A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages: Translated Into English, and Occasionally Accompanied with Illustrations, Historical Poetical, and Anecdotal, with an Extensive Index, Referring to Every Important Word |
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Pagina 11
HORACE . - N.B . “ Ab ovo , ” which is often used to signify " at or from the beginning , ” is the former portion of the expression ab ovo usque ad mala , ” which literally means , From the egg to the apples , in allusion to the custom ...
HORACE . - N.B . “ Ab ovo , ” which is often used to signify " at or from the beginning , ” is the former portion of the expression ab ovo usque ad mala , ” which literally means , From the egg to the apples , in allusion to the custom ...
Pagina 16
HORACE .— “ In short ; in a word ; in conclusion ; to sum up the matter . ” Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio . Lat . Publius SYRUS . — “ Suspicion is ever strong on the suffering side . ” When we play a losing game , we are apt to ...
HORACE .— “ In short ; in a word ; in conclusion ; to sum up the matter . ” Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio . Lat . Publius SYRUS . — “ Suspicion is ever strong on the suffering side . ” When we play a losing game , we are apt to ...
Pagina 19
HORACE.“ Well , then , since our ancestors would have it so , take the liberty , make use of the customary liberty , of the month of December . ” “ Come , let us , like our jovial sires of old , With gambols and mince - pies our ...
HORACE.“ Well , then , since our ancestors would have it so , take the liberty , make use of the customary liberty , of the month of December . ” “ Come , let us , like our jovial sires of old , With gambols and mince - pies our ...
Pagina 25
HORACE . “ One man carries his obsequious complaisance to excess ( the toad - eater ) : another wrangles eternally about trifles , things of no consequence whatever , and , armed with jargon , combats every thing you say ( the man of ...
HORACE . “ One man carries his obsequious complaisance to excess ( the toad - eater ) : another wrangles eternally about trifles , things of no consequence whatever , and , armed with jargon , combats every thing you say ( the man of ...
Pagina 39
HORACE .— “ I stop [ in the course of my morning walk ] to observe the fortune - tellers in the pursuit of their craft , or , I stop to consult the itinerant diviners ( who kept a kind of shop for the sale of oracles ) .
HORACE .— “ I stop [ in the course of my morning walk ] to observe the fortune - tellers in the pursuit of their craft , or , I stop to consult the itinerant diviners ( who kept a kind of shop for the sale of oracles ) .
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action affect ancient appear applied bear become better body called cause character comes common Compare court danger death equally existence expression fear feel follow fortune French frequently gain give given Greek hand happy head heart honor hope HORACE human Ital Italy judge kind king labor land language learned live look Lord manner matter maxim means mind nature never object once one's opinion original pass PERSIUS person phrase PLAUTUS pleasure poet present prov quae quam quid quod reason Roman sense signify sometimes speak term thing thou true truth vice VIRGIL virtue whole wise wish writing
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Pagina 25 - This is some fellow, Who, having been praised for bluntness, doth affect A saucy roughness ; and constrains the garb Quite from his nature : ,he cannot flatter, he ! — An honest mind and plain, — he must speak truth ! An they will take it, so ; if not, he's plain.
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Pagina 227 - Inter spem curamque, timores inter et iras, Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum : Grata superveniet quae non sperabitur hora.
Pagina 437 - Spiritus intus alit: totamque infusa per artus ' Mens agitat molem, et magno se corpore miscet ' Inde hominum pecudumque genus vitaeque volantum ' Et quae marmoreo fert monstra sub aequore pontus.
Pagina 32 - The place of fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages: Translated Into English, and Occasionally Accompanied with Illustrations, Historical Poetical, and Anecdotal, with an Extensive Index, Referring to Every Important Word |
| Editie | 8 |
| Uitgever | J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1869 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 13 nov 2007 |
| Lengte | 528 pagina's |
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