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Page 83
... force et le droit qui règlent toutes les choses dans le monde ; la force en attendant le droit . ( Fr. ) Joubert - Force and right govern everything in this world ; force till right is ready . Mr M. Arnold , tr . 678. C'est là le diable ...
... force et le droit qui règlent toutes les choses dans le monde ; la force en attendant le droit . ( Fr. ) Joubert - Force and right govern everything in this world ; force till right is ready . Mr M. Arnold , tr . 678. C'est là le diable ...
Page 87
... Force . It has been attributed to Fouché . Sardou introduces the phrase in his drama Ferréol ; and George Ebers , Uarda , vol . ii . cap . 14 ( 1876 ) , says : - Du vergisst , dass hier eine Frau mit im spiel CHERCHEZ . 87.
... Force . It has been attributed to Fouché . Sardou introduces the phrase in his drama Ferréol ; and George Ebers , Uarda , vol . ii . cap . 14 ( 1876 ) , says : - Du vergisst , dass hier eine Frau mit im spiel CHERCHEZ . 87.
Page 96
... words , as we do money , that have the public stamp on them . 813. Consuetudinis magna vis est . ( L. ) -Great is the force of habit . Cic . Tusc . 2 , 17 , 40 . 814. Consuetudo est altera lex . ( L. ) Law 96 CONSENTIENTES .
... words , as we do money , that have the public stamp on them . 813. Consuetudinis magna vis est . ( L. ) -Great is the force of habit . Cic . Tusc . 2 , 17 , 40 . 814. Consuetudo est altera lex . ( L. ) Law 96 CONSENTIENTES .
Page 110
... force , stratagem and address must sometimes be resorted to . D. 942 D. ( L . ) - Abbrev . for Divus , divine or saint ; Decimus , tenth ; Devotus , devoted or sacred ; Dicat ( dicavit ) , he dedicates ( he dedicated ) ; Numerically , D ...
... force , stratagem and address must sometimes be resorted to . D. 942 D. ( L . ) - Abbrev . for Divus , divine or saint ; Decimus , tenth ; Devotus , devoted or sacred ; Dicat ( dicavit ) , he dedicates ( he dedicated ) ; Numerically , D ...
Page 118
... forces of Hannibal , was reduced by famine , the men making a final sortie , while their wives set fire to the town , and perished in the flames . The famine became proverbial ( Saguntina fames , the famine of Saguntum ) for any ...
... forces of Hannibal , was reduced by famine , the men making a final sortie , while their wives set fire to the town , and perished in the flames . The famine became proverbial ( Saguntina fames , the famine of Saguntum ) for any ...
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