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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555. Bruta fulmina et vana , ut quæ nulla veniunt ratione ( L. ) Plin . 2 , 43 , 43 , § 113. - Thunderbolts that strike blindly and harmlessly , such as are traceable to no natural cause . A brutum fulmen is used metaphorically of ...
555. Bruta fulmina et vana , ut quæ nulla veniunt ratione ( L. ) Plin . 2 , 43 , 43 , § 113. - Thunderbolts that strike blindly and harmlessly , such as are traceable to no natural cause . A brutum fulmen is used metaphorically of ...
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... for he ought not to be ignorant of the nature of the property which he is buying from another party . The maxim " caveat emptor , ” let a purchaser beware , applies in the purchase of land and goods , with certain restrictions ...
... for he ought not to be ignorant of the nature of the property which he is buying from another party . The maxim " caveat emptor , ” let a purchaser beware , applies in the purchase of land and goods , with certain restrictions ...
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-Ed . Said of those who abuse privileges and encroach on their friends ' good nature . Give them an inch , etc. 657. Ce qu'on fait maintenant , on le dit ; et la cause en est bien excusable : on fait si peu de chose .
-Ed . Said of those who abuse privileges and encroach on their friends ' good nature . Give them an inch , etc. 657. Ce qu'on fait maintenant , on le dit ; et la cause en est bien excusable : on fait si peu de chose .
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C'est une grande difformité dans la nature qu'un vieillard amoureux . ( Fr. ) La Bruy . Car . vol . ii . p . 50. - An old man in love is a monstrous anomaly . 689. C'est une grande folie de vouloir être sage tout seul .
C'est une grande difformité dans la nature qu'un vieillard amoureux . ( Fr. ) La Bruy . Car . vol . ii . p . 50. - An old man in love is a monstrous anomaly . 689. C'est une grande folie de vouloir être sage tout seul .
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( L. ) Tert . Apol . 40. — To the lion with the Christians ! Cry of the pagans against the Catholics in the early persecutions of the Church , when anything adverse occurred either in the natural or political world .
( L. ) Tert . Apol . 40. — To the lion with the Christians ! Cry of the pagans against the Catholics in the early persecutions of the Church , when anything adverse occurred either in the natural or political world .
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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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