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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Facilitate the natural disappearance of any evil . 279. An erit qui velle recuset Os populi meruisse , et cedro digna locutus Linquere , nec scombros metuentia carmina , nec thus ? ( L. ) Pers . 1 , 41 .
Facilitate the natural disappearance of any evil . 279. An erit qui velle recuset Os populi meruisse , et cedro digna locutus Linquere , nec scombros metuentia carmina , nec thus ? ( L. ) Pers . 1 , 41 .
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When sea , and land , and the all covering sky As yet were not in being , Nature wore One uniform aspect , which men have called Chaos , a rude and undigested mass . — Ed . 308. Ante oculos errat domus , Urbs , et forma locorum ...
When sea , and land , and the all covering sky As yet were not in being , Nature wore One uniform aspect , which men have called Chaos , a rude and undigested mass . — Ed . 308. Ante oculos errat domus , Urbs , et forma locorum ...
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... the audience must not be able to detect professional trickery in the actor . All must appear easy , unlaboured , in a word , natural . 372. Ars longa , vita brevis . ( L . ) — Art is long and life is fleet- ing . - Longfellow .
... the audience must not be able to detect professional trickery in the actor . All must appear easy , unlaboured , in a word , natural . 372. Ars longa , vita brevis . ( L . ) — Art is long and life is fleet- ing . - Longfellow .
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S. 1 , 1 , 88 Nay , would you win the kinsmen Nature sends Made ready to your hand , and keep them friends , ' Twere but lost labour , as if one should train A donkey for the course by bit and rein . -Conington . 406.
S. 1 , 1 , 88 Nay , would you win the kinsmen Nature sends Made ready to your hand , and keep them friends , ' Twere but lost labour , as if one should train A donkey for the course by bit and rein . -Conington . 406.
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A well bred dog hunts by nature . 530. Bon gré , mal gré . ( Fr . ) - Whether you will or no . Willy . — Nilly . 531. Bon jour , bonne oeuvre . ( Fr. ) Prov . — The better the day , the better the deed . 532. Boni judicis est ampliare ...
A well bred dog hunts by nature . 530. Bon gré , mal gré . ( Fr . ) - Whether you will or no . Willy . — Nilly . 531. Bon jour , bonne oeuvre . ( Fr. ) Prov . — The better the day , the better the deed . 532. Boni judicis est ampliare ...
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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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