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... and DALBIAC . [ In preparation . ] FIRST EDITION , December , 1897 ; SECOND EDITION ( revised ) , with Appendix , April , 1902 ; THIRD EDITION , January , 1906 . LATIN QUOTATIONS . " A diis quidem immortalibus quae potest.
... and DALBIAC . [ In preparation . ] FIRST EDITION , December , 1897 ; SECOND EDITION ( revised ) , with Appendix , April , 1902 ; THIRD EDITION , January , 1906 . LATIN QUOTATIONS . " A diis quidem immortalibus quae potest.
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... potest , commissa tacere Qui nequit ; hic niger est , hunc tu , Romane , caveto . " HORACE . Satires , T. , 4 , 81 . " He who maligns an absent friend's fair fame , Who says no word for him when others blame , Who courts a reckless ...
... potest , commissa tacere Qui nequit ; hic niger est , hunc tu , Romane , caveto . " HORACE . Satires , T. , 4 , 81 . " He who maligns an absent friend's fair fame , Who says no word for him when others blame , Who courts a reckless ...
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... potest . " ANONYMOUS . Fabulae Aesopiae , XXI . , de Ranis , 22. ( Printed with the Fables of Phaedrus and Avianus , Biponti , 1784. ) " He who can be his own master , should not serve another . " " Amabit sapiens , cupient caeteri ...
... potest . " ANONYMOUS . Fabulae Aesopiae , XXI . , de Ranis , 22. ( Printed with the Fables of Phaedrus and Avianus , Biponti , 1784. ) " He who can be his own master , should not serve another . " " Amabit sapiens , cupient caeteri ...
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... potest Stricti ensis via . " SENECA . Hercules Furens , 407 .— ( Lycus . ) " Armed hands observe no limits . None can soothe Or check the drawn sword's fury . " " Arma tenenti Omnia dat qui justa negat . " LUCAN . Pharsalia , I. , 348 ...
... potest Stricti ensis via . " SENECA . Hercules Furens , 407 .— ( Lycus . ) " Armed hands observe no limits . None can soothe Or check the drawn sword's fury . " " Arma tenenti Omnia dat qui justa negat . " LUCAN . Pharsalia , I. , 348 ...
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... Potest enim quid- quam esse absurdius quam quo minus viae restat , eo plus viatici quaerere ? " CICERO . De Senectute , XVIII . , 66 . " I can never understand avarice in an old man . For what can be more absurd than to add more and ...
... Potest enim quid- quam esse absurdius quam quo minus viae restat , eo plus viatici quaerere ? " CICERO . De Senectute , XVIII . , 66 . " I can never understand avarice in an old man . For what can be more absurd than to add more and ...
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