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 WordJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1869 - 528 pagina's |
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Pagina 11
... VIRGIL.- " From this , or a single in- stance , you may learn the nature of the whole , may form an estimate of the whole . " Ab urbe condita . Lat . ་ From the building of the city . " - In general thus abridged : A. U. C. , in the ...
... VIRGIL.- " From this , or a single in- stance , you may learn the nature of the whole , may form an estimate of the whole . " Ab urbe condita . Lat . ་ From the building of the city . " - In general thus abridged : A. U. C. , in the ...
Pagina 12
... VIRGIL.- " And as when a sedition has perchance arisen among a mighty mul- titude , and the minds of the ignoble vulgar rage , now firebrands , now stones fly , fury supplies them with arms ; if then , by chance , they espy a man ...
... VIRGIL.- " And as when a sedition has perchance arisen among a mighty mul- titude , and the minds of the ignoble vulgar rage , now firebrands , now stones fly , fury supplies them with arms ; if then , by chance , they espy a man ...
Pagina 16
... VIRGIL.- 66 ' Of so much value , of such avail , is custom [ the practice of good habits , the ini- tiation into good habits ] in the tender years of childhood ; of such importance is it to be accustomed to what is right and proper from ...
... VIRGIL.- 66 ' Of so much value , of such avail , is custom [ the practice of good habits , the ini- tiation into good habits ] in the tender years of childhood ; of such importance is it to be accustomed to what is right and proper from ...
Pagina 18
... VIRGIL.— " [ A man , who has the power of ] rousing , stirring up , men by the sound of the trumpet , and thereby inflaming their martial or warlike spirit , of rousing fools and making slaughter . " The character of MISENUS , the ...
... VIRGIL.— " [ A man , who has the power of ] rousing , stirring up , men by the sound of the trumpet , and thereby inflaming their martial or warlike spirit , of rousing fools and making slaughter . " The character of MISENUS , the ...
Pagina 22
... VIRGIL.- " Another way must be tried . " We must diversify our means , change our plans if need be , to attain our end . The original passage runs thus : - -Tentanda via est , qua me quoque possim , Tollere humo . " I too [ I , the poet ...
... VIRGIL.- " Another way must be tried . " We must diversify our means , change our plans if need be , to attain our end . The original passage runs thus : - -Tentanda via est , qua me quoque possim , Tollere humo . " I too [ I , the poet ...
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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 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 wise word writ writing
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