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... mind , that , though a term may be transferred from one language into another , this furnishes no certain evidence that it has been adopted , or is now used , in its primitive import . 8thly . The translator must attend to precision in ...
... mind , that , though a term may be transferred from one language into another , this furnishes no certain evidence that it has been adopted , or is now used , in its primitive import . 8thly . The translator must attend to precision in ...
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... mind ? " - " Quisquam Junonis numen adoret ? " Virg . " Will any one adore ? " - " Erunt , qui reprehendant . " Cic . " There will be persons , who will blame . " That the reader may understand when he should em- ploy the potential mood ...
... mind ? " - " Quisquam Junonis numen adoret ? " Virg . " Will any one adore ? " - " Erunt , qui reprehendant . " Cic . " There will be persons , who will blame . " That the reader may understand when he should em- ploy the potential mood ...
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... , that he was not disturbed ; but would not imply , that he was not inclined to act . It also merits attention , that tranquillus refers to mind only , whereas 43 occurs in later writers, particularly in Suetonius, it ...
... , that he was not disturbed ; but would not imply , that he was not inclined to act . It also merits attention , that tranquillus refers to mind only , whereas 43 occurs in later writers, particularly in Suetonius, it ...
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Alexander Crombie. attention , that tranquillus refers to mind only , whereas quietus is applicable to body also . QUIS . When quis is taken interrogatively , quid is more fre- quently used than quod ; and when taken indefinitely , quod ...
Alexander Crombie. attention , that tranquillus refers to mind only , whereas quietus is applicable to body also . QUIS . When quis is taken interrogatively , quid is more fre- quently used than quod ; and when taken indefinitely , quod ...
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... mind . " - " Novi ædes . " Plaut . " I know the house . " - " Novi hominem . " Plaut . " I know the man . " - " Noscere vultus eorum potis est . " Lucret . " To know the countenances . " - " Saporem nosse . " Plin . " To know the taste ...
... mind . " - " Novi ædes . " Plaut . " I know the house . " - " Novi hominem . " Plaut . " I know the man . " - " Noscere vultus eorum potis est . " Lucret . " To know the countenances . " - " Saporem nosse . " Plin . " To know the taste ...
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2dly accusative action adjective agrees aliquid animi antecedent apud atque autem authority Cæs Cæsar Cicero classic conjunction construed consuls dative denotes distinction distinguished ejus elegantly employed English enim equivalent erat etiam examples expressed facere ferre fidem following exercise former frequently genitive governs hæc Hence idem implies indicative mood infinitive ipse joined king Latin Latin language latter lictor Livy means mihi modo nemo nihil nominative noun OBSERVATIONS omnes omnia opposed participle passive person perspicuity phraseology Plaut plebeian Plin potential mood præ predicate preposition present preterite tense Primus pronoun punishment Pyrrhus quæ quam Quid quidem quin Quintilian quis quisque quod refers relative clause rendered Roman rule Sall sense sentence Servius Tullius Sestertius signifies sive sometimes subjunctive mood substantive sunt synonymous term thing tibi tion tive urbe verb Virg words writers
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Page 250 - ... est genus hominum qui esse primos se omnium rerum volunt nec sunt: hos consector; hisce ego non paro me ut rideant, sed eis ultro adrideo et eorum ingenia admiror simul. quidquid dicunt laudo; id rursum si negant, laudo id quoque; negat quis: nego; ait: aio; postremo imperavi egomet mihi omnia adsentari. is quaestus nunc est multo uberrimus.
Page 311 - Tis like the murmuring of a stream, which not varying in the fall, causes at first attention, at last drowsiness. Variety of cadences is the best rule; the greatest help to the actors, and refreshment to the audience.
Page 376 - Tu porro ne pios quidem, sed piissimos quaeris et, quod verbum omnino nullum in lingua Latina est, id propter tuam divinam pietatem novum inducis. [44] 'Nec Plancum prodere participem consiliorum.
Page 92 - In suppliciis deorum magnifici, domi parci, in amicos fideles erant. Duabus his artibus, audacia in bello, ubi pax evenerat aequitate, seque remque publicam curabant.
Page 367 - Accordingly this was done, and, upon a sign given, the curtain drawn ; and the elephant raising his trunk over the head of Fabricius, made a horrid and frightful noise. Fabricius turned about without being in the least discomposed, and said to Pyrrhus smiling, " Neither 'your gold yesterday, nor your beast to-day, has made any impression upon me.
Page 365 - Italy, took an opportunity, when he saw him at leisure, to draw him into the following conversation: "The Romans have the reputation of being excellent soldiers, and have the command of many warlike nations. If it please heaven that we conquer them, what use, sir, shall we make of our victory? " " Cineas," replied the King, "your question answers itself.
Page 251 - Facinus denotes a bold or daring action, and unless it be joined with a favourable epithet, or the action be previously described as commendable, the term is always to be understood in a vituperative sense.
Page 148 - Tabellarius,) who was made acquainted with the person for whom it was intended. The letter was tied round with a string, the knot of which was sealed. The seal was, generally, a head of the letter-writer, or of some of his ancestors, impressed on wax or chalk. Hence the phrases for " to open a letter," are " vinculum solvere," " incidere linum,"
Page 206 - Octaviae iniurias evulgaret, sed destinavisse eam Rubellium Plautum, per maternam originem pari ac Nero gradu a divo Augusto, ad res novas extollere coniugioque eius et imperio rem publicam rursus invadere.
Page 261 - Academicis quattuor libris explicata arbitramur ; sed tamen tantum abest ut scribi contra nos nolimus, ut id etiam maxime optemus ; in ipsa enim Graecia philosophia tanto in honore numquam fuisset, nisi doctissimorum contentionibus dissensionibusque viguisset.