A Dictionary of Quotations in Most Frequent Use: Taken Chiefly from the Latin and French Bu Comprising Many from the Greek, Spanish, and Italian Languages |
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... quæ pretiosa facit . OVID . " Those gifts are ever the most acceptable which the giver has made precious . " - They derive fre- quently their value from our estimation of the donor . It may also allude to the manner of giving , as in ...
... quæ pretiosa facit . OVID . " Those gifts are ever the most acceptable which the giver has made precious . " - They derive fre- quently their value from our estimation of the donor . It may also allude to the manner of giving , as in ...
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... quæ pretiosa facit . OVID . " Those gifts are ever the most acceptable which the giver has made precious . " - They derive fre- quently their value from our estimation of the donor . It may also allude to the manner of giving , as in ...
... quæ pretiosa facit . OVID . " Those gifts are ever the most acceptable which the giver has made precious . " - They derive fre- quently their value from our estimation of the donor . It may also allude to the manner of giving , as in ...
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... quæ suis stat viri- bus , non ex alieno arbitrio pendet . LIVY.- " That state alone is free which rests upon its own strength , and depends not on the arbitrary will of another . ' -Whatever may be the internal consti- tution of a state ...
... quæ suis stat viri- bus , non ex alieno arbitrio pendet . LIVY.- " That state alone is free which rests upon its own strength , and depends not on the arbitrary will of another . ' -Whatever may be the internal consti- tution of a state ...
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... arise from civil dissen- sions . Condo & compono quæ mox depromere possim . HoR , C6 I compose and lay up what I may soon after be able to bring forward . " - In my hours of leisure I form those sketches , which study may afterwards COCO.
... arise from civil dissen- sions . Condo & compono quæ mox depromere possim . HoR , C6 I compose and lay up what I may soon after be able to bring forward . " - In my hours of leisure I form those sketches , which study may afterwards COCO.
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... quæ nunc perscribere longum est . Lat . " With many other matters which it would be now tedious to state . " - A summary which is ge- nerally placed at the end of a beadroll of indifferent items , and in an ironical sense . Cunctando ...
... quæ nunc perscribere longum est . Lat . " With many other matters which it would be now tedious to state . " - A summary which is ge- nerally placed at the end of a beadroll of indifferent items , and in an ironical sense . Cunctando ...
Common terms and phrases
amor animo animum applied argument atque bien BOILEAU BRUYERE C'est CICERO CLAUDIAN court crime danger Deus dicere enim equal facit faith faults fear fides fool fortuna fortune frequently give guilt habet hæc happy homines hommes honour HORACE human Ital JUVENAL king labour Law Lat Law Maxim licet live LUCAN malè matter ment mihi mind Motto Motto of L multa nature Nemo neque nerally never nihil nisi nunc nunquam omnes omnia OVID passions PERSIUS person phrase PLAUTUS poet potest praise Pro bono publico Prov proverb qu'on quæ quam quid quis quod quotation rege ROCHEFOUCAULT Roman sæpe SALLUST satis semper SENECA shew sibi sine sometimes speak STANFORD suffer sunt SYRUS TACITUS TERENCE thing tibi tion truth vice VIRG VIRGIL virtue vitæ whilst wise wish writ