Dictionary of Quotations (classical)S. Sonnenschein & Company, Limited, 1906 - 684 pagine |
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Pagina 6
... praises the conversation of the un- learned , and the features of the ill - favoured . " " Adulationi foedum crimen servitutis , malignitati falsa species liber- tatis inest . " TACITUS . History , I. , 1 . " To flattery there attaches ...
... praises the conversation of the un- learned , and the features of the ill - favoured . " " Adulationi foedum crimen servitutis , malignitati falsa species liber- tatis inest . " TACITUS . History , I. , 1 . " To flattery there attaches ...
Pagina 40
... praise fidelity , but the true friend Must pay the penalty , if those he loves Lie under Fortune's ban . " " Dat tibi securos vilis tegeticula somnos ; Pervigil in pluma Caius , ecce , jacet . " MARTIAL . Epigrams , IX . , 93 , 3 ...
... praise fidelity , but the true friend Must pay the penalty , if those he loves Lie under Fortune's ban . " " Dat tibi securos vilis tegeticula somnos ; Pervigil in pluma Caius , ecce , jacet . " MARTIAL . Epigrams , IX . , 93 , 3 ...
Pagina 43
... praise . " - ( Conington . ) " Desinant Maledicere , malefacta ne noscant sua . ' " Let them 29 TERENCE . Andria , Prologue , 22 . cease to rail , lest they be made to know Their own misdeeds . " - ( George Colman . ) " Desine fata deum ...
... praise . " - ( Conington . ) " Desinant Maledicere , malefacta ne noscant sua . ' " Let them 29 TERENCE . Andria , Prologue , 22 . cease to rail , lest they be made to know Their own misdeeds . " - ( George Colman . ) " Desine fata deum ...
Pagina 49
... praise and honour to the bard is due Whose dexterous setting makes an old word new . " - ' Dixerit insanum qui me , totidem audiet atque Respicere ignoto discet pendentia tergo . " HORACE . . " — ( Conington . ) Satires , II . , 3 , 298 ...
... praise and honour to the bard is due Whose dexterous setting makes an old word new . " - ' Dixerit insanum qui me , totidem audiet atque Respicere ignoto discet pendentia tergo . " HORACE . . " — ( Conington . ) Satires , II . , 3 , 298 ...
Pagina 53
... Praise is especially sweet when it comes from those whose own lives have been the subject of eulogy . " " Ea tempestate flos poetarum fuit Qui nunc abierunt hinc in communem locum . " PLAUTUS . Casina , Prologue , 18 . " Yet , at that ...
... Praise is especially sweet when it comes from those whose own lives have been the subject of eulogy . " " Ea tempestate flos poetarum fuit Qui nunc abierunt hinc in communem locum . " PLAUTUS . Casina , Prologue , 18 . " Yet , at that ...
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Pagina 165 - I do not love thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell, But this alone I know full well, I do not love thee, Dr. Fell."— (Turn Broum.) " Non bene conveniunt nee in una sede morantur Majes tas et amor.
Pagina 260 - If on my theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink: Good wine, a friend, because I 'm dry, Or least I should be by and by, Or any other reason why.
Pagina 199 - Others, belike, with happier grace, From bronze or stone shall call the face, Plead doubtful causes, map the skies. And tell when planets set or rise ; But Roman thou, do thou control The nations far and wide ; Be this thy genius, to impose The rule of peace on vanquished foes, Show pity to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride.
Pagina 177 - Who the accuser? Where the evidence? For when the life of man is in debate, No time can be too long, no care too great; Hear all, weigh all with caution, I advise — "Thou sniveller! is a slave a man?" she cries, "He's innocent! be't so: — 'tis my command, My will; let that, sir, for a reason stand.
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