Am . 1 , 15 , 23 . Sublime Lucretius ' verses then shall die , When Heaven and Earth shall all in ruins lie.-Ed. 602. Carmine di superi placantur , carmine Manes . The gods above , the shades below Are ...
... Poet's Immortality . ( L. ) Ov . Am . 1 , 15 , 23 . Sublime Lucretius ' verses then shall die , When Heaven and Earth shall all in ruins lie.-Ed. 602. Carmine di superi placantur , carmine Manes . The gods above , the shades below Are ...
Page 87
... poet , etc. 715. Che non men che saver , dubbiar m'aggrata . ( It . ) Dante , Inf . 11 , 93 . Ignorance not less than knowledge charms . - Cary . 716. Chercher à connaître , c'est chercher à douter . ( Fr . ) - To wish to know is to ...
... poet , etc. 715. Che non men che saver , dubbiar m'aggrata . ( It . ) Dante , Inf . 11 , 93 . Ignorance not less than knowledge charms . - Cary . 716. Chercher à connaître , c'est chercher à douter . ( Fr . ) - To wish to know is to ...
Page 109
... Poet . Why has your page transgressed th ' appointed mark ? You must not overload your talents ' bark.-Ed. 940. Custos morum . ( L . ) - The guardian of morals . ( 2. ) Custos regni . - The protector of the realm , viz . , in the ...
... Poet . Why has your page transgressed th ' appointed mark ? You must not overload your talents ' bark.-Ed. 940. Custos morum . ( L . ) - The guardian of morals . ( 2. ) Custos regni . - The protector of the realm , viz . , in the ...
Page 123
... poet , If I fail to seize The shades of style , its fixed proprieties ? -Conington . 1086. De scurra multo facilius divitem , quam patrem familias fieri posse . ( L. ) Prov . ap . Cic . Quint . 17 , 55. — It is much easier to make a ...
... poet , If I fail to seize The shades of style , its fixed proprieties ? -Conington . 1086. De scurra multo facilius divitem , quam patrem familias fieri posse . ( L. ) Prov . ap . Cic . Quint . 17 , 55. — It is much easier to make a ...
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