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... magna , that being the metagram [ transposition of letters ] of his Latinized name , Antonius Magliabbechius : " that is to say , He alone , or in himself , is a great library , that being , & c . There seems to be a secret meaning in ...
... magna , that being the metagram [ transposition of letters ] of his Latinized name , Antonius Magliabbechius : " that is to say , He alone , or in himself , is a great library , that being , & c . There seems to be a secret meaning in ...
Page 99
... Magna sonaturum , des nominis hujus honorem . Lat . HORACE.- " Honor with this illustrious name " [ the title of poet ] " the man who has a heaven - born soul , a mind soaring , or towering , above the average intellectual caliber , who ...
... Magna sonaturum , des nominis hujus honorem . Lat . HORACE.- " Honor with this illustrious name " [ the title of poet ] " the man who has a heaven - born soul , a mind soaring , or towering , above the average intellectual caliber , who ...
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... magna parentium virtus . Lat . HORACE .- " The virtue of parents is in itself a great portion , dowry . " A rich dowry consists in the virtue instilled by parental instruction . No inheritance can be more valuable than that of a fair ...
... magna parentium virtus . Lat . HORACE .- " The virtue of parents is in itself a great portion , dowry . " A rich dowry consists in the virtue instilled by parental instruction . No inheritance can be more valuable than that of a fair ...
Page 153
... a weekly pension to the poor , that ex hoc malo proveniat aliquod bonum . ” -Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit , quoties voluit A NEW DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS 153 ment can be drawn from the abuse of a thing ...
... a weekly pension to the poor , that ex hoc malo proveniat aliquod bonum . ” -Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit , quoties voluit A NEW DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS 153 ment can be drawn from the abuse of a thing ...
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-Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit , quoties voluit Fortuna jocari . Lat . JUVENAL . " Fortune , whenever she is in a sportive mood , raises fools , low - minded , vulgar fellows , from the dust to the highest pinnacle of ...
-Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit , quoties voluit Fortuna jocari . Lat . JUVENAL . " Fortune , whenever she is in a sportive mood , raises fools , low - minded , vulgar fellows , from the dust to the highest pinnacle of ...
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aetas amor ancient animus applied atque bien C'est called caprina character CICERO CLAUDIAN court death dicere EPICURUS evil exemplum expression facit fear feel fool fortune Fr.-The French genius give Greek happy homines homme honor HORACE HORACE.-"The human Ital JUVENAL king labor Latin Law maxim learned live LORD LUCAN LUCRETIUS magna mali manner matter means ment mihi mind motto multa n'est nature never nihil nisi nulla omnes omnia one's opinion OVID passion PERSIUS person PHAEDRUS philosopher phrase PLAUTUS pleasure poet potest prov proverb PUBLIUS SYRUS quae quam quid QUINTILIAN quod quotation rebus rerum risum Roman saepe Scots law semper SENECA sense sibi signify sine soul speak sunt TACITUS TERENCE term thing thou tibi truth vice VIRGIL virtue vita wisdom wise word writ writing