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 74
Epitaph of Jean d'Orbesan , quoted by Chateaubriand in the Memoires d'Outre - Tombe . 595. Cari sunt parentes , cari liberi , propinqui , familiares ; sed omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est : pro qua quis bonus dubitet ...
Epitaph of Jean d'Orbesan , quoted by Chateaubriand in the Memoires d'Outre - Tombe . 595. Cari sunt parentes , cari liberi , propinqui , familiares ; sed omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est : pro qua quis bonus dubitet ...
Page 76
This saying and the similar one ( Athanasius contra mundum ) is quoted of any man who , like Cato in his ineffectual struggle against Cæsar , or Athanasius in his single - handed defence of the truth , champions an unpopular and ...
This saying and the similar one ( Athanasius contra mundum ) is quoted of any man who , like Cato in his ineffectual struggle against Cæsar , or Athanasius in his single - handed defence of the truth , champions an unpopular and ...
Page 77
Cedant arma togæ , concedat laurea linguæ . ( L. ) Cic . Off . 1 , 22 , 77. — Let arms give place to the robe , and the laurel of the warrior yield to the tongue of the orator . So the line is usually quoted , though Cicero wrote laudi ...
Cedant arma togæ , concedat laurea linguæ . ( L. ) Cic . Off . 1 , 22 , 77. — Let arms give place to the robe , and the laurel of the warrior yield to the tongue of the orator . So the line is usually quoted , though Cicero wrote laudi ...
Page 84
A good saying often runs the risk of being missed and thrown away when it is quoted as the speaker's own : having nothing to set it off , it falls somewhat flat with those who are or who claim to be witty , and should have said it ...
A good saying often runs the risk of being missed and thrown away when it is quoted as the speaker's own : having nothing to set it off , it falls somewhat flat with those who are or who claim to be witty , and should have said it ...
Page 102
... Think it is as you wish : bid fears adieu : Sure of yourself , be sure I'm constant too.—Ed. 869. Credite me vobis folium recitare Sibyllæ . ( L. ) Juv . 8 , 126. — Believe I'm quoting you the Sibylls ' leaves . It is Gospel truth .
... Think it is as you wish : bid fears adieu : Sure of yourself , be sure I'm constant too.—Ed. 869. Credite me vobis folium recitare Sibyllæ . ( L. ) Juv . 8 , 126. — Believe I'm quoting you the Sibylls ' leaves . It is Gospel truth .
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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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