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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... in English literature . practice , Latin is quoted nearly twice as often as French ; French 1 Wilkes censuring quotation as pedantry , Johnson replied , “ No , sir , it is a good thing : there is a community of mind in it .
... in English literature . practice , Latin is quoted nearly twice as often as French ; French 1 Wilkes censuring quotation as pedantry , Johnson replied , “ No , sir , it is a good thing : there is a community of mind in it .
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Qu . , Quoted by . Q.v. , Which see . S. , Spanish . Sc . , Namely . Sub . , Understand , -stood . S.v. , Under the word . T. , Term . Tr . , Translation , -ed by . Trop . , Figuratively . T.t. , Technical term . U.s.w. , Etcetera .
Qu . , Quoted by . Q.v. , Which see . S. , Spanish . Sc . , Namely . Sub . , Understand , -stood . S.v. , Under the word . T. , Term . Tr . , Translation , -ed by . Trop . , Figuratively . T.t. , Technical term . U.s.w. , Etcetera .
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The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the conclusion of a letter of Henry IV . to a favourite . The original , however , runs : “ Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon , qui sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy . Adieu .
The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the conclusion of a letter of Henry IV . to a favourite . The original , however , runs : “ Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon , qui sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy . Adieu .
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Usually quoted as the expression of Louis XV . 330. A priori , a posteriori . ( L . ) -- From the former ; from the latter . Phrases used to distinguish two classes of reasonings . A priori demonstration rests its conclusions upon ...
Usually quoted as the expression of Louis XV . 330. A priori , a posteriori . ( L . ) -- From the former ; from the latter . Phrases used to distinguish two classes of reasonings . A priori demonstration rests its conclusions upon ...
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Proverb quoted by Seneca in his Lampoon on the death of Claudius Cæsar , Apocolocyntosis , or the “ Apotheosis of the Pumpkin , ” which is the name he gives his late Majesty . 457. Autre n'auray . ( Fr . ) — Other I will not have .
Proverb quoted by Seneca in his Lampoon on the death of Claudius Cæsar , Apocolocyntosis , or the “ Apotheosis of the Pumpkin , ” which is the name he gives his late Majesty . 457. Autre n'auray . ( Fr . ) — Other I will not have .
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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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