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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Page iii
If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not think to exchange infinitive for indicative , or third person for first , in order to suit the exigencies of his readers , or put ...
If the quotation be in the form of a dependent sentence in the original , so must he leave it , and not think to exchange infinitive for indicative , or third person for first , in order to suit the exigencies of his readers , or put ...
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1 Only second to the duty of accurate quotation is the task of selecting passages fit for insertion in the collection . The first compilers proceeded , not unnaturally , in the way of accumulation rather than selection , the object ...
1 Only second to the duty of accurate quotation is the task of selecting passages fit for insertion in the collection . The first compilers proceeded , not unnaturally , in the way of accumulation rather than selection , the object ...
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... story of the Augurs , or the Philip drunk and Philip sober incident - passages which are never repeated , of course , in any other tongue than one's own , and are not quotations in any sense of the term , but which seem nevertheless ...
... story of the Augurs , or the Philip drunk and Philip sober incident - passages which are never repeated , of course , in any other tongue than one's own , and are not quotations in any sense of the term , but which seem nevertheless ...
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a It is hardly too much to say that a fine classical quotation will give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation .
a It is hardly too much to say that a fine classical quotation will give to a speech of even moderate excellence , a tone and a dignity that goes far to lift it to the level of the great speeches of a former generation .
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Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss . It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing , allowing the speaker or writer to retire for an instant while another and a greater makes himself heard .
Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss . It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing , allowing the speaker or writer to retire for an instant while another and a greater makes himself heard .
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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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