A DICTIONARY or SELECT AND POPULAR WHICH ARE IN DAILY USE: TAKEN FROM THE 7latin, Rr rnch, erre l t ats, ani, an~ Xtal/an LANGUAGES: TOGETHER WITH A COPIOUS COLLECTION OF LAW-MAXLMS AND LAW-TERMS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS HISTORICAL AND IDIOMATIC. SIXTH AMERICAN EDITION, CORRECTED, WITH ADDITIONS.'lie has been at a great feast of languages, and stolen all the scraps." S'hakspeare PHILADELPHIA: CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELFINGER, 624, 626 & 628 MARKET SEREET. 187 3 Eastern Dtstriet of Pennsylvania, to wit: BIE IT REMEMBERED, that on the nineteenth day of March, Anno Domir,4 one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, John GTigg, of the said District, hath delposited tn this office. the title of a boo'k, the title of whicht is in the words following, to ~v.t: A l)ctionary of Select and Popular Quotmtions, which are in daily use: taken from the Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, and Italian Languages: together with a copious collection of Law-Maxims anti Law-Terms; translated into English, with Illustrationr HIistol-ical and Idiomatic. Sixth American Edition, corrected, with additionl "lIe has been at a great feast of languages, and stolen all the scraeP" Shascspeare. The right whereof he clAims.s proprietor, in conformity witn an act of Congress m lled. "An Act to amend the several Acts respecting Copy.Rights.' D. CALDWFrLL lr'k Qf tAi District kDVERTISEMENT TO THE SIXTH AMERICAN EDITION. THE utility of the Dictionary of Quotations has been fully tested, by the publication of five editions of the work. To each of these successive editions, the editor made copious additions; besides correcting and altering, in many instances, the translations, in order to give most clearly and obviously, the meaning and bearing of the passages quoted. In preparing this Sixth edition for the press, care'as been taken to give the work a thorough revision, to correct some errors which had before escaped no. tice, and to insert many additional quotations, Law Maxims, and Law-Terms. —In this state it is offered to the public, in the stereotype form. Philad. March, 1831. INDEX TO THE ABBREVIATIONS. GR. Greek. TAC. Tacitus. LAT. Latin. Cic. Cicero. SP. Spanish. SEN. Seneca. ITrAL. Italian. VIRG. Virgil. FR. French. LAB. Laberius. FR. PRov. French Proverb. Ov. Ovid. HOR. Horace. LUCRET. Lucretius. JTuv. Juvenal. CAT. Catulluts. CLAUD. Claudian. MART. Martial. Luc. Lucan. PROP. Propertius, 48C. N. B. The passages in inverted commas, after each quotation, are in general a close if not a literal translation. What follows is a more diffuse explanation of its bearing and application, than a mere translation could possibly convey. — Where the sense is sufficiently clear, the explanation is of course omitted. NOTICE. It is recommended to the general reader, if the quotation should not be found on a first reference, to drop the first Monosyllables, at, car, et, id, il y a, nain, sed, ut, which are variously used to link the quotation with the context. The second word, on referring to the alphabetical order, will generally be found, in these cases, to furnish the desired explanation. OF SELECT AND POPULAR 4 UOTATIONS..OB actu. adposse valet consecutio. Lat.-" The Induction is good, from what has been to what may be."-Bv this logical maxim it is meant to statte, that when a thing has once happened, it is',lt just to infer that such a matter may again occur..db alio expectes, alteri quodfeceris. Lat. LABERIUS. -" You may expect from one person, that which you have done to another."-Your conduct to others should form the measure of your own expectations. q barbe defol, onz apprend raire. French. —" Men learn to shave on the chin of a fool. "-They love to make experiments at the expense of others..qbatis. Fr. Milit. Term.-Trees felled and fastened together, to oppose the progress of an enemy. 1.b inconvenienti. Lat. Phrase.-' From the inconvenience."-. rgwtmentum ab inconvenienti.An argument to show that the result of a proposed measure will prove inconvenient, or unsuited to circu mstances..ib initio. Lat. Phrase. —" From the beginning. "His proceedings were ill-founded ab initio. hi bis et a blanc. Fr. Prov. —' At the brown and the white. "-By fits and starts. fhbnormis sapiens. Lat. HORACE. — " A person whose wisdom is not derived from instruction.' —" A mother wit, and wise without the schools." bon chat, bon rat. Fr. Prov.-" To a good cat, a good rat."-The parties are well suited, ormatched.,d bon chien il ne vientjamais ain bon os. Fr. Prov.-.A2 6 AB — AC I A good bone does not always come to a good dog.' —Merit does notalways meet its due reward. Jib origine. Lat.-" From the origin." Aborigines. Lat.-The first inhabitants of a countryas the Indians in America. e/b ovo usque ad mnala. Lat. Phrase.-" From the eggs to the apples. "-From the beginning to the end of the entertainment. These were the first and last articles served up at a Roman feast. asbentemrn dit cum ebrio qui litigat. Lat. SYRUS. - " He hurts the absent who quarrels with a drunken man.g'-You should consider your adversary as absent, when his senses are departed.'bsentem qui rodit amicum, Qui non dejendit, alio culpanteHic niger est; hunc tu, 1Romane, caveto. Lat. HOR. —He who attacks an absent friend, or who does not defend him when defamed by anotherthat man is a dark character; do you, Roman, beware of him." —The man who yields even a silent assent when his friend is calumniated, must be regarded as wholly unworthy of confidence or esteem.,1bsit invidza. Lat.-" All envy apart."-Without being supposed to speak invidiously. Adbundat dulcibus vitiis. Lat. QUINTIL.-" He abounds with pleasing faults." —Spoken ofan author, even in whose errors something pleasing is to be found.,qb uno disce omnes. Lat. VIRG. —" From this single instance, you may learn the nature of the whole."-From this specimen of guilt, you may form a general inference of the criminality..lb urbe condita. L. Lat-" From the time of the building of the city"(of Rome).-In general thus abridged, A. U. C. in the chronology of the Romans..d capite ad calcem. Lat. —" From the head to the foot."-From the beginning to the end..t causa persa, parole assai. Ital. Prov. -" When the AC AC 7 cause is lost, there is enough of words."-.Do not discuss that which is already decided. liccedas ad curiam. Law Lat. —-" You may approach the court." —This nameis given to a writ by which proceedings may be removed from an inferior to a superior court. &dcceptissima semper JMunera sunt, auctor qux pretiosa fecit. Lat. OVID. —' Those gifts are ever the most acceptable which the giver has made precious." —Thev derive frequently their value from our estimation of the donor. a1ccusare nermo se debet, nisi coram Deo. —Lat. Law Maxim.-"- No man is bound to accuse himself, unless it be before God." -No oath is to be administered, whereby any person mav be compelled to confess a crime or accuse himself. The law will not force any man to say or show that which is against him. dcerrima proxiMorum odia. Lat. TACITUS.-"- The quarrels of relatives are the most violent."-The phrase may also be applied to that violence of i age which generally belongs to a civil war. sac etiam. Law. Lat.-" And also." -A clause added by recent custom, to a complaint of trespass in the Court of King's Bench, which adds " and also" a plea of debt. The plea of trespass, by fiction, gives cognizance to the court, and the plea of debt authorizes the arrest../cribus iniitiis, incurioso fine. Lat. TACIT.US." Alert in the beginning, butnegligent in the end.",~ cruce saluts. Lat.-" Salvation from the cross." wdcta exteriora indicant interioracsecreta. Lat. Law Maxim.-" By the outward acts we are to judge of the inward thoughts. "-We can only decide on men's intentions from their conduct..~ctio personals moritur curn persona. Lat. Law Maxim. —. A personal action dies with the person. "-In case of a trespass or battery, the death of the one or the other of the parties puts an end to the action. 8 AC- -AD'/cti.s evum implet, non segnibus annis. Lat. OVID. -" HeI-I fills his space with deeds, and not with lingering years."-Applied to a character distin gulshed for a number of brilliant actions accomplished in the course of a short life. dctumr est de Republica'. Lat. —" It is all over with the Republic. " —A phrase used to intimate that the constitution is in extreme danger. dctum ne agas. Lat. TERENCE.-" Do not labour at what is already finished.".1ctus Dei neminifacit injuriam.' Law Max. —" No one shall be injured through the act of God."As if a house be set on fire by lightning, the tenant shall not be responsible for the damage. -9ctus legis nullifacit injuriam. Lat. Law Max."' The act of the law does injury to no man."-If land, for instance, out of which a rent charge is granted, be recovered by elder title, the grantee shall have a writ of annuity, because the rentcharge is made void by course of law. d.ctu,, me invito factus, non est meus actus. Lat. Law Maxim. —-" An act done against my will, is not my act."-If a person be compelled, for instance, through fear or duress, to give a bond or other writing, the deed is rendered void by the compulsion. aIctus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea. Lat. Law Maxim. —" The act does not make a man guilty, unless the mind be also guilty." —Unless the intent be criminal, the deed can not be attainted of criminality..4 cuspide corona. Lat.-" A crown from the spear." -Honour earned by military exploits. dd calamltatem quilibet rumor valet. Lat. —" Any rumour is sufficient against misfortune."-When a man is minfortunate, a breath may complete his ruin. lid caplandum vulgus. Lat. —" To ensnare the vulgar. "'-A lure thrown out to captivate the mobility..ld deliquium animi. Lat.-" Even to fainting." a? Deo et rege. Lat. —' From God and the king." AD-AD t &ideo in tenerzs consuescere multurn est. Lat. VIRGIL. —' So important isit to be accustomed in our tender years."-Such are the advantages of an early education. sdd eundem. Lat. —" To the same. "'-In passing from one university or law society to another, it is said that he was admitted ad eundem gradum, to the same rank which he held in the association or corporation of which he was previously a member.,ldfinem. Lat.-" To the end."-Or the conclusion..ldhuc sub judice lis est. Lat. -" The contest is still before the judge."-The affair is not yet decided.,Adieu la voiture, adieu la boutique. French Proverb. -" Farewell the carriage, and farewell the shop." -The affair is all over. addinfinitum. Lat. —"To infinity."-And thus the calculation proceeds ad infinitum..ad interim. Lat.-" In the meanwhile.' flt Kalendas Grecas. Lat.-At the Greek Kalends." -The Kalends formed a division of the Roman month, which had no place in the Greek reckoning of time. The phrase was therefore used by the former to denote that the thing could never happen. ad libitum. Lat. —" At pleasure."-In music it is used to signify those ornamental graces which are left to the taste of the performer..dd nauseam. Lat.-' To disgust. "-His attempts at wit were prolonged ad nauseam-until they excited disgust. Jdd nullum consurgit opus, cum corpore languet. Lat. GALLUS. —" When the body is indisposed, it is in vain that we call on the mind for any strenuous application. ",1d ogni uccello-suo nido b bello. Ital. Proverb. — "; With every bird its own nest is charming.",adolescentem verecundum esse decet. Lat. PLAUTTNI. — " It becomes a young man to be modest." ~.dpopulum phaleras: ego te intus et in cute novz Lat. PERSIUS. —" Away with those trappings to the vulgar; I know thee both inwardly and out 10 AD-AEG wardly.'"-1 know the man too well to be deceiv ed by appearances. odd qumzstionemjuris respondeant judices, ad quzstioineem ficti respondeant juratores. Lat. Law Maxim.-"6 Let the judges answer to the question of law, and the jurors to the matter of fact..id quod damnum. Law Lat. -— " To what damage. "A writ which ought to be issued before the grant of certain liberties, such as a fair or market, ordering the sheriff to inquire what damage the county is liable to suffer by such grant. The same writ is also issued for a similar inquiry with respect to lands granted to religious houses or corporations, for turning highways, &c.._d ref erendumn. Lat. —" To be farther. considered. "A diplomatic phrase borrowed from the States of Holland, and now used proverbially to imply a slowness of deliberation and decision. aZdjustez voz flutes. French.-" Make your flutes agree." —Settle your differences by yourselves. 9idscriptus glebme. Lat. —" Attached to the soil. " — Disposable with the land. This isnow the wretched description of the peasantry in Russia. It was for~ merly so in other countries. a~d tristem partem strenua est su.spicio. Lat. SYRUs. " —" Suspicion is ever strong on the suffering side." -When we play a losing game, we are apt to suspect all those who are around us of treachery. addulanzdi gens prudentissima laudat Sermonena indocti, fJciem deformis amici. Lat. JUVENAL. "T I'he skilful class of flatterers praise the discourse of the ignorant, and the face of the deformed friend." -TFhey attack each man on his weak side. a.dvalorem. Lat. -" According to (or upon) the value." -An ad valorem duty is a per centage upon the value, or invoiced price, of the article imported. JEgrescilque medendo. Lat. VIRGIL.-" By being cured he grows sick."-He undermines his constitution by too much care..Egri somnia vana. Lat. HORACE.-" The idle .ZEIG.. _ S II dreams of a sick man."-The fickle fancies of a distempered brain. JEgroto dumn anima est, spes est. Lat. CICERO. —"C Whilst life remains to a sick man there is hope." -This has passed as a proverb into our own lan guage.. Equa lege, necessitas Sortitur insignes et imos. Lat. HORACE. " Necessity, by an equal law takes the highest and the lowest. -" No rank can shield us from the impartiality of Death..fqquam memento rebus in arduis Servare mentem. Lat. HORACE. " Remember to preserve an equal mind in arduous ffairs."-, -Equanimity is the best support under difficulties. /EXquam servare mentem. Lat. —" To preserve an equal mind." X7quanimiter. Lat.-" With equanimity."./Equa tellus Pauperi recluditur regumquepueris. Lat. HOR. " The earth opens equally for the poor man and the prince." —The sentiment is precisely similar with that of the preceding quotation —.Equa lege, ~4c. d~Tqug pauperibus prodest, locupletibus ewqu.-Lat. HOR. -" Equally profitable to the rich and to the poor. " Equitas sequitur legem. Lat. Law Maxim. —' Equity follows the law."-Equity can not however make a different rule from that which the law has established.Equo animo. Lat. —" With an equal mind.".JIFquum est Peccatis veniam poscentem readere rursus. Lat. HcR. "The man who asks pardon for his own faultg should forgive others.' "-Our charities and indulgences should be mutual. XEs debitorum leve, gravius inirnicumfacit. Latin. 12 iET- AL LABERIuYS. — - A slight debt produces a debtor —a large one an enemy." X5tas parentum pejor avis, tulit Nvos nequiores, mox daturos Progeniem vitiosiorwem. Lat. HORACE "The age of our fathers, which was worse than that of our ancestors, produced us, who are about to raise a progeny even more vicious than ourselves. ".9 facto adjus non datur consequentia. Lat. Law Maxim. —" The inference from the fact to the law is not allowed." —A general law is not to be trammeled by a specific or particular precedent. i/Vfirmatim. Lat.-" In the affirmative." /iJdlavit Deus et dissipantur. Lat. —" The breath of God has issued, and they are dispersed."-This was the inscription of the medal struck in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, on the dispersion and destruction of the vaunted Spanish armada. It is now sometimes quoted to mark what is held to be a signal interference of Providence in discomfiting the views of an enemy. v./ fin. French. —- To the end.".Jfortiori. Lat -" With stronger reason. "-If a weak man bedangerous,it follows, afortiori, that a weak and bad man must be more dangerous..9 grands frais. French Phrase.-" At great expense. "-Sumptuously..Jlgnosco veteris vestigia fiamma. Lat. VIRGIL. —" I recognise some traces of my former flame." —I feel that my passion is not wholly extinguished. edide-toi, le ciel t'aidera. French. FONTAINE.-" Help yourself, and Heaven will help you."-Depend rather on your exertions than your prayers..9 la bonne heure. French.-"At a good hour."This comes happily —it is well timed..1 la mode. French.-"4 According to the fashion.".llere jfaminam. Lat. —"To feed the flame." To increase the tendency..1 l'ex.tinction de la chandelle. French.-" To the extinguishing of the candle. "- To the last extremi AL-AL 13 ty. It is also used to denote a sale by " inch of candle.'" 1 l'extr~mritm. French. —-' At the point of death." — Writhout resource.,/ilia tentanda via est. Lat. VIRG.-" Another wvas must be tried. -`We must diversify our means ta attain our end. d/lias. Lat. -" Otherwise, " as Robinson alics Robson. An alias is also a name given to a second writ, issuing after a first writ has been sued out without any effect. elibi. Lat. — -" Elsewhere. " —Law Term, for a defence where the culprit aims to prove his absence at the time and from the place where the crime was comm itted. olXiena negotia curo, excussis propriis. Lat. HOR. -- " I attend to other men's business, neglecting my own. —The quotation is used to mark an officious person. li2iena nobis, nostra plus aeiis placent. Lat. SYRUS. -" The things which belong to others please us more, and that which is ours, is more pleasing to others. Xlienai ptimum frui insanid. Lat. —" It is of the highest importance to be able to derive instruction firom the madness of another. " —It is true practical wisdom to make the faults of others serve as so many beacons to ourselves..dieni cppetens, sui proftsus. Lat. SALLUST.-" COveting the property of others, and lavish of his own." —This, which was the historian's description of Uatiiine, has since been justly applied to other political adventurers. dlieno in loco, Haud stabile regnum est. Lat. SENECA.-" The sovereignty which is held over strange or remote territories is precarious.".qlii multa perficiunt; nos nonnulla conamur; Illi possunt; nos volumus. Lat. —" Others accomplish many things; we endeavour to effect some. thing: they have the power; we have the will." 1t 14 AL- -— AL q 1'improvisle. French.-" L Unawares." —At an opportunity not foreseen. l l'impossible nul est tenu. French. —' No man i bound to perform an impossibility."."Iliquis malo sit zusus ab illo. Lat.-" Some use or benefit may possibly be derived fionm that evil.".dAliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa. Ilat, Law Maxim. 6- No man should be a judge in his own cause.'Jliauando bonus dormitat Homerits. Lat. Hoa." Sometimes even the good Homer nods." —The greatest genius has its weaknesses and its failures, /litur viizum, vivitque tegendo. Lat. VIRGIL. — "Vice thrives and lives by concealment. "-It is in the nature of foul deeds to delight in darkness. alium silere qzod valeas, primus sile. Lat. SENECA. -" To make another person hold his tongue, be you first silent."-Do not irritate an idle dispute by fruitless perseverance. AWX7zv aotpo59 avroS chx.C I3pvwv. GR. PLUTARCH.-e-.llon iatros, autos elkesi bruon.'- The physician of others, whilst he himself teems with ulcers.".dlma mater. Lat.-" A benign mother. "-A name given by students to the university in which they were edl cated..Flta sedenl civilis vulnera dextre. Lat. LUCAN. — " The wounds of civil war are deeply felt." alter ego. Lat.-" Another self."-Another person so like me in appearance, or in peculiarities of behaviour, as to be identified with me. 1lterius sic ~?lteraposcit opem res, et conjurat amice. Lat. HORACE. " Thus one thing demands the aid of the other, and both unite in friendly co-operation." /lter idem. Lat.-"- Another same."-A person or thing, very strongly resembling another..Wtter remus aquas, alter mihi radat arenas. Lat. PROTPERTIUS. -" Let me strike the water with one oar, and with the other scrape the sands." —Let AL —AM 15 me never hazard my safety by getting out of my depth.,/Jlterum alterius auxilio eget. Lat. SALLUST. —"'he one needs the assistance of the other." dileumnni. Lat.-Those who have received their education at a college, are called alumni (or fosterchildren) of that college..qmabilis insania, et mrentis gratissimus error. Lat. HORACE —" A delightful insanity, and a most pleasing error of the mind.'"-'These words are ironically applied to men who look with complacency on their own mistakes and errors. /'lmantium irx amroris redintegratio est. Lat. TEnENCE.-" The quarrels of lovers is the renewal of love "./ ma puissance. French. -- To my power." dmare et sapere vix Deo conceditur. Lat. LABERIUEs. -'" To love and to be wise is scarcely granted to the highest."-Love and prudence are absolutely incompatible..,mnbiguas in vutlgum spargere voces. Lat. VIRG."' To scatter doubtful ru mowurs amongst the vulgar " -To endeavour to mislead the crowd by ambiguous intimations. vfmbigm t'm pactum contra venditorem interpretandumzn est. Lat. Law Maxim. —' An ambiguous deed or contract is to be expounded against the seller or grantor. "-Thus if a man has a warren in his lands, and grants the same land for life, without mentioning the warren, the grantee will have it with the land..inue damnn6e, French.-" A d —d soul. "-A tool, a drudge-one who will do any dirty work. adme de boue. Fr. -" A soul of mud."- A debased creature. dimende honorable. Fr.-To make the amende honorable, is to confess the crime or offence, and ask pardon for the same. m. inensa et thoro Lat. —-" From bed ana tboard." 16 AMl -AM &d mrr2vtille. Fr. —"To a wonder." —Rarely. He executed his part a merveille..62micitise sempiternes, inimicitim placabiles. Lat. —' Eternal friendships, placable enmities." J.micitia semper prodest, amor et nocet. Lat. LABERIus.-," Frie idship is always profitable; Love ii frequently injurious." dYmici vitium ni feras, prodis tuum. Lat. SYRUS." Unless you bear with the faults of a fiiend you oetray your own." —lf you do not concede a little, you disclose your own want of temper or of friendship..Jmicum ita habeas, posse ut fieri hune inimieum scias. Lat. LABERIUS.-"' Be on such terms with your friend as if you knew that he might one day become your enemy." J.7micum perdere est damnorum maximnzum. L.t. SYRUv. —" To lose a friend is the greatest of all losses. " idmicus certus in re incerta cernitur. Lat. ENNIUs. -" A sincere friend is discovered in a doubtful matter." —It is in situations of hazard that we can prove the sincerity of friendship.:.miczts curix. Lat.- " A firiend of the court."- This appellation is given in courts of law, to the person who gives his advice or opinion, when not mnmediately concerned in the cause. J.micuzs humani generis. Lat.-"Tle friend of the race."-The highest title vwhich man can obtain, and which but few FRANKLINS and HowARDs are found justly to claim../lmicus Plato, amicus Socrates, sed magis amica veritas. Lat —-" Plato is my friend, Socrates is my friend, but truth is more my friend."-By this quotation the speaker or writer intimates that he is not without his personal feelings and attachments, but that nothing can make him swerve from the sacred interests of truth../micus usque ad a ras. -" A friend even to the altar" AM- AN 17 — ()ne who will sustain his friendship even to the last extremity. dmnittit meritoproprium, qui alienum appetit Lat. PHJEDRUS.-" He deservedly loses his own proper.. ty, who covets that of another.".Limo. Lat. "C I love."./1 moitiP de rnoitRi. -' From half to half.'-By halves../dmor patrie. Lat. —" The love of our country."The affection which the native of every climate bears to the soil which has given him birth../rnzoto quzramnus seria ludo. ILat. HORACE.-" Set ting raillery aside, let us now attend to serious matters. " JAmphora cxpit Institui; currente rota cutr turceus exit? Lat. I-IoR.-" A large jar was begun to be formed; why, as the wheel goes round, does it turn out to be an insignificant pitcher. "-The metaphor is taken from the potter's wheel. The quotation is applied to those, who, having promised a magnificent work, produce in the end something inadequate, and perhaps contemptible. Aveyxn ovu6 0sot axovzao.-aJnancht oude theoi machontai. Gr. Prov.-" The gods themselves do not fight against necessity." —They know that her force is resistless..Jnglici. -" In English."-According to the English fashion. B.nguillam cauda tenes. Lat. Prov. -" You hold an eel by the tail."-You are engaged with an active and slippery opponent. v.ngutis itn herba. Lat. —" A snake in the grass."-A lurking danger, or one not actually foreseen..1nimal imrplume, bipes. Lat.-" An animal without feathers, and walking on two legs."-This is PLATO'S imperfect definition of a man, which was so successfully ridiculed by DIOGENEs, who brought a plucked cock into the school, and scornfully asked, " if that was PLATO'S man?".Jnimi cultus quasi qulidam humanitatis cibus. Lat. 2 18 AN —-AN CICERO. -c Cultivation is as, necessary to the mnind, as food is to the body." IJnirnis opibusque parati. Lat. —" Ready (to defend it) with our lives and our property." -This, on one shield, and the words Dum spiro spero. S es' "While 1 live I hope. Hope"-on another, are the mottos of the state of SOUTH CAROLINA. d.nimo etfide. Lat. —" By courage and faith." ":nimo non astutid. Lat. — 6 By courage not by craft." dninmo vidit, ingenio complexus est, eloquentid il luminavit. Lat. PATERC. of CICERO. -" These subjects he saw by the power of his mind, he comprehended by his understanding, and enlightened by his eloquence." 1.nimoque supersunt Jam prope post anirnam. Lat. SIDON. APOLL. " T'heir spirit seems even to survive their breath." animumpicturda pascit inani. Lat. VIRGIL.-" He fills his mind with a vain or idle picture." —This is sometimes applied in ridicule to dilettanti, or picture-fanciers. a]nimus/firandi. Law Lat.-" The intention of stealing."-He took the goods animofurandi —with a felonious design. i.qnimus quodperdidit optat. Lat. PETRON. ARBITER. "'The mind still wishes for what it has lost." c.n nescis longas regibus esse manus? Lat. OVID. — "Do you not know that kings have long hands?" -" It were to be wished." says Swift, "that they had as long ears." Jdnno Donzini. Lat. —" In the year of our Lord.".unno mtundi. Lat.-" In the year of the world'.".9nno urbis conditw. Lat. —" In the year of the build. ing of the city" (of Rome)..ln77us mirabilis. Lat. —" The wonderful year."The year of wonders.,dn prawter esse reale actualis essentix, sit aliud esse necessarzum, quo res acttualiter existat? MAR-' TINUS SCRIBLERUS "' Whether, besides the real AN -AP 19 being of actual being, there be any other being necessary to cause a thing to be?"-A question hu morously put to ridicule the absurdity of metaphysics run mad..dn quisquam est alius liber, nisz ducere vitam Cui licet, ut voluit. Lat. PERSIUS. 4' Is there any man free, except him who has the power of passinghis life in what manner he pleases?" -It is the very essence of freedom, that each man shall do whatever he likes, without injury to another..dnte bellurn. Lat.-" Before the war. " ldnte tubam trepidat. Lat. —" He trembles before the trumpet or charge is sounded." —His fears anticipate the danger. L.ntiqud homo virtute ac fide. Lat. TERFNCE. —" A man of ancient virtue and fidelity. "-Of that honesty and good faith which is represented in all ages, as belonging solely to the elder times. ~.ntiquam obtinens. Lat.-" Possessing antiquity." 1 outrance. Fr. -" To the utmost."-Combat ~i outrance, a desperate battle. J2 parte ant&. Lat.-Relating to something which preceded. —Eternity a parte antb, " a past eternity."./ pas de geant. Fr. —" With a giant's stride. ".dpeindre. Fr.-" A model for a painter." ~./perl/ mala cum est mulier, turn demum est bona. Lat. Prov. —" When a woman is openly bad, she then is at the best."-Her avowal is preferable to her hypocrisy..qperto vivere voto. Lat. PERsius. —" To live with every wish expressed.".ipvparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto. Lat. VIRGIL.-" They appear thinly scattered and swim ming in the vast deep."-This phrase, originally used to describe the mariners surviving a ship. wreck, is now critically applied to a work where the few thoughts of value are nearly whelmed in a mass of baser matter. 20 AP AR YplJetitus rationiparent. Lat.-"'Let the appetite or desire be obedient to reason."./J posteriori. Lat. —"' From the latter," and, J9 priori. Lat. —-"From the former" —in the firRt instance.-Phrases which are used in logical nrgu ment, to denote a reference to its different modes. The schoolmen distinguish them into the prop/er quod, wherein an effect is proved from the next cause, as when it is proved that the moon is eclipsed, because the earth is then between the sun and the moon. This second is the quia, wherein the cause is proved from a remote effect, as that plants do not breathe because they are not animals; or that there is a God from the works of the creation. The former of these is called demonstration apriori, the latter demonstration a posteriori. zippuye. Flr. Milit. Term.-" The point to lean on." — The support, the strength, the defence../ipropos. Fr.-" To the purpose; seasonably. "-It has struck me apropos. iapropos de rien. Fr. —' Apropos of nothing." —An absurd allusion. ~9plat se pugna. Lat. VIRGIL. — " He prepares him. sel for the battle." J/ipudfimunz odorurn vaporem spargis. Lat. Prov. " You sprinkle your odours over the dunghill. "You labour to adorn a subject unworthy of the pains. 9Yqua fortis.-" Strong water,"-adqua regia." Royal water." -Two chemical preparations well known for their solution of metals. The latter (which is a compound of the nitric and muriatic acids) is so called, because it will dissolve gold, which has been termed a royal metal. 3quila non capit muscas. Lat. Prov.-" An eagle does not catch flies. " —A great mind-does not stoop. to low, or little pursuits. wlranearumn telas texere. Lat.-" To weave a spider's web."-Metaphorically taken-to maintain a sophistical argument. AR —— AR 21 earbiter elegantiarum. Lat. —" The arbitrator of lhe elegancies "-The person whose judgment decides on all matters of taste and form. A judge of propriety-a master of ceremonies..Yrbore dejectd, quivis ligna colligit. Lat. Juv. — "When the tree is thrown down, any person may gather the wood." —It is in the power of the mean est to triumph over fallen greatness. ~arcades amnbo, Et cantare pares, et respondere parati. Lat. VIRGIL. " Both Arcadians, and both equally skilled in the opening song and in the response."-The poet speaks of two contending shepherds. The quotation is applied however to disputants of another description, either to intimate that they are closely matched, or that they are playing, as the phrase is, into each other's hands..Ircana imperii. Lat.-" State secrets."-The mvsteries of government. arcanum. Lat. —" A Secret."-The grand arcanunz -the philosopher's stone.,arcanum demens detegit ebrietas. Lat. VIRGIL. —'" Mad drunkenness discloses every secret."-All reserve is laid aside in moments of intoxication. ApXn vsv 7a~vro5. aJrche hemisu pantos. Gr. HESIoD. -" The beginning is the half of the whole." a2rcum intensio frangit, animum remissio. Lat. SYRUS.- " Straining breaks the bow, and relaxa tion the mind." a rdentia verba Lat.-" Glowing words."-Expressions of uncommon force and energy. a rez de chaussle. Fr. —" Even with the ground." dargent comptant. Fr. " Ready money."- -For immediate payment. argilla quidvis imitaberis uddy. Lat. HORACE.I" You will easily model any thing from the moist clay. "-This is one of the numerous apophthcgms which insist on the advantage of early impressions ~'ev2 AR AR.frgumentum ad crunzenam. Lat. -"An argument to the purse." —An appeal to our interest..qIrgurnen turn ad hominern. Lat. —"An argument to the man."-An argument which derives its stren gth from its personal application. /frge umentum ad ignoranltian. Lat.-An argument founded on the ignorance of facts or circumstances, shown by your adversary. drgumentum adjudicium. Lat. -" An argument to the judgment."-An appeal made, according to LocKE, to proofs drawn from any of the foundations of knowledge. irgtmentum ad verecundiam. Lat. —" An argument to the modesty." — An appeal to the decency of your opponent. argrzumentum baculinurn. Lat. —; The argument of the staff. "-Club lasw. -Conviction per force. Aprovs, wtpov. Gr. Briston metron. —" A mean is best in every thing.' —This was the saying of CLEOBULUS, one of the seven wise men of Greece. drma tenenti omznia dat, quijusta negat. Lat. Luc. — " He who refuses justice to the defenceless, will make every concession to the powerful. " JIrmzati terrain exercent, semnperque recentes Convectare juvat praedas, et vivere rapto. Lat. VIRGIL. "In arms they ravage the earth, and it is their de light to collect the recent spoil, and live on plun der."'Yrs est celare artem. Lat.- " The art is to conceal the art."-In every practical science, as in painting or acting, for instance, the great effobrt of the artist is, to conceal from the spectator the means by which the effect is produced. drs est sine arte, ctujus principiru n est mentiri, mediurm laborare, et finis mendicare. Lat. -This is a most happy definition of the business of alchemy, or the vain search after the philosopher's stone.i' It is an art without art, which has its beginning AR AT 22 in falsehood, its middle in toil, and its end in poverty." sIrtes honiorabit. Lat.- 6 He will honour the arts." dsperwefacetise, ubi nimis ex vero traxere, acrenz sua memoriam relinquunt. Lat. TACITUs. — " A bitter jest, when the satire comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind." dlsperius nihil est humili, cumn surgit in alt/un. Lat. CLAUDIAN.-" Nothing is more disagreeable than a man of mean origin raised into power." vdspettare, e non venire, Stare in letto, e non dormire, Servire, e non gradire, Son ire cose di far morire. Ital. Prov. —;" To expect one who does not come-to lie a-bed and not to sleep-to serve and not to be advanced, are three things enough to kill a man." dYspirat primo forltuna labori. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Fortune smiles upon our first attempt. "'.dssu?npsit. Law Term. —"He assumed-he took upon him to pay. "-An action on a verbal promise. dstra caslra, numen lumen. Lat. -" The stars my camp, the Deity my light.".dstra regunt homines, sed regit astra Deus. Lat." The stars govern men, but God governs the stars. ". tratons. Fr.-" Groping.".1 tort et a Itravers. Fr. —" At wrong and across."At random. w'tria hominibus plena sunt, amicis vacua. Lat SEN. —" The courts of kings are filled with men, but are entirely withoutfriends. "-They arc hot houses of intrigue and ambition, in which sincere friendship never flourishes. d1t pulchrum est digito monstrari et dicier hic est. Lat. PERSIUS. —' It is pleasing to be pointed ai with the finger, and to have it said, There goes the man."-ln our several pursuits we are all actuatec. by a wish for notoriety..9t qui surnt ii qui Rempublicam occtpCTavere? JIom. 24 AT-AtJ ines sceleratissimi, imnmani avaritiz, nocentis. simi, iidenmque superbissimi. Lat. SALLUST. — " But who are those that have seized on the corn monwealth?-Men the most profligate, of insatiable avarice, and whose guilt is only equalled by their insolence.'.1t spes non fracta. Lat. —" But hope is not broken. ".tu bon droit. Fr.-" To the just right.",du bout du compte. Fr. —" At the end of the account."'-After all..Juctorpretiosa facit. Lat.66 The giver makes the gift more precious." -~ucun cherin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire. Fr. LA FONTAINE, —- The path that leads to glory is never strewed with flowers.",dludaces fortuna juvat tinzidosque repellit. Lat. — "' Fortune assists the bold, and repels the coward." /ludacter et sincer~. Lat.-" Boldly and sincerely." dudax omnia perpeti, Gens huzmana rit per vetitum nefas. Lat. HORACE. "4 Daring to every extent of guilt, the human race rushes to perpetrate every thing that is wicked and forbidden. "-This often forms a motto to some discourse or tirade against the wickedness of the age. J.ude aliquid brevibus Gyaris et carcere dignunm, Si vis esse aliquis —Probitas laudatur et alget. Lat. JUVENAL. "4 Dare to do something worthy of transportation and imprisonment, if you mean to be of consequence. -Virtue is praised, but freezes.",fudendo magnus tegitur timor. Lat. LUCAN." Fear is often concealed by a show of daring."The coward blusters to disguise his terrors. ~qudentesf Jrtuna juvat. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Fortune assists the bold. " —Intrepidity will generally insure success. udi altelram partem. Lat. Prov. -6 Hear the other party."'-Listen to what is said on both sides. Judire est opere pretium. Lat. HORACE. —" It is AU- AU 25 worth your while to hear."-What I am about to disclose is worthy of your attention..u?ditd qiterela. Lat. Law phrase.-"- The complaint being heard." —A writ which lies where a person }has any thing to plead, without. having a day in court to make his plea. auditque vocaltus apollo. Lat. VnITRGIL.-" And Apollo hears when called upon."-When the God f poesy has not been fruitlessly invoked. dfu fait. Fr. —'Siiilful, competent to."-He is au fait in that matter-he is well skilled in it, or master of it. Itfond. Fr. —" To the bottom."-I knew the man a Jbnd-I understand his character thoroughly. u?tlgt Regis. Lat.-"6 The King's court." —A court which accompanied the king wherever he travelled. This was the.original of the present Court of King's Bench. qJt pis aller. Fr.-"- At the worst." —Let the worst come to the worst. dzu, -plaisir Jbrt de Diemt. Fr.-"- At the strong disposal of God." alura popularis. Lat.-" The popular gale."-The favouring breeze of public approbation. 21urea mediocritas. Lat.'-"The golden mean."The happy intermediate state between pomp and poverty. JAurean? qiuisqtcis mediocritatem Diligit, tutus caret obsoleti Sordibus tecti; caret invidendd Sobrius aula. Lat. HORACE. - "Whoever is fond of the golden medium, is serene, and exempted equally from the filth of an old mansion,and from the cares of an envious court."-The greatest share of human happiness is placed ln the condition of mediocrity.,Suribts teneo lmtpum. Lat. TERENCE. —" I hold a wolf by the ears. "-l know no>t how to quit or tao retain my hold with safety.-This is similar to our English phrase of " catching a Tartar." C 26 A'U- AU /duri sacrcfames. Lat. VIRaGIL. —" The accursed thirst of gold." —See the phrase at length, Quia non mortalia pectora Tec. Rziropulsac fides, auro venaliajura; Jlurum lexn sfquitur, mox sine lege pudor. Lat. PROP." By gold all good faith has been banished; by gold our rights are abused: the law itself follows gold, and soon there will be an end of every modest restraint."-The spirit of venality appears to have loosened all the bonds of society. RtuLrum e stercore.-" Gold from dung."-Valuable knowledge extracted from literary rubbish. adurum omnes, victa pietaate, colunt. Lat. PROP. —'' All men now worship gold, all other reverence being done away."-The age is become so venal, that nothing is respected but wealth and its possessors. faurum potabile. Lat. —" Liquid, or drinkable gold." -Some quacks in ancient times pretended that they could form by a solution of this metal, a panacea, or medicine which should cure all diseases. duspiciumn melioris eevi. Lat. —" A pledge of better times. 1 u.ussitot dit, aussitot fait. Fr. Prov. —'" No sooner said than done." atut amat, aut odit mulier; nil est tertium. Lat, SYRus —— " A woman either loves or hates; there is no medium."-Her passions are ever in extremes. aqutant en emporte le vent. Fr.- " So much the wind carries away. "-This is all idle talk..Jut Caesar, aut nullus Lat.-" He will be CMSAR or nobody. "-Equivalent to " neck or nothing."?ut insanit homo, autversusfacit. Lat. HORACE. " The man is either mad, or he is making verses.",'ut nunquam tentes aut perfice. Lat. —'Either neverattempt, or accomplish what you undertake." auto de fA. Sp.-" An act of faith. "-The name given, in Spain and Portugal, to the broiling of Jews and heretics for the love of God! AU — AY 27 autrefois acquit. Fr.-' Formerly acquitted." —A plea by which the culprit states that he has been tried before for the same offence, and found not gutilty. uhtulmntus libitinz quaestus acerbx. Lat. Juv. — " The autumn is the harvestof greedy death." —It has always been considered as the most unhealthy season. aduxilia humilia firma consensus facit. Lat. LAB." Union gives firmness and solidity to the humblest means."-Small states, when they coalesce with unanimity, are strong.,avalanche. Fr.-A large mass of snow and ice-such frequently detach themselves, and slide or roll down the sides of the Alps, and other high mountains, sometimes burying whole villages with their inhabitants. J2vant courier. Fr. —" A forerunner." a verbis legis non est recedendzum. Lat. Law Maxim. —" There is no departing from the words of the law."-The judges are not to make any inter pretation contrary to the express words of the statute. aviendo pregonado vino, venden vinagre. Sp. Prov. -" After having cried up their wine, they sell us vinegar.' a vinculo matrimonii. Lat. —" From the chain or tie of marriage. "-A final divorce. alvi numerantur avorum. Lat. —" They exhibit a long line of ancestors." davise le fin. Fr.-" Consider the end." avito mret honore. Lat. —" He flourishes with here4li itary honours." —With honours transmitted from his ancestry. a vostra salute. Ital.t " To your health." ad votre santM, Fr. t/ymez loyaut. Fr.- 6 Love loyalty" 28 BA —BE B Bas bleu. Fr -'" A blue-stocking. " —A female who plunges into literature and criticism, to the neglect of the other duties of her sex." Basis virtutum constantia. Lat.-" Steadiness is the foundation of all virtue." Bastardus nullius estfilius, aut Sfilits populi. lat. Law Maxim. —'" A bastard is the son of no man, or the son of the people. "-A bastard being born out of marriage, his father is not known by the law. He is therefore in law as no man's issue, it being regarded as uncertain from whom he is descended. Beau ideal. Fr.-" Ideal beauty." —A species of beauty created by fancy, and existing in the imagination alone. Beau monde. Fr.-" The gay world." —The world of fashion. Beaux esprits. Fr.-" Gay spirits." —Men of wit;" Bella feniina che ride, vuol dir, borsa che piange. Ital. Prov.-'" The snmiles of a pretty woman are the tears of the purse."-The latter must be drained to insure the continuance of the former. Bella! horrida bella! Lat. -" Wars! horrid wars!" Bella mnatronis detesctsa. Lat. I-IORACE.- " Wars detested by matrons" —by orphans, widows, &c.by all but ambitious ministers, commissaries, contractors, et id genus omne. Bellum internecinuzm. Lat.-" A war of mutual destruction.'"-A war to be continued until one or othe. of the contending parties be ruined or exterminated. Rellaun lethale. Lat. —" A deadly war."' —-The sense is nearly similar to that of the preceding phrase. Bet/urn nec timrendlun, nec provocand-umn. Lat. PLINY. —~" War is neither to be timidly shunned, nor unjustly to be provoked. Betllum pax rursus. Lat. TER. —" A wir and again a BE- -BO 29 peace. " —Alternate warfare and reconciliation — applied by the author to the disputes between lovers. Beneficia dare qui nescit, injuste petit. Lat. Prov.- - "' He who knows not how to confer a kindness is unworthy to receive one." Beneficium accipere libertatem vendere est. Lat. LABERIUS. —" To accept of a benefit is to sell your liberty." Benimno numine. Lat. —" By the favour of Providence."-This is the motto of the first founder of the house of CHATHAM. Benignus etiam dandi causam cogitat. Lat. Prov. -" The benevolent man even seeks for an opportunity of giving." Ren trovato. Ital. —"Well found."-An ingenious solution —a happy suggestion. Ben vienes, si vienes solo. Spanish Prov. —" Thor comest well, if thou comest alone." —Spoken of 4 misfortune. Bis dat, qui cito dat. Lat. Prov. —" He gives twice, who gives soon."-A promptitude in giving heightens a favour which may be depreciated by delay. Bis est gratunz quod opus est, si ultro offeras. Lat. Prov. —" That which is necessary is doubly grateful, if you offer it unsolicited. " —Spontaneous bounty is ever most acceptable. Bis peccare in bello non licet. Lat. Prov. —" It is not permitted to err twice in war." —In hostile operations, an error is to be prevented by as much caution, as if it were irretrievable. Bis vincit, qui se vincit in victoria. Lat. SYRUJS."He conquers twice, who restrains himself in victory."-He subdues his enemy by his valour, and himself by his moderation. Bootzim in crassojurares aPre natum. Lat. HOR. - " You would swear that he was born in the thick air of the B1eotians.'"-The people of the Greek province of Beotia were proverbially remarkable for their stupidity. c2 30 BO — BO Bona fide. Lat. —" In good faith." —Actually, in reality. Bonac malisparia non sunt, etian pari numero. Lat. PLINY. —" The enjoymentsof this life are not equal to its evils, even if equal in number." Bonacrun rerum consuetDldopessima est. Lat. SYRUS. -" The too constant use even of good things is hurtful."'- -We should restrain ourselves so as to use, but not to abuse our enjoyments. Bon avocat, mauvais voisin. Fr. Prov.-" A good lawyer is a bad neighbour."-One of the popular satires on the professors of the lawv. Bon gre. mazl gre. Fr.-, WTith a good or ill grace." Whether the party wills it or not. Bonhommie. Fr. —" Goodnature." Boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deg lubere. Lat. SUETONIUS. — " It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, but not to flay them." Bon jour, bonne ceuvre. Fr.-" A good day, a good work.' —This corresponds with the English proverb-" The better day, the better deed." Bonis nocet, quisquis pepercerit malis. Lat. SYRUS."' He injures good men, who spares the wicked." Bonis quod benefit, haztdperit. Lat. PLAUT. —-" The kindness, which is bestowed on the good, is never lost." Bon mot. Fr.-" A good word." — A witticism. Bonne bouche. Fr. —" A nice morsel-a delicate bit."' — Something reserved as a gratification. Bonne et belle assez. Fr.-" Good and handsome enough." Bonne renomm6e vaut mieux que cein ture dore. Fr. Prov.-"' A good name is better than a girdle of gold. "-Is preferable to wealth or splendour. Bonos viros sequar, etiamsi ruant. Lat. Cic.-"1 I will adhere to the counsel of good men, although misfortune or death should be the consequence." Bonztm est fugienda aspicere in alieno emalo. Lat. SaRus. —' It is well for those who can infei BO CA 31 fiom the misfortune of others what are the things which they should avoid." Bonum, magis carendo, quaam fruendo, cernifur. Lat. Prov. —" That which is good is descried more strongly in its absence than in its enjoyment." Bonurn summum, quo tendinuzs omnues. Lat. LuCRETIUS. —' That supreme good to which we all aspire.' Bonunz virum facile dixeris-magnum libenter. JLat.-" You would readily pronounce him a good man, and willingly, a great one." Bonus Lat. —A consideration for something received. This is usually applied to the monies, &c. paid by banks or other corporate bodies for their charters. Bonus Textuarius est bonus Theologus. Lat.-"-' A good Textuarist is a good Theologian." JBoutez en avant. Fr. — Push forward." Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio. Lat. —" I labour to be short, and 1 become obscure."-A phrase applied to authors, who, aiming at terseness, leave so much unexplained as to become obscure to their readers. Brzttu7nfulrnen. Lat. —" A harmless thunderbolt." A. loud but ineffectual menace. A law which is not respected or obeyed. His discourse was a mere brlttum falmen —" it was full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." C Caco'thes. Gr. —Literally, an evil habit or custom. It is never quoted alone, but always in combination with some other word, as in the three instances which follow. Cacoethes carpendi. —" A rage for collecting." —Also for censuring. Cacoethes loquendi. —" A rage for speaking." A wish or itching frequently to speak in public. Caco'thes scribenEli.-" An itch for writing.'' —He has the Cacoethes scribendi- He is an arrant scribbler. Cuadit qumstio. Lat.-"-' The question falls or drops to S2 CA — CA the ground. "-If matters be as stated, cadif quamstio,-the point at issue will not admit of'a farthex discussion. CUca invidia est, nec quidqluam alilud scit quam detrectare virtutes. Lat. LivY. — 4 Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue."' Cwca regens vestigia filo. Lat. VIRGIL.- " Direct ing his doubtful steps by a thread. "-Theseus, by means of a clue of thread, furnished by Ariadne, penetrated the Cretan Labyrinth, and killed the Minotaur. The phrase is generally used with reference to a person engaged in an intricate and cautious business. Cwetera desicnt. Lat.-" The remainder is wanting." Ceteris paribus. Lat. —" All other things being equal." —The circumstances being the same in both cases. Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius. Lat. SENECA.- " Dreadful is the state of that mind which is deeply concerned for the future." Canaille. Fr.-" The rabble-the multitude." Candida pax homines, trux decet ira feras. Lat. OVID.-' Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger should belong to beasts." Candid, et constanter. Lat.-" Candidly and con. stantly." Candor dat viribus alas. Lat. —' Truth gives wings to strength " Canes timidi vehernentius latrant. Lat. Proverb." Cowardly dogs bark the most loudly." Cantahit vacuus coram latrone viator. Lat. Juv." The pennyless traveller will sing before the robber. " Cap e pig. Norm. Fr. -- From head to foot." Capias. Law Lat.-" You may take." —A writ to authorize the capture or taking of the defendant. It is divided into two sorts, viz. Tapias ad respondendum. — You take to answer. " — A writ issuing to take the defendant for the purt CA — CA 33 pose of making him answerable to the plaintiff; and, Capias adsatisfaciendum.-" You take to satisfy." -A writ of execution after judgment, empowering the officer to take and detain the body of the defendant until satisfaction be made to the plaintiff. Capturm te nidore sux putat ille culine. Lat. JUVENAL. —"He thinks that you are taken with the smell of his kitchen."-He is inclined to regard you as a parasite. Caput mortuum. Lat. —" The dead head. "-In chemistry, the ashes remaining in the crucible.-Figuratively, " the worthless remains.'" taret initio etfine. Lat. —" It wants both beginning and end" -both head and tail.-It is a sheer absurdity. Caretpericulo, qui etiam tutus cavet. Lat. SYRUvs.4" He is most free from danger, who, even when safe, is on his guard." —A proverb which very happily illustrates the advantages arising from vigilance. Carpe diem, quam minimn credukl ostero. Lat. HOR. -"Enjoy the present day, a istrusting that which is to follow." This is onL, the maxims of the Epictcrean school, which recommended theimmediate enjoyment of pleasure in preference to remote speculation. Carpere et colligere. Lat.-"- To pluck, and bind to gether. " Carte blanche. Fr.-" A blank sheet of paper. "-To give a carte blanche, is when one party is so far reduced as to sign his name to a blank paper, and to leave the other to prescribe the conditions. It imports of course, an " unconditional submission.'" Car tel est notre plaisir. Fr -" For such is our pleasure."-This was anciently the form of a regal ordinance, under the Norman line. It is now used. but in an ironical sense, to mark some act of des. potic authority. Cassis tutissima virtus. Lat. HoR.-" Virtue is the safest helmet. "-the most secure defence. 34 CA'-CA Castigat ridendo mores. Lat.-" It corrects our morals, by holding up to ridicule our vices and follies." Castrant alios, ut libros sUtos, per se graciles, alieno adtipe sujarciant. Lat. Jovius. —" They castrate the books of other men, in order that with the tat of their works they may lard their own lean volumes."-Applied to plagiarists, in whose works whatever is good is found to be stolen. Casusftederis. Lat. —" An extinction of the league or agreement." Casus omissus. Law Lat.-" An omitted case." —A contingency not provided for by law. Casus, quem saepe transit, aliqcuando invenit. Lat. Prov. —" Him whom chance frequently passes over, it at some time finds."-The continuance of good fortune forms no ground of ultimate security. Catalogue raisonnee. Fr.-A catalogue of books, or other articles, giving a somewhat detailed description of each, with an estimate of its merit or value. Causa et origo est materia negotii. Lat. Law Max." The cause and beginning is the matter of the business."-Every man has a right to enter into a ta vern, and every lord to distrain his tenant's beasts; but if in the former case a riot ensues, or if in the latter the landlord kills the distress, the law will infer that they entered for these purposes, and deem them trespassers from the beginning. Causa latet, vis est notissima. Iat. —" The cause is unknown, but the effect is most powerfully felt." Cave a signatis. Lat.-" Beware of those who are marked." Caveat actor. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Let the actor or doer beware."-Let him look to the consequences of his own conduct. If a landlord gives an acquit tance to his tenant for the rent which is last due, the presumption is, that all rent in arrear has been duly discharged. Javeat emptor. Lat.-" Let the buyer beware.". — Let the person concerned be on his gulard. CA CE 3.5 ~Cave qiuid dicis, quando, et cui. Lat. —" Be caaltous what you say, wheni and to whom." Cavendo tlutts. Lat. —" Safe by caution." Cavendtum, est ne mjor pen, culp q, sa t; et ne iisdemn de causis (tlii plectanlutr, alii ne appellenter quidem. lat. CICERO. —'" Care shoulld be taken in all cases, that the punishment do not exceed the guilt; and also that some men may not suffer for offences, which others commit with i.npunity." Cedant arma togre, concedat laurea lingun. Lat. — " Let arms yield to the gown, and the laurel give way to the tongue." —The power of eloquenceis sometimes superior to military force. Cede Deo. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Yield to Providence. "Submit, where all opposition must be vain. Cede repugnanti, cedendo victor abibis. Lat. OVID — " Yield to the opposer, by yielding you will ob tain the victorv."-There are circumstances, unde: which, a prudent concession is equal to an advan tage gained over your opponent. Cedite Romani scriptores, cedite Graii. Lat. - " Yield, ye Roman, and yield, ye Greek writers.' Yield to a competitor who outweighs you all. This is a quotation generally employed in an ironical sense. Cela va sans dire. Fr. —" That passes without comrn ment. "-It follows of course. CeltGi quZi se d4fait de son bien, avant que de mourir, se pr pare ct bien souffrir. Fr. —" He that parts with his property before his death, prepares himself for much suffering."-He will have to encounter a degree of insolent neglect, which he might have avoided by keeping his property at his own disposal. Ce monde estplein defous, et qui n'en veut pas toir, Doit se renfermer seul, et casser son miroir. Fr. BOILEAU. — "This world is full of fools, and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself ip alone, but also break his looking glass." 36 CE - CE Ce qu'on nommne liberalit, n'est souvent que la vanitW de donner, que nous aimons nzieux que ce que nouts donnons. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.- " That which is called liberality is frequently nothing more than the vanity of giving, of which we are more fond than of the thing given." Celui qui a trouvg un bon gendre, a gagne', un Jils; mais celui qui en a rencontre un mautvais, c8 perdu unefille. Fr. —'The man who has got a good son-in-law, has gained a son; but he who has found a bad one, has lost a daughter." C'en est fait. Fr.-" It isall over."- C'en est fait de lai. He is a ruined man. Ce n'est pas Utre bien aise que de rire. Fr. St. EvREMOND.-" Laughing is not always a proof that the mind is at ease, or in composure." Cent' ore di maliconia non pagano un quattrino dt debito. Ital. Prov. —" An hundred hours of vexation will not pay one farthing of debt." Ce qlti vient par la flute, s'en va par le tambour. Fr. Prov. —" What comes by the flute, goes away by the tabourin." —Easy got-easy gone. Ce qui manque aux orateurs en profondetur, Ils vous le donnent en longueur. Fr. MoNTEsQUTEU. — " What our orators want in depth, they give you in length." Cernit omnia Deus vindex. Lat. -"There is an avenging God who sees all." Certiorari. Law Lat.-' To be made more certain.' — A writ issuing to order the record of a cause, to be brought before a superior court. Certum pete finem. Lat. —" Keep a certain end in view." "es discours, il est vrai, sont fort beaux dans un livre. Fr. BOILEAU. — " All this would do very well for a book." i. e. It is very showy in theory, but not reducible to practice. C e sont toujours les avanturiers, qui font des grandes choses, et non pas les souverains det CE - — CE 37 grandes empires. Fr. MOIONTESQUIE. v-" It is only adventurers that perform great actions, and not the sovereigns of large empires." Jessante ca?.sa, cessat ef efectus. Lat. Law IMaxim. -"When the cause is removed, the effect must cease also."-Thus the release of a debt is a discharge also of the execution. C'est le crime qui fait la honte, et non pas l'6chaJaud. Fr. CORNEILLE.-" It is the guilt, not the scaffold, which constitutes the shame."-These were the last words of the heroine COIRDET, when, by depriving the miscreant MARAT of life, she had ridden the earth of a monster. C'est le ton quifait la musique. Fr. -'c It is the tone that makes the music."-By this it is intimated, that as much depends on the tone and manner in which words are employed, on certain occasions, as on the words themselves. C'est la prosperite qui donne les amis, mais c'est I'adversite qui les 6preuve Fr. -- It is prosper-. ty that gives us friends, but it is adversity that tries them." C'est Plt le diable. Fr. Phrase.- " There is the devil." — There lies the whole difficulty. C'est une gracnde habilite quce de savoir cacher son habilite. Fr. Ro cHEFOUcAULT. — " The greatest skill is shown in disguising our skill. "-See " 4Ars est celare artem." C'est uine grande folie de votuloir etre saqge louet seul. Fr. RocHErFOUCAULT.-" It is a great folly to think of being wise alone. " —None but a fool can suppose that he has a monopoly of good sense. C'est le p~re aux ecus. Fr. Phrase. —" He is the father of the crowns."- He is the monied man. C'est pour lctcheiver de peindre. Fr. Phrase —" This is to finish his picture." —This is to complete his ruin. C'est lune autre chose. Fr. Phrase.-" It is quite a different thing."-The facts completely differ fronm the statement. D ~85 ~CE - CHI'est une bague au doigt. Fr. Phrase.-'" It is a ring on your finger. "-It is as good as ready money. c'est un sot a' vingt-quatre carats. Fr. Phrase." He is a fool of twenty-four carats. "-His folly is absolutely without any alloy. Ceux qui n'aiment pas, ont rarement de grandes joyes; cetx qui aiment ont souvent de grande. tristesses. Fr. Prov.-" Those who do not love, seldom feel great enjoyments; those who do love, are frequently liable to deep sorrows." Chacun a son gout. Fr. Phrase. -" Every man to his taste."-A proverbial remark in every language, on the prevailing diversity of choice and opinion. Chacun dit du bien de son ccur, et personne n'en ose dire de son esprit. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT." Every man speaks of the goodness of his heart, but no man dares to speak in the same manner of his wit." Chaque oiseau trouve son nid beau. Fr. Phrase."Every bird thinks his own nest handsome."'We are all most inclined to commend that which is our own. Chhasse-cousin. Fr.-" Chase-cousin."-Bad wine, such as is given for the purpose of driving away poor relations. Chat echaude craint l'eau froide. Fr. Prov.-" A scalded cat dreads cold water." —This is a saying rather more pregnant than the English-" A burnt child dreads the fire." Chef d'ceuvre. Fr.-" A master-piece." —An unrivaled performance. Che saret sara. ital. Prov.-" Whatever will be, will be." Chevalier d'industrie. Fr.-" A knight of industry." -A man who lives by ingenious and persevering fraud. Vievaux de frize. Fr. Milit. Term.-Stakes sharpers ed at each end, and fastened by the middle across each other to stop the progress of cavalry. CH —-CL 39 Chz non sa niente, non dutbita de niente. Ital, Pro v — " He who knows nothing, doubts of nothing." Chi t'h/a offeso non teperdonera mai. Ital. Prov." The man who has offended you will never forgive you. " Cicerone. Ital. -A name given, in Italy, to those who accompany strangers to view the curiosities of a city. Ciencia es locura si buen senso no la cura. Span Prov.-" Science or learning is of little use, if it be not under the direction of good sense." Cineres credis curare sepultos? Lat. -" Do you think that the ashes of the dead can by this be affecte&?' -Do you think that they feel sensible of the regard or contempt of the living? Citius venit periculum cuam contemnitur. Lat. LSABERIUS. —" The danger arrives the sooner which;s despised. "-The false contempt of an enemy naturally leads to insecurity. Civitas ea autem in libertate est posita, quae suis stat viribus, non ex alieno arbitrio pendet. Lat. Livy.-" That state alone is free which rests upon its own strength, and depends not on the arbitrary will of another." Clair-obscur. Ital. —ln painting, the art of distributing the lights and shadows to produce the most pleasing efect. Clarior ~ tenebris. Lat. —" More bright from obscurity." (Ilarunz et venerabile nomen gentibus, et mulltur nostrw quodproderat urbi. Lat.-'" An illustrious and venerable name among the nations, and which was eminently useful to our country."This eullogium, though spoken of another, could never have been more applicable than to our Washington and Franklin.. lausun fregit. Law Lat.-" He broke througn the enclosure."-A name given by a fiction of law to an action for de7bt, in which such a trespass is sup posed to have taken place 40 CL CO Clericus clericumrn non decimal. Lat. —" A clergyman does not take tythes from a clergyman." Ccelum non animrum mutant, qui trans mare cur runt. Lat. HORACE. "Those who cross the seas change their climate, but not their mind."-That maxim of the poet is meant to enforce, that weak minds can derive but little advantage from the survey of foreign countries-or, in another sense, that the guilty can not leave themselves behind. Cofgenda mens est, ut incipiat. Lat. SENECA."' Compulsion must be used on the mind to impel it to exertion. " Cogi quipotest, nescit mori. Lat. SENECA. —" The man who can be compelled, knows not how to (lie." -He who is fearless of death may smile at the menace of compulsion. Cognovit actionem. Lat. Law Maxlm. —" He has acknowledged the action."-This in law is where a defendant confesses the plaintiffs cause of action against him to be just and true; and after issue, suffers judgment to be entered against him without trial. Colubrum in sinufovere. Lat. ]EsoP. —" To cherish a snake in your bosom."-To suffer a secret enemy to partake of your confidence. Comes jucundus in via pro vehiculo est. Lat. PUvBL. SYR.-" "An agreeable companion on a journey serves in the place of a carriage." —His conversation will shorten the way, and beguile the fatigue. Conzitas inter gentes. Lat. —" Politenessbetween nations."-That mutual consideration which is due from one civilized nation to another, which interferes even in their conflicts, and mitigates the asperities of warfare. Comme le voila accommod6. Fr. Prov. —" How fine]y lie is fitted!"-What a pickle he is in! Conzme drl faut. Fr. —" As it should be."-It is done comme ilfaut, it is neatly or-properiy executed, Cornnje fits. Fr. —' As I was." CO- CO 41 Commune bonum.-" A common good."-A matter of mutual or general advantage. Commune periculum concordiam paret. Lat. —" A common danger produces unanimity.'" CommuniapropriP dicere. Lat. HORACE.-" To express common-place things with propriety."-Thls is stated by the poet to be the great difficulty of the dramatic author, whose scenes are drawn from middle life. Communibus annis. Lat. —" One year with another." -On the annual average. Communi consensu. Lat. —" By common consent.' Communitur bona profundere Deorum est. Lat. — "It is the province of the gods to confer benefits impartially upon all." Compendiaria yres improbitas, virtusque tarda. Lat. -'; Wickedness takes the shorter road, and virtue the longer." Componere lites. Lat. —" To settle the dispute," Componitur orbis Regis ad exemphlum; nec sic inflectere sensus Humanos edicta valent, quam vita regentis. Lat. CLAUDIAN. " The people are fashioned according to the example of their king; and edicfs are of less power than the model which his life exhibits. "-The fashions and models take their progress downward, and every thing depends on high example. Compositum miraculi causd. Lat. TACITUS. —" A narrative made up only for the sake of the wonder which it may occasion. "-O-0ne of those fictions, the object of which is less to inform than amaze the reader. Compos mentis. Law Lat. —" A man of a sound and composed mind." —A man in such a state of mind as to be qualified legally to execute a deed. Comptant comta. Fr. —" The ready money being paid down." Cont amore. Ital. —" With love."- He entered in the DI 2 42 CO- CO business con amore-with an earnest and parte.u lar zeal. Concordia discors. Lat. —" A jarring concord, or dis.sonant harmony."'-Applied to an ill-suited junction of things or persons. Conxcordia res parvz crescunt, discordid maximw dilabuntur. Lat. SALLUST.-" By union the smallest states thrive and flourish, by discord the greatest are wasted and destroyed." Condo et compono que mox depromere possinm. Lat. HoR.-"I compose and lay up what I may hereafter be able to bring forward.' - In my hours of leisure I form those sketches, which study may afterwards improve. Conga d'lire. Fr.-" A leave to elect, "-The king's permission to a dean and chapter, giving them leave to choose a bishop, This is so far a mere form, as it is always accompanied by a letter, naming the person whom they must of course elect. Conjunctio maris et fminae est de jutre nature. Lat. Law Maxim.-" The conjunction of man and wife is by the law of nature.' Consequitur quodcunque petit. Lat.-" He attains whatever he pursues." Conscia mens recti, famee mendacia ridet. Lat. OVID.-"' The mind which is conscious of innocence despises the lies of rumour. Consensus facit legem. Law Maxim.-" Consent makes the law."-When the parties make an agreement, the terms are of their mutual willing, and are no longer a matter of legal consideration, if not against the law, Consilio et animis. Lat. —":By wisdom and courage.".onstantia et virtute. Lat.-" By constancy and virtue. " Constans et lenis, ut res ex.ostulet, esto. Lat. CATO. -" Be firm ormild, as the occasion may require." — Suit your conduct to the circumstances. Ponsuetudo manerii et loci est observanda. Lat. Law CO -CO 43 Maxim.-" The custom-of the manor and of the place is to be observed." Consuetudo pro lege servatur. Lat. Law Maxim. "Custom is to be held as a law. "-This and the preceding maxim only go to show the principlethat where customs have prevailed from time Am memorial, they have obtained the force of laws. Contemni est gravius stultiti:, quam percuti. Eat. — " To folly it is more grievous to be despised, than to be struck." — eak minds will sooner bear an injury than a reproach. Conte bleu. Fr. —" An idle tale."-A story of a cock and a bull. Contigit ex merito tibi honor. Lat. —" A well de. served honour has been conferred upon you." Contra bonos mores. Lat. —" Against good manners or morals." -This quotation is generally used in legal discussions. if the act be not against law, it is an encroachment upon morality. Contra malumrn mortis, non est medicamen in hortis. Lat. —" There is no remedy in the apothecary's shop against the disease of death." Contra stinmuluz m calces. Lat. TERENCE.-This is best translated by the phrase of St. Paul. —" You kick against the pricks," i. e. you attempt a vain oppo. sition. Contractata jure, contrario jurepereunt. Lat. — " The right or immunity established by one law is subverted by a subsequent and contrary law." Contrebfrtune bon cceur. Fr.-" A good heart against fortune."-A common phrase of admonition, to buoy up the spirits in case of disaster. Contre-temps. Fr. —"A disappointment -a mis. chance. " Conventio privatorumn non polest ptublico jurz dero. gare. Lat. Law Maxim. —" An agreement between individuals can not set aside the public law. " Corarm domino rege. Lat. —" Before our lord the king." Coram nobis. Lat.-" Before us.'"-The vUlgar say 44 CO - CO he was on his coram nobis —that is, he was brought before persons of authority. Corame non judice. Lat.-" Before one who is not a judge."- The matter was coram non judice-it was before an improper tribunal. Cordon. Fr. Milit. Term. —" A line," —on which troops act and support each other. Corona civica. Lat. -" A civic crGwn," or garland of oak, given by the Romans to him who saved the life of a citizen. Corpora lentl augescunt, cito extinguuntur. Lat. TACITUS. " Bodies are slow of growth, but are rapid in their dissolution." C orps diplomatique. Fr. —" The diplomatic body." -The ambassadors of several courts, acting under the diplomas which invest them with that character. It is sometimes used in a broader sense, to describe those men whb are best acquainted with the diplomatic forms. Corpus delicti. Law Phrase,-" The body of the crime."'-The whole nature of the offence.-The corpus delicti in many cases, as in that of a forged promissory note, is especially stated upon the record. Corpus onustum Hesternis vitiis, animum quoque przgravat unt. Lat. HORACE. " The body loaded with yesterday's excess, also bears down the mind."-The effect of dissipation is not only felt corporally, but mentally. CoVpus sinepectore. Lat. HORACE.-" A body without a soul."-A dull and inanimate being. Corrumpunt bonos mores colloquia prava. Lat. Prov. —" Depraved conversation will corrupt the best morals." —0r, as in the English maxim-.4' Evil communication &c." Corruptio optimi pessima Lat. —" The corruption of the best is productive of the worst." Corruptissimd in republicd, plurima leges, Lat CO CR 45 TACITUS. -" WhTlen the state is most corrupt, ther are laws most multiplied." Cor unum, via una; Lat. —" One heart, one way." CosaJtita capo ha. Ital. Prov. —"A thing which is done has a head." Couleur de rose. Fr. -" Of the colour of the rose"of the most pleasing nature. Coup d'essai. Fr.-4" A first essay."-An attempt. Coup de grace. Fr. —" A stroke of mercy." —The stroke which finished the sufferings of those who had been broken on the wheel. Coup de main. Fr. —" A sudden or bold enterprise." Coup d'ceil. Fr. —" A quick glance of the eye." Coup depied. Fr. —" A kick." Coup de soleil. Fr. -" A stroke of the sun. "-An injury done to the head by exposure to the sun. Courage sans peur. Fr. —" Courage without fear." Co'te qui covte. Fr. —" Let it cost what it may."At any expense. Craignez honte. Fr.-" Fear shame." Craignez tout d'un auteur en courroux. Fr. BoiLEAU.-'" You are to apprehend the worst from an enraged author." —The irritable temper of authors has long been a matter of notoriety. Cras credemus, hodie nihil. Lat. Prov. —"'ro-morrow we may believe it, hut not to day."'-Let us see what time may produce, for we can not credit the present assertion. Credat JRtdius alpella. Lat. HORAcE. —"Let the circumcised Jew believe it."-A phrase of contemptuous incredulity. The Jews, when this wa, written, were treated pretty nearly as they are now; they were regarded as the outcasts of every community. Crede q~udhabes, et babes. Lat. —" Believe that you have it, and you have it." Crediteposteri? Lat.-" Will posterity believe?"Can they be led to think that such absurdities we.re accredited by their forefathers? 46 CR CR Credo quia impossibile est. Lat.-'" I believe it, because it is impossible." Credula res anzor est. Lat. OvID,-" Love is an affair of credulity."-Those who are in love, believe every idle tale which flatters their expectations. Crescentem sequitur cura pecuniamn,L Majorumque fjmes. Lat. HOR. — " The accumulation of wealth is followed by an increase of care, and by an appetite for more." Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit. Lat. JUVENAL.' The love of pelf increases with the pelf. " Crescite et mulliplicamini. Lat. — " Increaseand multiply." Crescit eundo. Lat.-" It increases in its course." Crescit indulgens sibi dirus hydrops. Lat. HOR." The fatal dropsy gains on the patient from his gratifying his thirst." Crescit sub pondere virtus. Lat. -" Virttle grows under the imposed weight." —The idea Is taken from the received opinion of the palm-tree, which is said to grow the faster in proportion to the incumbent weight. C}reta an carbone notandum. Lat.-" Whether to be marked with chalk or charcoal."- It was in this manner that the superstitious Romans distinguished the lucky and unlucky days. Crimenfalsi. Lat.,-" Falsehood, perjury." Crimen lwswe majestatis. Lat.-" The crime of wronging or injuring majesty. " —The guilt of high treason. Cry.mina qui cernunt aliorum, non sua cernunt: Iii sapiunt aliis, desipiuntque sibi. Latin. — " There are those who can see the faults of others, but who can not discern their own.-Such men are wise for others, and fools to themselves." Crimine ab uno, Disce omnes. Lat. VIRGIL. " From a single offence, you may learn the nature of them all. " CR-CU 47 Cruci deam spiro fido. Lat. —"Whilst I breathe, I trust in the cross." Cruddelem medicum intenmperans wger facit. Lat. SYRus. —6 A disorderly patient makes the physician cruel." —He compels him to use restraints which would otherwise be unnecessary. Crux. Lat. —'A cross." -Any thing particularly tormenting or vexatious; thus, Crux criticorum, medicorum, 2nathematicorum, &c. -" The greatest difficulty which can occur to critics, physicians, or mathematicians, &c." Crux est si netuas, quod vincere nequeas. Lat. AusoN. -' It is a tormenting thing to fear what you can not overcome." Cucullus non ficit monachum. Lat. —" The cowl does not make the friar. "-We are not to judge of the man from his disguise or assumed character. Cui bono? —" To what (or for whose) good," will it tend?-What is to be the advantage resulting from the measure which you propose? Cuicunque aliquis quid concedit, concedere videzfur et id, sine quo res ipsa esse non potest. Lat. Law Maxim. —". To whomsoever a man grants a thing, he grants that, without which the thing can not be enjoyed. " —A person, for instance, selling thetimber on his estate, the buyer may cut down the trees and convey them away without being responsible for the injury which the grass may sustain, from carts, &e. during the necessary time of con. veyance. Cui fortuna ipsa cedit. Lat. Cic. —" To whom fortune herself gives way. "-Who surmounts every obstacle. Cuilibet in arte sud credendum est. Lat. Proverb.s" Every man is to be trusted in his own art."-We should, in general, give credit to men for superior skill in that art, or science, which they have made their peculiar study. Cut licet quod majus, non debet quod minus est non licere. Lat Lawn Maxim.." - He to whom the t8 cCU —CU greater thing is lawful, has certainy a right to do the lesser thing."-Thus, if a man has an office to himself and his heirs, he may make an assignee, and, a fortiori, he may appoint a deputy. Cui malo? Lat. —'To what evil" will it tend?What, or where is the mischief likely to arise fromn the measure proposed? Cui prodest scelus, isfecit. Lat. SENECA.-" He has committed the crime, who has derived the profit." -This as a general maxim is true, but not without some exceptions. Czivis in arte sua credenclum est. Lat.-See " Cu ilibet in arte sua," 4-c. CjVus est solhm, eius est usque ad tcelum. Lat. Law Maxim. —" Ile who has the property in the soil, has the same up to the sky."-His neighbour must not therefore offend by making any improper projections to impend over his land or tenement. Cujuslibet rei simulator atque dissimulator. Lat. SALLUST, of CATILINE. —" A man who could, with equal skill, pretend to be what he was not, and not to be, what he really was."-A person deeply versed in the acts of hypocrisy. Cul de sac. Fr. —"' The bottom of a bag."-A difficulty. —An apparent passage but closed at the end. Cume corpore mentem, Crescere sentimus, pariterque senescere. Lat. LUCRET.' "We find that as the mind strengthens with the body, it decays with it in like manner." CuLlpa sua damnum sentiens, non intelligittur dam. num. Law Lat.-" He who suffers by his own fault, is not to be deemed a sufferer." Cum fortuna manet, vultum servatis, amici; Cum cedit, turpi vertitis ora fitgd. Lat. OVID. "c Whilst fortune continues favourable, you have always the countenance of friends; but when she changes, they then turn their backs in shameful flight." Curm grano salis. Lat. —" With a grain of salt." CU-CU 49 The statement is to be received cune grano sattis, with some allowance, or in a qualified sense. Cunt licet fugere, ne quzre litemr. Lat. Prov. — " Do not seek the quarrel or the suit, which there is an opportunity of escaping. " —Where there is an oLtlet, go neither to law nor to logger-heads. Cumre mulis aliis, qux nunc pra3scribere longz?.2 est. Lat.-"' With many other matters which it would be now tedious to state."-A summary which is generally placed at the end of a beadroll of indifferent items, and in an ironical sense. Cunctando restitt it remn. Lat. ENNrs..-" He restored his cause by delay." —See "6 Unus homo nobis," 4Ic. Cupido dominandi cunctis affectibus flagrantior est. iLat. TACITUs.-" The lust of pover is the most violent of all the affections of the mind." Curx leves loqunztur, ingentes stupent. Lat. SENECA.-" Lifght griefs may speak, deep sorrow's tongue is bound."- The anguished sufferer is silent, when complaints of a nature less severe are vented most loudly. Cyr ante tlubam tremor occupat artus? Lat. VnIR. —' "Why should a tremor seize the limbs before the trumpet sound;?"-Wherefore those marks of trepidation before the danger is actually announced? Curatio fineris, co zdilio sepulture, pompw exequiarum, magis slwnt vivorum solatia, quam subsidia mortuorntm. Iat. AuGUsTus.-"' The care of the funeral, the place of burial, and the pomp of obsequies, ai e consolations to the living, but of no advantage to the dead." Cur ego amicum o fendam in nzgis? Lat.-"Why should I offend a friend for a trivial reason?" Curiosa felicitas. Lat. —These words do not admit of a literal translation-they are applied to' "a felicity of expression," which belongs only to the poet of nature, and in some fortunate moments. Cur omniurn fit culpa, pautorum, scels? Lat. — "Why should the wickedness of a few be laid to the account of all?" E 50 CU DA Currente calamo. Lat.-" With a running pen."-. Applied to works written with fluency and expe. dition. Curtem nescio quid semper abest rei. Lat. HORACE.-. "6A nameless something is always wanting to our imperfect fortune. "-The most opulent and happy in the eyes of the world, if brought to a frank confession, would acknowledge that they felt some want or deficiency. Custos morum. Lat. —" The guardian of morality." -Every judge and magistrate is said, and ought, to be a custos morum. Custos rotulorum. Lat.-, 4 The officer who has the custody of the rolls and records of the sessions of peace.'9 D Dabit Deus his quoque finem. Lat. VIRGIL.-"- Providence will also put an end to these."'-Generally spoken of public calamities or inflictions. I)abitur licentia sumpta prudentur. Lat. Hon." An indulgence will be granted, if prudently used. 9" D'accord. Fr.-"1 Agreed."-ln tune. Da locum melioribus. ILat. TERENCE; -" Give place to your betters."-Let a due deference be shown to rank, to sex, and to superior station. Damna minus consueta movent Lat. JUVENAL." The afflictions or losses to which we are accustomed affect us less deeply." Damnant quod non intelligunt. Lat. CIc. —" They condemn what they do not even understand." Damnosa quid non imminuit dies? Lat. HORACE. " What does not destructive time diminish and im pair." —Every work of art and every production of nature is equally liable to injury from the lapse of ages. ra.mnum absque iniurrie. Law Lat.-' A loss with~ out an injury. "-Thus, the erection of a mll or DA —— DA 52 the establishment of a school in any given place, may occasion a loss to others, but an action for damage can not be maintained. Daamnum appellandum est cum maid farmad lucrum. Lat. —" The gain which is made at the expense of reputation should rather be set down as a loss." Dans l'art d'interesser consiste l'art d'lcrire. Fr. DELILLE. -" In the art of interesting, consists tile art of writing." Dalns un pays libre, on crie beaucoup quoiqzuon souffire peu; dans Un pays de tyrannies on se plaint peu quoiqu'on soufre beaucoup. Fr. CARNOT.-" In a free country there is much clamour with little suffering; in a despotic state there is little complaint, but much grievance." Dare pondus idonea fumno. Lat. PERSIS. -" To give weight to smoke. "-To give to trifles an air of nioment. Da spatium tenuemque moram; male cunctla ninistrat impetus Lat. STATIUS. —" Allow an interval for deliberation; all things are done badly, that are done with violence and precipitancy." Data. Lat. —" Things granted. "-He proceeds on certain data-on premises which have been previously admitted. Data fata secutus. Lat. —'" Following his revealed destiny." Dat Dens immiti cornua curta bovi. Lat.-" God gives short horns to the mischievous ox." —-Providence so curtails the means of the malicious, as to make them fall short of their end. Date obolum Belisario. Lat. —" Give a farthing to BELISARIUS. — This great general was reduced to beg in his old age. The phrase is therefore sometimes applied to fallen greatness. Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura colutmbas. Lat. Juv. —" Censure pardons the crows, whilst it harasses the doves." —This is a phrase of general use and application. The censorious too often fasten on the innocent. whilst the guilty are suffered tc: 52 D/ A-DE Davuts sUtm, non (Edipus. Lat. TERENCv.. — I am Davus (a simple servant), and not an (Edipus."I am not enough of a conjuror to divine the solution of your riddle. (Edip ls, according to the Greek fables, had solved the enigma of the Sphinx. Debitojustitie. Lat. Law Phrase. —"6 By debt ofjustice." —By a claim justly established. De bonis non. Law Lat. —" Of the goods which have not" been before administered on. An administrator de bonim non, is one who is appointed to the administration of such part of an estate as is left unsettled by a removed or deceased executor or administrator. De bon vouloir servir le roy. Fr.-"6 To serve the king with good will." Dehbouchutre. Fr. MIilitary Term. —"'The mouth or opening of a strait or river." Debltt. Fr.-" First appearance"-on the stage, in pIublic life, &c. &c. Deceptio visus. Lat.-" A deceiving of the sight."An illusion practised on the eve. Decies repetita placehit. Lat HORACE.-" It will continue to please, though ten times repeated." Decipimur specie recti. Lat. HORACE.-" We are deceived by the appearance of what is right-of rectitude."-Fair appearances are necessary to the purposes of deception. Decipdt Frons prima m zllos. Lat. JUVENAL. " The first appearance deceives many." Decori decus addit avito. Lat.-"' He adds an honour to those of his ancestors." De die in diem. Lat.-" From day to day.' Dedimuts potestalem. Lat. -" We have given power. "-A writ in law whereby commission is given to one or more private persons, to assist for the expedition of some act belonging to the judge. The words are used also to denote the commission of a justice of the peace, which begins in the same manner. 1DE -DE 53 Dediscit aninaus sero quod didicit diu. Lat. SENECA. _" The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned."-Imlpressions long entertained are not easily erased. be facto. Lat. Law Phrase.-" From the fact," and, De jure. idem.-" From the law."-These opposite phrases are best explained together. In some instances, the penalty attaches on tlie offender at the instant when the fact is committed; in others, not until he is convicted by law In the former case, he is guilty de facto; in the latter, de jure. So, also, a king is said to be such, de facto, when in possession of the throne (however obtained); and, dejure, when he has the hereditary right, or is a legitimate. Dbfaut de la cuirasse. Fr.-" The defective part of the armour,- or, for want of armour. "-He was taken dWfaut de la cuzirasse: he was attacked ot. his weak side. Defide et offcio judicis non recipitur quwstio. Lat. Law Maxim.-" No question can be entertained respecting the good intention and duty of the judge."-No presumption against him can be received in the first instance. There must be strong and full proof of malversation. Degeneres animos timor argutit. Lat. VIRGIL."' Fear indicates a degenerate mind." De gustibus non est disputandum. Lat.-" There is no disputing about tastes."-They are too many, and too various, to be the objects of rational discussion. De hautle lutte. Fr.-" By a violent struggle. "-3y main force. De hoc multi m?llta, omnis aliqtcid, nemo satis. Lat. — " On this subject, many persons have said much, every body something, and no man enough." Dei zratia. Lat.-" By the grace of God."-An ad.. dition sometimes made by kings to their titles. Dedeuner et la fourchette. Fr. -" A meat-breakfast." Dejure. —See De facto. E2 54 DE-DE De lanra caprimd. Lat.-" About goat's wool,"-A dispute, de land caprinu, respecting a matter not worth discussion..De la Vanite nait la Honle. Fr.-" Vanity is the parent of shame." I)el credere. Italian, for the word guarantee, or warranty, as applicable to factors; who, for an additional premium, become bound when they sell goods upon credit to warrant the solvency of the parties. This is called a Commission del credere. Delectando pariterque mzonendo. Lat. HORACE."IBy giVing equal pleasure and instruction."This best praise of an author, this great master has given elsewhere in other words —" Mliscuit utile du/ci." -He combined that Nwhich waspleasurable with what wvds useful. I)elenda est Carthago Lat.-'" Carthage must be destroyed." — The oft-repeated phrase of a ]Roman senator, tending to provoke the destruction of that rival city. Deliberandum est diu, quod statuenditin sernel. Lat. SYPUS.-"' That should be maturely considered, which can be decided but once.'"-Every precaution is necessary where the deed is irrevocable. Deliberat Roma, peril Saguntum. Lat.-" Rome (leliberates, and Sagutntum perishes."-We are slow to resolve, whilst our allies are in the extremity of danger. Deliramenta doctrine. Lat.- " The wild speculations or wanderings of learned men. "-The fantasies of those whom " too muchlearning hath made mad." Delirant reges, plectuntur dchivi. Lat. HoRAC:E." When monarchs err, the Greeks (i. e. the people) are punished." Delphinum sylvis appingit, tluctibus aprtum. Lat. HORACE. " He paints a dolphin in the woods, and a boar in the waves."-He introduces objects which are uasuited to the scene. i)e mal en pis. Fr.-" From bad to worse." DE —DE 55 De medietate lingue. Law Lat. —A jury de medietate linguee, is one composed, one half of citizens, and the other of foreigners, for the purpose of trying an alien or foreigner. De miairnis non cerat lex. Lat. Law Maxim."The law does not regard very minute or triv ial affairs. " De monte alto. Lat.-" From a high mountain." De mzortuis nil nisi bonulm. Lat. —" Of the dead, let nothing be said but what is fitvourable. "-This long-received maxim is by some not improperly amended bv substituting verum, for bonum. — "' Let nothing be said but what is true." De non tpparentihus, non existentibus eadem est ratio. Lat. — The reasoning must he the same with respect to things which do not appear, as to those which do not exist." De novo. Lat. -'" Anew."- To commence de novoto begin again at the beginning-to do all over again. Deno2eement. Fr. —" The catastrophe, the clearing up of a plot, &c." Deo adjuvante, non timendunm. Lat.-" God assisting, there is nothing to be feared." Deo date. Lat.-" Give to God." Deo duce, ferro comitante. Lat.-" My God my guide, and my sword my companion." Deo f(vente. Lat. —" With God's favour."' Deoju.vante. Lat -m" With God's assistance." Deo votente. Lat.-"' God willing."-So many phrases intimating a hope of the aid, or a submission to tho will of Providence. Deo nonfortund. Lat.-" From God, not fortune." Deo Opt. Max. An abbreviation of Deo optimo maximo. Lat.-" To the most holy and almighty God."' Depoit. Fr. Military Term.-" A store or magazine." Depressus extollor. Lat.-" Having been depressed, 1 am exalted. " 56.DE — DE Durnier resort. Fr.-" The last resource." Desideratum. Lat.-" A thing desired."-Such a work is a desiderattnum in that branch of literature. Desinit in piscem, mulier Jfrmosa sypern~. Lat. HoR. —" A woman elegantly formed above, ending in nothing but a fislh'" —The idea is taken from the mermaid. The application is to literary works which give the fairest opening promise, and terminate in defect, and deformity. DIsordre depensdes. Fr. —" Confusion of thought, or ideas." Desperandum. Lat.-"A thing, or event to be despaired of."-Something not to be expected. Desunt cweterd. Lat. — The remainder is wanting." -Placed at the end of an imperfect work. Desunt inopise multa, avaritiwe omnia. Lat. SYRUS. -" Poverty is in want of much, but avarice of every thing." Deteriores omnes sumus licentia. Lat. TER.-" We are all the worse for unrestrained indulgence." D6tour, Fr. Military Term. —" A circuitous march." Detur aliquando otitum quiesquefessis. Lat. SEN.-" Let ease and rest be sometimes granted to the wearied. "-Let there be due alternations of labour and repose. Detur dignissimo. Lat. —" Let it be given to the most worthy." Deturpulchriori. Lat. —" Let it be given to the fairest."-This was the inscription on the apple which fable tells us was adjudged by Paris to the goddess Venus, to the mortification of Juno and Minerva, -Let the prize be given to the most deserving. Deus hc fortasse benigndl Reducet in sedem vice. Lat. HORACE. " Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore things to their proper places." Deus nobis hec otia fecit. Lat. VIRGIL. —" God has given to us this peace or leisure." De vita hominis nulla cunctatio longa est. Lat. Law Maxim.-" When the life of a man is at stake, no DE- DI 57 delay that is afforded can be too long. "-By this humane maxim, it is intimated, that as the effect of a rash sentence can not be recalled, we should Ipause and deliberate, before we consign a fellow-creature to death. Dextra dare. Lat. —" To interchange right hands. — To give each other the most solemn assurance either of mutual support, or of mutual reconciliation. Dictum de dicto. Lat. —" Report upon hearsay."Vague report. Dies datus. Lat. Law Term. — The day given."The day or time appointed for the answer of the tenant or defendant. Diesfaustus. Lat. —" A lucky day," and, Dies infaitustus. Lat.-" An unlucky day."-These were marked by the superstitious Romans, the former with a while, and the latter with a black stone. Dies juridici. Lat. Law Term. —" Court days," or, days on which the law is administered, and, Dies non. (The word Juridici being understood.)" The days on which no legal proceedings can take place."'rhese are (in the British.courts) all Sundays in the year; the Pitrification, in Hilary term; the.Jscension, in Easter term; the festival of St. John the Baptist, in Trinity term; and those of dll Saints, and all Souls, in Michaelmas term. Dietz defend le droit. Fr.-4" God defends the right." Dieu et mon droit. Fr.-"' God and my right."The motto of the sovereigns of Great Britain. Dieiu me conduisse. Fr. —"rIay God conduct me." DiJ/icile est longum subito deponere amorem. Lat. CATULLTJS. " It is difficult, at once, to relinquish a confirmed passion." Difficile est satiram non scribere. Lat. JUVENAL." It is difficult not to write asatire;"-the times being such as to call for its severest correction. Difficilem oportet autrenz habere ad crimina. Lat. Syrus.-" One should not lend an easy ear te Ah ~ DI —— DI criminal charges."-To attack is so much more easy than to repel, that an accuser should ever be listened to with distrust. Difficilis, qucerulus, ladator tenzporis acti. Lat. HoR.-" Peevish, complaining, and the eulogist of the times which are past."-This, generally speak ing, is the just character of an old man. Age, we know, is querulous, and delights in the retrospect of its early enjoyments. Digito monstrari et dicier hic est. Lat. PERSIUs."To be pointed at by the finger, and have it said, there goes the man." —Such is the ambition of many to be notorious. Dignutm laude virum Mi/usa vetat mori. Lat. HOR. -" The muse forbids the virtuous man to die. "She consecrates his name at least to immortality. Dignus vindice nodus. Lat. HoR.-" A knot worthy to be untied by such hands."-A difficulty which calls for the highest interference. Dii talem avertite castum. lat. VIRGIL.-" May the gods avert so great a misfortune." Dii penates. Lat.-" The household gods" among the ancients. The difference between them, and dii lares was, that each house had its particular diipenates, to which their influence was limited; while the dii laures presided over individuals, houses, towns, &c. in general, though each of them had its o v n. [Ais aliter visum. Lat. VIRG.-" It has seemed otherwise to the gods. "-Providence has disposed of the matter in a different way. Diis proximus ille est Quem ratio, non ira movet; quifacta rependens, Consilio punire potest. Lat. CLAUDIAN.' lIe is next to the gods, whom reason, and not passion, impels; and who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with discretion."This is a pleasing picture of a mild governor. Dilationes in lege sunt odiosme. Lat. Law Maxim." Delays in the law are odious. " —This is a max, im, it is to be feared, rather belied in the prac.tice DI —-D 59 It can now go only to intimate that a dilatory plea can not be received, unless the matter be supported by an affidavit. Dintidium facti qui cepit, habet. Lat. HORACE. — This is literally translated by our own proverb — "What's well begun is half done."' Diruit, adificat, mutat quadrata rotundis. Lat. HoR.-"He pulls down, he builds up, he changes the square into the round."-He is perpetually changing, merely to gratify his own caprice. Discipulus estprioris posterior dies. Lat. SYRUS."' Each succeeding day is the scholar of that which preceded. "-The errors which we commit on one day, should teach us to conduct ourselves more wisely on those which follow. Discitejustitiam moniti, et non temnnere divos. Lat. VIRG. " Learn justice, being admonished, and not to despise the gods." —Learn from affliction, the sense of justice, and the respect which is due to heaven. Diseulr des bons mots. Fr.-" A sayer of good things." -A would-be wit. Disjecta membra poeta. Lat. HoR. —'" The scattered remains of the poet."-Distort a truly poetical passage as you will, there will still be found a remainder of poetic spirit. DIisponendo me, non mufando me. Lat.-" By disposing of me, not by changing me." Distrzahit animum librorum multitudo. Lat. SEN. -" A multitude of books distracts the mind." — But little of solid acquirement is to be expected from promiscuous reading. Distringas. Law Phrase.-" You may distrain."-A writ to empower the sheriff to that effect. Dives agris, dives positis in fcenore numnnmis. Lat. IOR. —" A person rich in lands, and in money placed at usury." —Used to describe a man of immense property. Dizte.i fieri qui vult, Et cito vultfieri. Lat. JVVENAL. 60 DI — DO " A man who wishes to become rich, and to acquire riches soon. "-A desperate adventurer. Divide et impera. Lat. —"Divide and govern.'This is the Machiavelian policy of almost all governments. Divisum imperiumy. Lat.,-" A divided, or mutual authority. "-Alternate jurisdiction. Dociles imitandis Turpibus et pravis omnes sumus. Lat. Juv. "We are all easily taught to imitate that which is base and depraved."' Doctrina sed vim promovet insitanm. Lat. HORACE.' Learning serves to bring forward the natural powers of the mind."' Doctus iter melitus. Lat.-"6 Being taught a better course. Doctuls utriusque juris. Lat.-"' Learned in either department of the law." Dolce cose a vedere, e dolci inganni. Ital. ARIOSTO " Things sweet to see, and sweet deceptions. "-A phrase fiequently applied to specious, but deceitful appearances. Doli capax. Lat.-" Competent to discern evil"-and, consequently, to commit a crime. Dolore afici, sed resistere tamen. Lat. PLIN Y. —" To be affected by grief, but still to resist it."-This, that finished philosopher observes, is the incumbent duty of man. Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirrat. Lat. VIRG. " Who should ask of an enemy whether he succeeded by stratagem or by valour?"-Either mode may be adopted in cases of avowed hostility. Dolus versatfur in generalibus. Lat. Law Maxim.'6 Fraud lurks in loose generalities."-It is its na-. ture, to deal in broad and general statements, without coming to close and tangible assertions: or, in other terms, general propositions, without modification, often lead to very erroneous conclusions. Domzne, salvum fac regem! Lat. —' 0 lord, preserve DO- DO:61 the king!" —An inscription upon some of the French coins. Domini pudet, non servitutis. Lat. SENECA.-"' I am ashamed of my master, and not of my servitude."-There is no disgrace in obeying those whlo are worthy of command. Dominium a possessione cwepisse dicitur. Lat. Law Maxim. —" Right is said to have its be-ginning from possession."-This maxim goes to prevent the disturbance of titles to estates. But if there be proof of record established, it outweighs the memory of man, vwhich by the statute 32 Henry VIII. is fixed at sixty years. Dominus providebit. Lat.-" T'he Lord will provide." Dominus vobiscum. Lat. — "May the Lord be with you.)"-This is the benediction of the priests, in the Roman churches, to the congregation; —the response is, et cure spiritu tuo,-" and with thy SOill." Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos. Lat. OViD.-" Whilst you are prosperous you may count on having many friends." Dormitur aliquando jus, moritur nunquam. Lat. Law Maxim.-" A right sometimes sleeps, but never dies."-A right to land, for instance, it is understood can not die. If a man releases his right it is extinguished for the time: but this is understood only of the riglt of the person making the release. Dormiunt aliqucindo leges, nunquam moriuntur. Lat. Law Maxim.-" The laws sometimes sleep, but they never die." Dos d'ane. Fr.- "The ass's back." —-A military phrase used to describe a shelving ridge. Dos est magrna parenturtn virtus. Lat.-" The virtue of parents is in itself a great portion:" -No inheiitance can be more valuable than that of a fair fame transmitted from our ancestors. Double entendre. Fr — " A double meaning. " —It is F 6(2 DO- -DU generally used to mark an obscene illusion hi disguise, or, as the phrase is, wrapt up in clean linen. Douceur. Fr. —" Sweetness, gentleness"'-generally used to denote a bribe, a compensation, an inducement. Doux yeux. Fr. —'" Soft glances."-To make the doux yeux-to interchange tender looks. Droit d'aubaine. Fr. —" The right of escheat."'-By this law, which expired with the French monarchy, in 1793, the personal property of every foreigner, dying within the king's dominions, escheated to the crown. D)roit des gens. Fr. —" The law of nations." Droit et avant. Fr. "Right and forward." Dubiam salutenz qui dat afflictis, negat. Lat. SEN. -" He who holds out a doubtful safety to the afflicted, denies all hope." Duces tecum. See Subpcena, tc. Ducis ingenium, res.ldversas nudare solent, celare secundw. Lat. HORACE. " Misfortunes display the skill of a general, prosperous circumstances conceal his weakness. "-It is less difficult, for instance, to gain a battle, than to conduct a retreat, or govern a nation. Ducit amorpatriwe. Lat.-" The love of my country leads me." Dt jbrt ant foible. Fr.-"From the strong to the weak."-One with another. Dulce bellum inexperto. Lat. —' War is sweet to him who has not tried it,"-who is ignorant of its desolating effects. Duklce est desipere in loco. Lat. Hop. —," It is pleasant to play the fool in a proper place."-There are seasons when it is permitted that wisdom may take the gatb of frivolity, and without incurring any reproach. Dlulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Iat. HoR."It is pleasant and honourable to die for oine's DU —DU 6'3 country. "-This is an apophthegni cited in all wars, and in all ages. Dulcique animos novitate tenebo. OvID. " I wvill arrest their attention by a pleasing ncvelty. Dulcis inexpert's culturapotentis amici: Expertus metuit. Lat. HORACE. "Those who are unacquainted with the wo-:d take pleasure in the intimacy of a great man; those who are wiser dread its consequences." Dum delibera?mus quando incipiendum, incipere jam serum fit. Lat. QUINTILIAN- " Whilst we consider when we are to begin, it is often too late to act. "-Deliberation protracted is, on some occasions, as dangerous as precipitancy. Dum de te loqueris, gloria nulla tua est. Lat. VERINUS. "' When you speak in your praise, you add nothing to your reputation." Dam in dubio est in animals, paulo momento Fuc illuc impellihttr. Lat. TERENCE. —" Whilst the mind is in a state of uncertainty, the smallest impulse directs it to either side.9' Dum lego, assentior. Lat.-" Whilst I read, I assent." -I yield implicitly to the writer's opinions. This was used emphatically by Cicero, on reading Plato's arguments on the immortality of the soul. Dum spiro, spero. Lat.-; Whilst I breathe, I hope." IDum vires annique sinunt, tolerate laborem; Jamn veniet tacito curva senzecta pede. Lat. Ov. " Whilst your strength and years permit, you should endure and encounter labour: remember that crooked age, with silent steps, will soon arrive." Dum vitant stulti vitia, in contraria currunt. Lat. HORACE. -" When fools seek to avoid one error, they fall into its opposite."-They are ever in extremes. Zum vivimtts, vivamuts. Lat.-" Whilst we liNve, let us live." —We only live whilst we enjoy life; let is therefore enjoy it as long as we can. " Live while you live," the epicure would say, " And seize the pleasures of the present day." 64 DU —EA "Live while you. live," the sacred preacher cries, "And give to GOD each moment as it flies." LORD, in my views let both united be; I live in pleasure, when I live in Thee. DODDRIDGE. Duos qui sequitur lepores, neutrum capit. Lat. Prov.-" I He who follows two hares is sure to catch neither. "-Wihen the attention of a man is divided between two objects, he rarely attains either of them. Durante bene placito. Lat. — During our good pleasure."-By this tenure, thle judges in England, once held their seats, at the will of the sovereign. They are now held more properly, Quamdiu se bene gesserint —" As long as they shall conduct themselves well;"-that is to say, during life, unless a criminal charge shail be made and proved against them. Durante vita. Lat.-" During life." —A clause in letters patent. Durate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis. Lat. VIRG. — " Hold out, and preserve yourselves for better circumstances." —The hope of better times is the strongest argument which can be used to inspirit the drooping resolution. Durum! sed levius Jit patentia, Quicquid corrigere est nefas. Lat. HoRACE. " It is hard!-But that, which it is impossible to correct, becomes more light by patience."' Durum telum necessitas. Lat. Prov. — " Necessity is a hard weapon."-It is dangerous to oppose those whom necessity has driven to extremity. D)xfzminafacti. Lat. VIRG.-" A woman was the leader to the deed."-This is a quotation often used, because it frequently happens that female spirit takes the lead in the greatest enterprises. Ea sub oculis posita n-egligzmuts; proxzmorum zncuriosi, lonrgin2q izia sec/tanmr. Lat. PLINY."We neglect the thiirgs which are placed oefore EA-EH 65 our eyes, and regardless of what is within o..r reach, we pursue whatever is remote." Eau benite de cour. Fr. —"The holy water of the court."-i. e. Court-promises. E ctlo descendit rvwo0 carvmov.- "From heaven the precept,' know thyself,' came down." Ecce homo. Lat.-" Behold the man."-The French say, II a Pair d'un ecce homo. —He appears to be in a deplorable condition. Ecce signum. Lat. —" Behold the sign or badge." Eclat. Fr. —" Splendour, pomp, glory, brilliancy,"also, rumour, noise, talk. E contrario. Lat. —" On the contrary." E converso. Lat. -" Reversing the order" of a proposition. E fiamma cibum petere. Lat. TEa.-" To get one's bread out of the fire."-To obtain a livelihood by the most desperate means. Evyva~ ra mc an' Gr. Engua para d'ate.-" Promise; and mischief is near."-This was the sayingr of THALES, one of the seven sages of Greece. Nothing can lead into greater hazards than promises hastily and incautiously made. Ego et rex meuts. Lat. —' 1 and my king. "-This insolent transposition is attributed to Cardinal WOLSEY. It is sometimes quoted to mark an extraordinary instance of impertinent assumption. Ego spenm pretio non emo. Lat. TERENCE.-" I do not buy hope with money."-1 do not purchase expectation at so dear a rate. Eheut ftgaces, Posthume, Posthtume, Lab tntur anni; necpietas moram Iiugis et instanti senecte JIfferet, inldomitxque morti. Lat. HOR. " Alas! Posthumus, our years are few and fleeting; nor can even piety delay the wrinkles of approaching age, or the progress of resistless death." Eheut! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia causis. Lat. CLAUDIAN. —" Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to destruction." F 2 i6 6EL-EN Elegit. Law Lat. —"He has chosen."-A jud;cia writ directed to the sheriff, empowering nini t6 seize for damages recovered. Elige eum, cujus tibiplacuit et vita et oratio. Lat. SENECA.-" Choose that man of whose life, as well as whose eloquence, you can approve."' Emnbonpoint. Fr. -" Good plight of body, plumpness.".Empta dolore docet experientia. Lat. Prov. —" Ex perience bought by suffering is instructive." En ami. Fr.-" As a fiiend." En avan.t Fr.-" Forward!-March on!" En barbettlle. Fr. Mil. Term.-Said of a battery, when the cannon are higher than the breast-wall. En Dieu est ma fiance. Fr.-" In God is my trust." En Diel est tout. Fr. —" In God is every thing." En/fains perd ls. Fr. —" Lost-children." —Those troops which are stationed at the advanced or dangerous posts; inl English termed the forlorn hope of the army. Entfaint gate. Fr. —" A spoiled child."' EBjfant trouve'. Fr. —" A foundling." Enfermer le loup dans la bergerie. Fr. Prov. —" To shut up the wolf in the sheepfold. "-Metaphorically, to patch up a disease. Enfilade. Fr. Mil. Term. —" A row."-Where a battery is placed so that it can fire along a pass, it is said to enfilade that pass. The troops within its range are enfiladed. En flute. Fr.-A large vessel is said to be en flute, when she carries only her upper tier of guns; her hold being filled with stores.-She is then only a transport of greater force. En habile hommne.-' Like a skilful man," En habiles gens. Fr. —" Like able men,." En la roseje fleutris. Fr.-" 1 flourish in the rose." En masse. Fr. —" In a body."-En foule. —" In a crowd." En parole je vis. Fr.-" I live in the word." En pleinjour. Fr. —" In open day." EN- ER i En revanche. Fr.-c "In return."- To make amends o, requital. Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem. Lat.-, " He seeks, with his sword, for peace and liberty." -Motto of the state of MASSACHUSETTS. Ens rationis. Lat. -" The creature of reason. " —The conclusion obtained by long and abstract rattncination. En suivant la verit. Fr.-' In following the truth." Entre chien et loup. Fr.-" Between dog and wolf:." -Or, as we say in English —" Between hawk and buzzard. "-Twilight. Entre deuxftux. Fr.-" Between two fires." Entre deux vins. Fr. " Between the two vines."Neither absolutely drunk nor sober. Entre nous. Fr. - " Between ourselves."' Ebdem collyrio mederi omnibus. Lat. —" To cure all by the same salve. "-To play the quack, and vend a panacea for the cure of all disorders. Eo instanti. Lat.-,' At that instant." Eo magis prefulgebat quiod non videbatur. Lat. TACITUS.-" He shone with the greater splendour, because he was not seen." —This expression is used by the historian when speaking of the statue of a great man, which wuas invidiously removed from the view of a popular procession. Eo nomine. Lat. —" By that name."-Under that description. Epicuri de gregeporcus. Lat. HOR -" A swine be. longing to the herd of Epicurus." 2plutribus unum. Lat. —" One of many."-The motto of the United States of America. -The allusion is to the formation of one federal government by the several constituent states. Ergo agite, et 1tcrtm cuncti celebremus honorenz. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Come on then, and let us all celebrate this joyous festival." Eriiptuit ccelofulmen, sceptrumque tyrannis. Lat."He snatched the'thunder from heaven, and the sceptre from tyrants. "-This was the exergue of a 68 ER -ES medal struck in honour of our late Dr. BEN.JAMIN FRANKLIN, when ambassador from the United States to France. The allusion is to his discovery of the identity of electrical fire with that of lightning; and to the eminent share which he had in establishing the independence of his native country. Erratum. Lat. -" An error."-Errata. -" Errors" -a list of typographical errors. E se finxit velut araneus. Lat.-"He spun from himself like a spider. "-He had nothing to depend on but his own resources. Esperrance et Dieu. Fr. —" Hope and God." Esprit de corps. Fr. —" The spirit of the bodv.'"That zeal for their mutual honour which pervades every collective body, such as the gentleman of the army, the bar, &c. Esse quam videri malimr. Lat. —" I should wish to be, rather than to seem." —I should prefer to be in fact estimable, to being merely regarded as such by the world. Est demum vera felicitas, felicitate dignulnr vzderi. Lat. PLINY.- To appear worthy of being happy, constitutes true happiness." Est modus in rebus; sunt certi denique fines, Quo9 ultra citraque nequit consistere rectumn. Lat. HORACE. " There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits, beyond, or at this side of which, propriety can not exist."-This is a very popular quotation; it is used to illustrate the position, that every virtue consists in the middle course. Esto perpetua. Lat.-" Be thou perpetual."-May this institution be permanent. Esto quod esse videris. Lat,-" Be what you seem to be." Eslo ut nunc multi, dives tibi, pauper amicis. Lat. Juv.-" Be, as many in the world now are, rich to yourself, and poor to your friends." Est profecto Deus, qui quay nos gerlimus auditqzue videt. Lat. TERENCE ES- ET 69 "There is certainly a God who sees and hears al, that we do." Est proprium stultitim aliorum cernere vitia, oblivisci suorumn. Lat. CICERO.-" It is the peculiar faculty of fools, to discern the faults of others at the same time that they forget their own." Est quzwdam flere volutplas; txpletur lachrymis, egeriturque dolor. Latin. OVID. —" There is a certain pleasure in weeping; grief finds in tears both a satisfaction and a cure." -There is, as SHAKISPEARE has it, "' a luxury in grief. " Est qudodam prodire tenus, si non datur ultra. Lat. HOR.-" It is something to have progressed thus far, if it is not permitted to go farther. "-That industry is to be approved, which advances in a certain degree, though it fails of its proposed object. E.st quoque cunctarum novitas carissima rerutm. Lat. OvID."Novelty is also the most delightfulf of all things." Esurienti ne occurras. Lat.- " Do not encounter a hungry man."-Risk not a contest with desperate necessity. El cwtera. Lat.'~ And the rest. " Et credis cineres curare sepultos? Lat. VIRG. —" Do you think that the ashes of the dead are to be affected by the affairs or passions of the living?" Et cui per mediam nolis. occurrere noctem. Lat.4'And he is one whom you would be unwilling to meet at midnight, — With whom it might not be safe to trust yourself alone. Et decus et pretium recti. Lat. —" The ornament and the reward of virtue." Etenim onznes artes, qux ad humanitatemn perainent, habhent quoddam. commune vinculum, et quasi cognatione quddamn ineter se continentur. Lat. CIc. pro ARCHIA.-" All the arts which belong to polished life are held together by some common tie, and connected, as it were, by some intimate relationship."-Such for instance, is the relation between Painting, Poetry, and Music. ~70 ET —— ET El genus et formam regina pecunza donal. Lat, HoR.-" All-powerful money gives both birth ancr beauty." Et genus et proavos, et quwe non fecimus ipsi, Vix ea nostra voco. tat. OVID " For birth and ancestry, and what we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own." -This is frequently emploved as being a just satire on the pride of birth, when not sustained by personal achievements. Et genus et virtus, nisi cum re, vilior alga est. Lat. HOR. —' Both virtue and birth, unless sustained by riches, are held more cheap than the sea-weed. " Etiamn fortes viros subitis terreri. - Lat. TACITUS. "Even bold men are to be shaken by sudden events."-The strongest mind is not proof against influence of surprise. Etiam oblivisci quod scis, interdum expedit. Lat. S:Rus. —" It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know."-It is useful to dissemble, and to withhold even the positive knowled ge of facts, when one has to deal with an artful adversary. Et male tornatos incudi reddere versus. Lat. HoR."' And to return verses, which have been ill-iormed, to the anvil," for revision.,Et meaw, si quid loquar audiendurn, lVocis accedet bona pars. Lat. HORACE. "' And if any opinion of mine is worthy of attention, it shall be given freely in his favour. " El mihi res, non me rebus, submittere conor. Lat. HOR. —" I endeavour to makle circumstances sub-h mit to me, not to submit myself to circumstances." -This line describes very strongly a mind where firmness and vigour are united. Et minimw vires frangere quassa valent. Lat. OVID, de Tristibus.- "A little force will break that which has been cracked before."-When a man's spirits are once broken, he is easily subdued by the slightest occurrence. El nali natorumn, et qui nascentur ab illis. Lat. HIORAC&E. ET-ET 7 "' And the children of our children, and those wh., shall be born of them. "-These things we shall fe, and remember, and our nati natorum, &c. to oul posterity to the last period. Et nos quooque tela sparsimus. Lat. —" And we too have flung our weapons." Et quie sibi quisque timebat, Unius in miseri exitium conversa tutlere. Lat. VIRG.-" And what each man feared for himself was easily borne, when it was turned to the destruction of a single wretch!"-The circumstance to which the poet alludes is this-one man out of an army was to be sacrificed, the lot being drawn, each man cheerfully submitted to the decision which removed his individual apprehensions. Et quiescenti agendium est, et agenti quiescendutm est. Lat. SENECA.-" The active should occasionally rest, and the inactive should apply to labour." -The mind as well as the body requires alternate action and repose. Et qui nolunt occidere quenquam, Posse volunt. Lat. JUVENAL. " Even those who do not wish to kill a man, are willing to have the power of doing it." Etre pauvre sans etre libre, c'est le pire ftat out l'homrne putisse tomber. Fr. RovsSEAU.-." To be poor without being free, is the worst state into which man can fall." * Etre sutr un grand pied dans le monde. Fr. Prov. " To be on a great foot (or footing) in the world." -This proverb originated at the time when a man's rank was known by the size of his shoes. Those of a prince measured two feet and a half-a plain cit was allowed only twelve inches. Et.ic de similibus. Lat. —" And so of the like."What is said of this will apply to every thing similar. Ets? non prosunt singula, juncta juvant. Lat. — Although, taken individually, their eftect is tri flings when combined, it is powerful." EV —EX IE variis sumendum est optimum. Lat. Cic. —" We should select the best from various sources." Ex. Lat. —" Out." —Ex-minister, a minister out of office. Ex abzundanti cautela. Lat. —-'" From excessive caution. " Ex abusu non arguitur ad usum. Lat. Law Max. — "6 No argument can be drawn from the abuse of a thing against its use. "-If a principle or practice be perverted from its right meaning or end, no solid argument against either can be drawn from such perversion. We have heard of debtors made the victims of personal spleen by their creditors; but it would not be fair to argue, on this ground alone, against the practice of imprisonment for debt. Ex animo. Lat.-" "From the fullest conviction of the mind"-with the whole intention. Ex cathedra. Lat.-" From the chair." —An ordinance, ex cathedrd, pronounced from high authority. Excelsior. Lat.-' More elevated." —Motto of the state of NEW YORK. Exceptioprobat regulanz. Lat. Law Maxim.-" The exception proves the existence of the rule." Excerpta. Lat. —'" Extracts. "-Abridged notices taken from a work. Excessus in jure reprobatur. Lat. Law Maxim. — " All excess is condemned by the law."-Whatever the law ordains must be within tne rules of reason. Thus the law awards liberal, but't by no means, allows excessive danmages. Excilari non hebescere. Lat. -" To be spirited, not inactive. " Ex concesso. Lat.-" From what has been granted." -Arguments, ex concesso, from admissions made by an adversary. Ex confesso. Lat. —" Confessedly."'.Ex curisd Lat. —" Out of court." Excutsatio non petita fit accusatio manifesta. Lat. EX-EX 73 -c" An exculpation which is not called for, betrays the guilt of him who makes it." Ex debitojustitie. Lat.-"' From what is due to justice." Ex delicto. Lat. —" From the crime." Exeat auld qui vult esse pius. Lat. LUCRET. —" Let him, who will be good, retire from the court."The satirists of very early days have noticed courts as hot-beds of immorality. Exegi monumentum were perennzius. Lat. HOR. —" I have erected a monument more lasting than brass.'" -This phrase is justly applied by the poet to his own works. It is now generally used in an ironical sense. Exempli gratia. Lat. —"As an example,-for instance. "' Usually abbreviated, sex. gr. Exemplo plus quam ratione vivimus. Lat.-" We live more by example than by reason." —Most men act rather upon the precedents set by others, in like cases, than on their individual judgment. Exemnplo quodcunque malo committitur, ipsi Displicit auctor:i Lat. JUVENAL. "' Whatever is committed from a bad example, is displeasing even to its author." We hate those faults in others, of which we have ourselves set the example. Exfacto jus oritur. Lat. Law Maxim.-" The law arises out of the fact." Until the fact be settled, the law can not apply. Exigui ngumnero, sed bello vivida virtus. Lat. VIRG. -" Small in number, but of tried and war-proof valour. "-A quotation not seldom resorted to, for the purpose of encouraging the lesser to resist the greater force. Ex mero motu. ITLat. —" From a mere motion."From a man's own free will, without suggestion or constraint. Ex necessitate erei. Lat.-" From the necessity ot tne case."-" Arising from the urgency of circumstances. ~ G 74 EX- EX Ean ahilo nihzlfit. LEat. -6' Nothing can come of nothing." —-No beneficial result can be expected where the basis is unsolid. Ex officio. Lat. —"By virtue of his office.'"-As a matter of duty. Ex parte. Lat. —" On one side.'-Ex parte wvidence, is that testimony, which, as before a grand jury, is delivered in only on the side of the prosecution. Ex pede Hercdlem. Lat.-Judge of the size of the statue of" Hercules from that of the foot."-ZDecide upon the whole from' the specimen which is furnished. Experimentum crucis. Lat. —' The experiment of the cross." —A bold and decisive experiment. Experinmentumn in corpore vili. Lat. —"An experi ment made upon a thing of no value." Experto crede. Lat. VIRG. —"' Believe one who has experience to justify his opinion."' Expertus metuit. Lat. HORACE.-_ C The man who has experience dreads it."-The original application was to the friendship of the great. The phrase however is often and variously applied. Explorant adversa viros. Lat.-" Adversity tries men., Ex post facto. at.-A law made to punish an act previously committed and which was innocent at the time of its commission; or, raising the grade of an offence, making it greater than it was when committed; or changing the punishment after the commission of the offence, making it more severe than it was when committed; or, finally, altering the rules of evidence so as to allow different, or less evidence to convict the offender than swas required when the offence was committed. Such a law is termed ex post facto, and is expressly prohibited by the constitution of the United States.-This prohibition, however, applies only to criminal or penal cases, and does not extend to civil cases. Fpxiressio unirts est exctlsio at/eriut. Lat. Law Max EX- EX —'" The naming of one man is the exclusion of the other." Expressum facit cessare tacituni. Lat. Law Max - " A matter expressed causes that to cease which, otherwise, by intendment of law, would have been implied.' —An express covenant qualifies the generality of the law, and restrains it from going further than is warranted by the agreement of the parties. Ex principiis nascit/r probabilitas; vex factis vero veritas. Lat. —" From principles is derived probability; but truth (or certainty) is obtained only from facts." Ex quovis ligno non fit MZercurius. Lat. Prov, —" A -Mercury is not to be carved out of every wood." — This corresponds with the homely proverb. —" You can not make a silk purse, &c." Ex teripore. Lat.-" Out of hand-without delay, or.premeditatio n." Exttnctus amahbitur item. Lat. HOR. —- The same man when dead shall be beloved. "-Envy pursues the living. No man can expect to share the honours which are due to merit, until after his decease. Extra flcammantila mxntia miundi. Lat. —'" Beyond the flaming boundaries of the world.'"-A strong hyperbolic effusion. Extremis malis extrema remedia. Lat. -" To desperate evils, desperate remedies" must be applied. Ex uno disce omnes. Lat. —" From one you may learn all. —From this specimen you may judge of the remainder. Ex vi,',rnini. Lat. —' By the meaning, or force ot the expression." Ex vitio alterius, sapiens emendat satum Lat. P. SYRus.' From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his ow'.D 76 FA --— F F Faber suea fortune. Lat. —" The framer of hlls own fortune." Faceticarztm apudprwepotentes in lonz-um memorza est. Lat. TACITUS.-"' The powerful hold, in (leep remembrance, an ill-timed pleasantry. "'-It is dangerous to sport with the feelings of the great. Facies non oznibus utna, Non diversa tamen, qualem decet esse sororumn. Lat. OVID. "c The face was not the same with all. It was not however materially different: the resemblance was such as should appear between sisters."-These lines, which were originally used to express a family-likeness, are now employed to mark those political circumstances, which from their similitude bespeak the same political parent. Facile est invenlis addere. Lat.-" It is easy to add to, (or make improvements upon) things al eady invented. " Facile evenit quod diis cordi esset. Lat. LivY. " Those events which are pleasing to the gods, are readily and certainly produced." Facils otanes, cu?n valemus, recta consilia /Egrotis damus. Tu, si hic sis, cliter sentfas. Lat. rERENC E.' VWe can all, when we are well, give good counsel to the sick. WTere you in my place, you would feel otherwise."-We think and feel for others, differently from what we should do for ourselves, were we in a similar situation. FacilM princess. Lat. —" The admitted chief." —The first man, without dispute. Facilis descensus Lverni: [azras, Sed revocare gradum, superasque evedere ad Hoc opus, hic labor est. Lat. VIRGIL. "C The descent into hell is easy, but to recall your steps, and reascend to the upper skies, forms the difficulty and the labour. "-The poet speaks of the descent of.Eneas into the infernal regions. In its FA - FA -77 general application, it means that it is much easier for a man to get into, than to extricate himself from, any difficulty, or danger. Facilius crescit quam inchoatutr dignitas. Lat. LAB -" It is more easy to obtain an accession of dignity, than to acquire it in the first instance." FacinuEs quaos inqtuinat, wquat. Lat. LUCAN. "' Those whom guilt stains, it makes equals. "-The expression is nervous and happy. Nothing can be so great a leveller as the mutual consciousness of criminality. Facit indignatio versus. Lat.-' The verses flow from indignation." —lMy strong feelings impel me to write. Facon de parler. Fr. —' A manner of speaking. " — C'est ma facon de parler. -"It is the mode in which 1 choose to express myself.'" Fac simile. Lit.-" Do the like."- A close imitation. -An engraved resemblance of a man's hand-writing, &c. Fax populi. Lat.-'- The dregs of the people. "-Contemptuously applied to the lower classes. Faire l'homme d'importance. Fr.- 6 To assume a consequence." Faire sans dire. Fr. -" To act without ostentation." Facire mzon devoir. Fr. —" To do my duty." Pacllacia alia aliam trtdit. Lat. TERENCE. -" One imposture or fallacy produces another." —Any one falsehood or deceit is naturally the parent of many others. Fallentis semita viti. Lat. HORACE.-' The deceitful path of life." Fallit enim vitiumr, specie virtuztis et umbra. Lat. JUVENAL. "' Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue." azllztur egregio quisquis sub principe credat Servitium. Nunquam libertas gratior extatt Quam sub rege pio. Lat CLAUDIAN. "' That man is deceived who thinks it slavery to 78 FA FA live under an excellent prince.-Never did liberty appear in a more gracious form, than under a pious king."-This once was poetic incense offered to an emperor. It is now quoted as an axiom by the advocates for absolute monarchy. Fulsus honor juvat, et mendax infamia terret Qu(em, nisi mendosum et nzendacemz? Lat. HoR. "False honour aids, and calumny deters, none but the vicious and the liar." —The man of spirit and integrity, will equally despise the encomium and the aspersion which are founded upon falsehood. Falsus in utno, falsus in omnibus. Lat.-" He who is false in one particular, will be so in all." —This is a maxim which, though sometimes true, can not be of general application. Fame damna mtora, quam qztz estinzcri possin1. Lat. Livy. —"' An injury (lone to character is so great, that it can not possibly be estimated." Fari qum sentiat. Lat. —" To speak what he thinks." Fas est et ab hoste doceri. Lat.- " It is fair to derive instruction even from an enemy."-He, who notices the mistakes of a foe, gains from thence a lesson of advantage. Fastidientis est stomcachi m.etlta degtstlare. Lat. SENECA.-" It proves a squeamish stomnach to taste of many things. "-A weals appetite, taken in any sense, is only to be allured by variety. Fata obstant Lat. —" The fates oppose it." —It is in the destiny of things that the matters should be otherwise settled. Fata viam invenient. Lat. —" The fates will find their way. "-It is in vain to oppose our destiny. Fata volentem ducunt, nolentem trahunt. Lat. HoRAcE.-" The fates lead the willing, and drag the unwilling." Fateltur facinus is qui judicium fiugit. Lat. Law Maxim. —" He confesses his crime who flies froin judgment."-His flight is a tacit admission of his guilt. FA -FE 79 Facux pas. Fr. -" A false step. "-A mistake, a devla tion from rectitude. Favete linguis. Lat. —" Favour by your tongues."Give attention whilst the business proceeds. A solemn admonition repeatedly given whilst the su. perstitious rites of the Romans were in the act of being performed. Fax mentis incendium glorim. Lat.-" The torch of the mind is the flame of glory." Felices ter et amplilts Quos irrupta tenet copula; nec malis Divulsuts queriz'oniis, Suiprem(d citinis solvet amor die. Lat. HOR. " Happy and thrice happy are those, who enjoy an uninterrupted union, and whose love, unbroken by any sour complaints, shall continue till death."'There is no happiness on earth exceeding that of a reciprocal satisfaction in a conjugal state. Felicitas multos habet amicos. Lat.-" Happiness has many friends. "'-All men court the intercourse of the prosperous. Felicitas nutrix est iracundize Lat. Prov. —" Prosperity is the nurse of anger." —It leads men to indulge their passions and forget themselves. Felix quem faciulnt aliena pericula cazttztn. Lat. — "' Happy are they who can learn prudence from the dangers of others." Felix qui nihil debet. Lat. -" Happy is the man who owes nothing." Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas. Lat. VIRG. — " Happy is the man who is skilled in tracing effects up to their causes. Felo de se. Law Term.-" A felon of himself."-A person of sound mind who voluntarily puts an end to his existence. Femme converte. Fr. " A married woman." Femne sole. Fr. -"A spinster-woman unmarried."' Fer}, naturw. Lat. —" Of a rwild nature."-This phrase is generally used to describe those animals, which being of a wild and savage nature, are the common FE- F property of all. Tame animals, on the other hand, which are the absolute property of man, are -,alled Mactnsueta, from manui assueta, " accustomed to the hand," or, domitwe naturw, "of a tamed and subdued nature." Ferme ornkie. Fr.-" A decorated farm. "-A farm in which, though ornament be introduced, its useful purposes are not overlooked. Fertilior seges est alienis senmper in agris, Vicinumqte pecus grandius uber habet. Lat. OVID. "The crop is always greater in thelands of another, and the cattle of our neighbour are deemed more productive than our own."-Such is the envious nature of man. Fervet ollaz, vivit amicitia. Lat. Prov. —" While the pot boils, friendship lasts." Festina lente. Lat. AUGUSTUS CmESAR.-" Hasten slowly. "-Do not let impetuosity betray you into imprudence. Festinare nocet, nocet et cunctatio sawpe: Tempore quzaque suo qui facit, ille sapit. Lat. OVID. " It is injurious to be precipitate, and delay is also frequently injurious. That man is wise, who does every thing in its proper time." Festinatio tarda est. Lat.-" Haste is slow."-Precipitancy seldom attains its object. Fete charmpgere. Fr.-" A rural feast. "-An entertainment, with rustic sports, given in the open air. Fiat. Lat.-" Let it be done."-A word used to signify a peremptory and decisive order. Fiat' jstitia, ruaat ccelum. Lat.-" Let justice be (lone, though the heavens shall fall."-Though ruin should ensue, let justice take its course. [ iat lux. Lat.-" Let there be light." Ficta voluptatis causd sint proxima veris. Lat, HORACE. " Let the feigned sources of pleasure be as near as possible to truth."-This is a judicious advice to FIl-FI 8l poets. In indulging the imagination, let not the departure be too great from probability. Fide et amore. Lat.-" By faith and love." Fide etforlitudine. Lat. —" By fa;th and fortitude" Fide etfiducidc. Lat. —" By faith and courage." Fidei coticula crux. Lat. -" The cross is the touch. stone of faith." Fideli certa merces. Lat.- C The faithful are certain of their reward." Fidelis ad urnam. Lat.-" Faithful to the ashes." Fideliter. Lat.-" Faithfully." Fides probata coronat. Latin.-" Approved faith crowns. "2 Fides sit penes auctorem. Lat. —. Let the faith be with the author."-A phrase often used, when a writer citing a supposed fact, chooses to cast the responsbility on the person who had previously given it to the public. Fidus et audax. Lat.-" Faithful and intrepid." Fierifacias. Law Lat. —" Cause it to be done."-A judicial writ addressed to the sheriff, empowering him to levy the amount of a debt, or damages recovere(d. Filius nullius, or, Filius populi. Lat. -" The son of nobody." —A bastard, so called. because, by common law, he can not have an inheritance. Fille de chambre. Fr.- " A chambernmaid." Fille de joie. Fr.-" A daughter if pleasure'." -A prostitute. Finern imponere curis. Lat. VIRG. —" To put r, end to one's troubles." Finem respice. Lat. —" Look to the end." Finis coronat opus. Lat. —" Tho end crowns tne work. "-It is impossible to deeide cn the merits of an affair, until it is completely terminated. Fit fJtbricando faber. Lat. —" A mehebalui become.s skilful by labouring in his calling."-Practice, alone in any profession makes a man master of hls busi ness. hb FL Fa( Fl,grante bello. Lat. -" Whilst the war is raging."During hostilities. Flhigranti delicto. Lat. -" In the commission of the crime. "-A person apprehended in flagranti delicto, with full evidence of his guilt. Flebile ludibrium. Lat. —' A sad mockery."-A derision, to be lamented, of something highly just and respectable. Flebit, et insignis totd cantabitur urbe. Lat. HOR."He shall regret it, and become the sad burden of some merry song." —Spoken of any one who shall provoke the indignation of the poet. Flhchp. Fr. Mil. Term.-" An arrow."-A small fort open to your army, but with a ditch and breastwork towards the enemy. It is so called from its resemblance to that weapon. Flectere si nequeo superos, yche'ronta nzovebo. Lat. YIRG. "If I can not influence the gods, I will move all hell." —Acheron, a river of the infernal regions, in the Pagan mythology, is here put figuratively for the whole.-1" If I can not succeed by fair means, I will attempt it by foul." Flecti non frangi. Lat. —" To bend not to break." Floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia limant. Lat. LUCRET. "' As bees taste of every thing in flowery lawns." They collect the most precious juice of every flower.-The motto is generally chosen by selectors, who eith r cull, or affect to cull, the beauties of many authors. Foltsam. See. retsam. lteceunda culpez scula, znuptias Primitn inquin(dvere, et genus, et domos. Lat. HORACE. "This age, fertile of guilt, has first polluted the rnarl ag; bed, and with it our houses and our race. " Fctcndi calices quem non fecere disertum? I at. HOR. —" Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent.'" FCE —FO i3 Pk'edum crimen servitulis. Lat.-'6 The foul crime of servitude,'-or," of servility." Fcenuzm ha bet in cornu. Lat. Prov. -' He carries hay upon his horn.'"-It was the custom of the ancie its to put a wisp of hay about the horns of a mad bull. He bears evident signs of madness. Formidabilior cervorum exercitus, dauce leone, quam leonum, cervo. Lat. Prov.-" An army of stags is more to be feared under the command of a lion, than an army of lions led by a stag." Formosa ficies muuta commendatio est. Lat. LAB." A pleasing countenance is a silent recommendation." Forsan et hac olim memrninissejutvabit: Durate, et rebus vosmet servate secundis. Lat. VIRGIL. "' Perhaps the remembrance of these events may prove a source of future pbeasure. Endure them, therefore, and reserve yourselves for more prosperous circumstances." Forsan zi.seros meliora sequentur. Lat. VIRG. "' Perhaps a better fate awaits the afflicted. "-A topic of consolation similar to the preceding. Fort. Fr.-" Chief excellence."-Tl'hat quality, or that department of his profession, in which any one excels. Fortem posce animum. Lat. —" Wish for a strong mind." Fortes creantur fortibus. Lat. HOR -" The brave are descendants of the brave." Forte scutum salus ducutm. Lat.-" A strong shield is the safety of commanders." Fortes fortuna juvat. Lat.-' Fortune assists the bold."-Vigorous enterprise is commonly success ful. Forti et fideli nil difficile. Lat. -" Nothing is difficult to the brave and faithful." Fortior et potentior est dispositio lesis quam hom?.a nis. Lat. Law Maxim.-" The disposition of the law is of greater force and potency than the dispo. 84 FO FO sition- of man."-Thus a man, having granted a lease for years, can not overthrow this grant by any surrender of his interest. Fortis cadere, cedere non potest. Lat. —" The brave man may fall, but can not yield." Fortis sub forte fatiscet. Lat.-" A brave man will yield to a braver man." Fortiter et recte. Lat.-" Courageously and honourably." Fortiter in re. Lat.-" Firm in acting." Fortiter geret cruce7n. Lat. — He will bravely support the cross." Fortitudine et prudentia. Lat.-"-By fortitude and prudence." Fortuna non mutat genits. Lat. HOR. —" ealth can not change your origin."'.ortz2nz cwtera mando. Lat.-" 1 commit the rest to fortune."-I have made the wisest arrangements in my power, but I still know that 1 am not beyond the reach of accident. Fortunf Jiitts. Lat. Hon. -' A son of fortune."A person highly favoured by that blind deity. Fortune majoris honos, erectors et acer. Lat. CLAUD. -"A mlan who reflects honour on his distinguished situation: of an erect and bold spirit." Fortuna multis dat nimium, nulli satis. Lat. MART. -" Fortune gives too much to many, but to none enough." Fortruna, ninzium quem fbvet, sltultum facit. Lat. Prov. —' Fortune, when she caresses a man too much, makes him a fool." Fortuna opes azferre, non animurm potest. Lat. SENECA. -" Fortune can take away riches, but can not deprive of courage." Fo} tuna sequatur. Lat. —" Let fortune follow." PF t~una vitrea est, turn cum splendet frangitur. Lat. SYRUS.- "Fortune is made of glass, awhen she shines she is broken."-She has all its splen dour and all its brittleness. FO FU 85 Foy poulr devoir. Fr.-" Faith for duty." Fol en toaut. Fr. —- Faith in every thing." P Cgili quwerens illidereadentem, Offiendet solido. Lat. HORACE. " He (my adversary) in seeking to fasten on a weak part, shall find a firm resistance.' —lf his malice be directed towards me, he shall meet with an unlooked for and plenary punishment.. Fraises. Fr.-Pointed stakds used in fortification. Frangas non flectas. Lat.-4' You may break, but not bend me." Fi-aus est celarefraudem. Lat. Law Max. —' It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. " —On such a concealment devolves a share in the guilt. Fraudare eos qui sciunt et consentiunt, nemo videtur. Lat. Law Maxim.-4-A fraud committed upon those who are aware of it and consent to it, is not deemed a fraud." Fronti nulla fides. Lat. -" There Is no trusting to the countenance."-We can not judge by appearances. Fruges consumere nati. Lat.-(" Men who are only born to devour provisions. "-The worthless who live and die without having rendered a service to society. Fruiturfama. Lat. TAC.-" He enjoys his renown." -He lives to witness the glorious results of his labours.-To no one perhaps has this ever happened in a more eminent degree, than to the great and virtuous Lafatyette. Frustra fit perpiura, quodfieripotest perpauciora Lat.-" That is idly done by many, which may be done by a few."-This maxim, though it may be, variously applied, is generally used to enforce the position-that it is better to proceed by negotiation than warfare. Frustra laborat, qui omlnibus placere studet. Lat. Prov. —" He labours vainly, who endeavours to please every person. "-Exemplified -in the popu lar fable of the old man, his son, and the ass. Fugawmfecit. Lat. Law Phrase. " He has taken tc H 86 FU — - FU flight."-Used, when it is found by inquisition, that a person has fled for felony, &c. Fulge nmagna: licet s7ub paupere tecto, Reges, et regum vila prwecurrere amicos. Lat. HORACE " Avoid greatness; in a cottage there may he found more real happiness, than kings or their favourites enjoy in palaces." Fugiendo, in media szpeeruitur fata. Lat. LIvY." By flying, men often meet the very fate which they wish to avoid." Fugit hora. Lat. —" The time passes over." Fulgit irreparibile tempus. Lat.-"'Time flies, and can not be recalled." Fuimus. Lat.-" We have been." Fuit Ilium. Lat. VIRGo. —" Troy has been."-That which was the object of contention exists no more. Fulcrum. Lat. —"'Prop or support-the point on which a lever turns." Functus officio. Lat. —" Discharged of duty. " —He is functus officio-his official power no longer exists. Fungar inani munere. Lat. VIRGIL —-" I shall discharge an unavailing duty."-This is a common prefix to an elegy on a deceased friend. Fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere que ferrum valet, exsors ipsa secaldi. " I shall perform the office of a whetstone, which can make other things sharp, though it is itself incapable of cutting." Furiosus furore suo punihtr. Lat. Law Max. —" A madman or lunatic is punished by his own madness."-lf a madman kill any person, he shall not suffer for the act, because being deprived of memory and understanding by the hand of God, he is regarded as having broken the mere words of the law, but not the law itself. Furor. Lat. — "A rage." — Furor loquendi, an eagerness for speaking-Furor scribendi an itch for writing. —Vide Caco~thes. FU —-GE ~8 Futror armna ministrat. Lat. VIRG -" Their rage supplies them with weapons. Furor Jit iesa sxWpius patientia. Lat. Prov. —'" Patience when too often outraged is converted into madness. " —There is a certain degree of irritation which.is beyond all endurance. Fuyez les dangers du loisir. Fr. —" Avoid the dangers of idleness." Fuyez les procs sur toutes choses: la conscience s'y intereuse, la sante s'y alt~re, les biens s'y dissipeLt. Fr. LA BRUYERE.-" Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they influence your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property; G GaiWtt de cceur. Fr.-" Gaiety of heart."-Sportivre ness. High animal spirits. Garde fou. Fr. —" Fool-preserver."-Parapet of a bridge. Gardcz la foi. Fr.-" Guard the faith." Gardez lafoy. Fr.-" Keep the faith." Garrit aniles cx re fabellos. Lat. HOR. — " He tells an old wife's tale rather pertinently. "-This is sometimes addressed to one who is possessed of more anecdote than argument. Gaudetque viarm fecisse ruina. Lat. LUCAN. —" He rejoices to have made lhis way by ruin." —This is the character given by the poet to Casar. It will equally suit any other ambitious despot, who, in the pursuit of his object, is regardless of the havoc which he may occasion among the human race. Gaudet tentamine virtus. Lat.-" Virtue rejoices;o temptation." Gaulois. Fr.- " Old French." Gelns d'armres. Fr. —" Guards." Grens de conditzon. Fr. —" People of rank. Gens d'tglise. Fr.-" Churchmen.' Gens te guerre. Fr. Military men." 88 GE GF Gens de peu. Fr. —" The mean.i sort of people." Genus ignavum, qzuod tecto gaudet et umbra. Lat. Juv. —" A lazy race, who love the holse and the shade." Genuls irritabile vaturn. Lat. -" The irritable tribe of Poets. "-Proverbially used, in consequence of the acrimony which generally enters into any contest between writers of this class. An English poet has described, in terms still miore forcible, "The jealous, waspish, wrong-head, rhyming race." Gibier de potence. Fr.-" Game for the gallows."Anglice, Newgate birds. Gladiator in arena consiliuzm capit. Lat. —" The gladiator takes counsel on the stage where he is to fight." —The man asks for that advice in the very hour of danger, which he should previously, and in a cooler mnoment have solicited. Gloria virtutis umbra. Lat. —" Glory is the shadow (or the companion) of virtue. " rIvo& cEsrvov. Gnothi seauton. Gr. —" Know thyself." -The saving of SOLON, one of the seven wise men of Greece. A precept at once the most necessary, and difficult to be obeyed. Gobe-mouche. Fr. -" A fly-catcher."-One who eagerly listens to every idle report. Gorge. Fr. Mil. Term.-" A strait or narrow pass." Goltte a gouatte. Fr.-" Drop by drop." Grxeculus esuriens ad cetlum, si jusseris, ibit. Lat. Juv. —" A poor hungry Greek, if you order him, will even go to heaven."-That is, will attempt a thing the most difficult.-This was the reproach of Imperial Rome to the natives of the Greek provinces who resorted to that metropolis. (gram. loquitulr, Dia. vera docet, Rhe. verba colorat, &Mu. canit, aJr. numerat, Geo. ponderat,.s. docet astra. Lat. —'" This is a definition given by the schoolmen in verse, to assist the memory, of what are called, the seven liberal sciences. — " Grammar speaks, Dialectics teach the truth, iRhetoric gives colouring to our speech, Gnuesic GR —GU 89 sings, Jlrithmetic numbers, Geometry weighs, and.dstronomny teaches the knowledge of the stars." Grammatici certant, et adhuc sub judice lis est. Lat. HoR. —" Grammarians dispute, and the controversy still remains undecided." Grata superveniet, quaE non sperabitur. hora. Lat. - " The hour of happiness shall come, more gratifying when it is not expected." —This is a general topic of consolation to the unfortunate. Gratior ac pulchro veniens in corpore virtus. Lat. VIRGIT,. "' Even virtue is more fair, when it appears in a beautiful person."-Beauty lends a grace even to intrinsic worth. Gratis. Lat. —" For nothing." —Free of cost. Gratis anhelans, multa agendo nil agens. Lat. PH.MDRUS.-" Panting without a cause, and in affecting to do much, really doing nothing. " —The description of a busy, pompous blockhead. Gratis dictum. Lat.-" Said for nothing." —Spoken of a transitory observation which makes nothing to the argument. Grave virus munditias pepulit. Lat. HOnRACE. " The virulence of the poison has destroyed all that was sound and healthy."-This phrase is often used to mark some spreading cancer in the political world. Graviora manent. Lat.-" Greater afflictions awalt Us." Graviora qumdam sunt remedia peric ulis. Lat. Prov -" Some remedies are worse than the disease." Gravis ira regum semper. Lat. SEN. —" The anger of kings is always severe."-Those who possess unlimited power are vindictive from habit. GrossiPrete. Fr. -" Grossness. "-Rudeness in conver sation. Guerre a mort. Fr. —" War till death.:" Guerre a outrance. Ftr.-" War to the uttermost."Or, a war of extermination. Guti a cavat lapidem, non vi, sed szpe cadendo. IEt H2 90 HA -HA Prov. —" The drop hollows the stone, not by its force, but by the frequency of its falling. "-An allusion to the power of perseverance. H Uabeas corpuls. Law Lat.-" You may have the body." This is the great writ of personal liberty. It lies where a person being indicted and imprisoned, has offered sufficient bail, which has been refused, though the case be bailable; in this case he may have an habeas corpus out of the proper court, in order to remove himself thither, and to answer the cause at the bar of that court. Iabeas corpus adprosequendum. Law Lat.-" You may have the body in order to prosecute."-A writ for the removal of a person for the purpose of prosecution and trial in the proper county. Tiabeas corpus ad respondendum. Law Lat. — "You may have the body to answer. "-A writ to remove a person confined in any other prison, to answer to an action in the court. U1abeas corpus ad satisfaciendum. Law Lat.-" You may have the body to satisfy."-A writ which lies against a person in prison, &c. to charge him in execution. HEabemus confitentem reum. Lat. Cic.-" We have before us a criminal who confesses his guilt. " -labemus luxuriam atque avaritiam, public6 egestatem, privatim opulentiam. Lat. SALLUST.-' nWe have luxury and avarice, public debt and private opulence. "-This is the description of Rome. put by the historian in the mouth of CATO. Haberefacias possessiowem. Lat. Law Term. -' You shall cause to take possession."-This is a writ which lies where a man has recovered a term for years in an action of ejectment, and it is directed to the sheriff, in order to put the plaintiff' into possession. MTihere facias visurn. Law Lat. —" You shall cause a -view to he taken."-This is a writ which lies in HA —— H 91 several cases as in Dower, Formedon, &c. where a view is to be taken of the lands or tenements in question. [fabet aliquid ex iniquo omne magnum exemplunm, quod contra singulos, utilitate publicd rependitur. Lat. TACITUS —-" Every example of punish. ment has in it some tincture of injustice, but the sufferings of individuals are compensated by the promotion of the public good." Jzc generi incrementa fides. Lat.-" This faith wvill furnish new increase to our race."-Thisfaith wvill be of service to our descendants. Hwc olim meminisse juvabit. Lat. VIRG.-" It will be pleasing to recollect these things hereafter."There is a melancholy pleasure in the recollection of past misfortunes. Hsc placuit semel; hwc decies repetita placebit. Lat. HORACE. " That pleased once; this will afford pleasure if ten times repeated." ]ic stucdia adolescentiam alunt, selectutern oblectant, secundas res ornant, adversis solatiutm el perfitgiusn prwbent, delectant dormi, non inpediunt Jbris, pernoctant nobiscum, peregrinantur, rusticantur. Lat. CICERo.-" These (literary) studies are the food of youth, and the consolation of age; they adorn prosperity, and are the comfort and refuge of adversity; they are pleasant at home, and no incumbrance abroad: they accompany us at night, in our travels, and in our rural retreats. " HM1 nugaw in seria ducent mala. Lat. —' These trifles will lead into serious mischief." —That which is considered as mere sport may have a ruinous tendency. HItredis fietus sub persona risus est. Lat. Prov. -'"The weeping of an heir is laughter under a nask. "-He affects to mourn in order to conceal his secret joy." Hwlresjure representationis. Lat.-" An heir by the right of representation."-This is spoken of o .92 HTE I-HA grandson, who shall inherit from his grandfather, because in such case he represents and stands in place of his father. lJ[~res legitirmus est quem nuptix demnonstrant. Lat. Law Max. —" He is the lawful heir, whom marriage points out to be such."-A child born within wedlock, be it ever so soon after, is in law legitimate, and heir to the husband of its mother. Hzret lateri lethatlis arundo. Lat. VIRGIL.- " The deadly arrow still sticks in his side."-Applied to persons continually pursued by their passions or remorses. Hia tibi erunt artes. Lat. VIRG. -" These shall be thy arts."-These are the pursuits to which you should direct your attention. UNe tibi erzunt artes; pacisque importere mworem, Parcere subjeclis et debellare superbos. Lat. VIRGIL. " These shall be thy arts; to impose the conditions of peace, to spare the lowly, and pull down the proud."-This is the character of a beneficent conqueror. kanc veniampetimnus damusque vicissim. Lat. HOR. " We give this privilege and receive it in return." Halo. Fr. —" Hue and cry." Jaudfacile emergunt, quorum virlutibus.obstat Res augusta dorni. Lat. JUVENAL. " Those rise with difficulty, whose virtues or talents are encumbered or depressed by poverty. Halud ignara mali, miseris succurere disco. Lat. VIRG.-" Having experienced misfortune myself, I have learned to sympathize with the wretched." liaud inscia ac non incauta fituri. Lat. VIRGIL." Neither ignorant nor careless with respect to the future."-A motto not unfairly taken by a person informed on the subject in controversy, and who has well weighed its consequences. Iluudpassibus wquis. Lat. VIRG.-" Not with equal steps."-This, which was used literally by the poet to mark the unequal paces w ith which -.7neas and HA --— HI 93 his infant son Iu.lus issued from burning Troy, is now metaphorically applied to two men who pursue the same objects, but with powers of attain ment altogether different. Hauteutr. Fr. —" Height."-Metaphorically used, "' Haughtiness." FHaut go[tt. Fr.-"High flavour." —As in venison, &c. long kept. By the vulgar it is used to denote a near approach to putrescency. lelluo librorum. Lat. Cic.-" A literary gluttona great reader." Hieu! me miserum! Lat. —" Ah! miserable man that 1 am!" Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vtutu! Lat. OvD. — "Alas! how difficult it is to prevent the countenance from betraying guilt." lieu quam difficilis gloris cuslodia est! Lat SYR-Us, -" How difficult, alas! is the custody of glory!' How much more easy is it in many cases, to attain than preserve a high reputation!'Evpvxc. Gr. Hureka.-" 1 have found it."-This was the exclamation of AIrchimedes, the Syracusan, when on immersing his body in the bath, he discovered the means of ascertaining the purity of the golden crown made for Hiero, from the space whrch it would occupy in water.-It is now used mostly in ridicule, to mark an affected importance annexed to an insignificant discovery. Heu! totum tridutum. Lat. TERENCE. — " What! three whole days. "-Can you be absent from your mistress for such a term? —A satire on the impatience of lovers. Hiatus maxime (or valde) defjendus. Lat. —" A chasm (or deficiency) very much to be lamented. " This phrase is often to be found in the editions ot the ancient classics, to mark some loss sustained through the ravages of time. It is now sometimes used in ridicule, to mark some passage omitted through design. Hic est aut nusquam, quod quemrmus. Lat. -" Wha 94, HI - HI we seek is either here or nowhere. "-In our search after happiness, we miss the good which is imme. diately before us, and direct our inquiries to that which either does not exist, or is unattainable. lic et utbique. Lat.-"- Here and there and every where. "' —Used to mark a perpetual change of place. HicfinisJhfndi. Lat.-" Here was an end to the discourse," —or, here let the conversation terminate. Hic jacet. Lat.-" Here lies"-the initial words of Latin epitaphs. Hic mvrus ahen.eus esto, Nil conscire sibi, nulla pallescere culpa. Lat. HORACE. " Let this be thy brazen wall of defence, to be conscious of no guilt, and not to turn pale on any charge.y" —The consciousness of innocence forms our best security. [tic ni er est; hunc tiu, Romane, caveto. Lat. HonR. " That man is of a black character; do you, Roman, beware of him."-The woId " black," was used by the Latins to mark every thing which they deemed either wicked or unfortunate. [tic palet ingeniis campus: certusque merenti Stat favor: ornatur propriis indu.stria donis. Lat. CLAUDIAN. 4 Here is a field open for talent; —here merit wil' have certain favour-and industry its due reward." -Such a field but rarely presents itself. The quotation often presents itself to projectors whose hopes are bolder than their expectations. Ieic vivimius ambitiosd Paupertate omnes. Lat. JUVENAL. "s We all live here in a state of ostentatious poverty." —With most men it is the business of their life to. conceal their wants. isou 7ctxpa. Hiera picra. Gr.-"4 The sacred bitter."A medicine well known. Hli motus animorum, algue hsec certamina tanta. Lat. VIRG. H1 -— HO 95 " These movements of the soul, and these violent contests." IEnlc illae lachrymre. Lat.-" From hence proceed thcse tears. "-This is the secret or remote cause of the discontents which have been expressed. Hinc subitme mortes, atque intestala senectus. Lat..JUVENAL.-"' Hence proceeds the number of sudden deaths, and of old men dying without a -will." The poet is speaking of luxury, which abridges the life of man, and most frequently takes off the hoary epicure by surprise. His nune praemium est, qui recta prava faciunt. Lat. TERENCE.' Now, those are rewarded who make a right conduct appear in a wrong point of view."' His saltem acumulem donis, etfunimgar inani munere. Lat. VIRGIL.-" i may at least bestow upon him these last offerings, and perform a vain and unavailing duty." [foc age. Lat.-" Do, or mind this."-Attend without. distraction to the object immediately before you. loce erat in votis. Lat. HORACE. — " This was in my wishes."-This was the chief or immediate object of my desire. lIoe est vivere bis, Vita posse priorefrui. Lat. MARTIAL. "It is to live twice when you can enjoy the recol lection of your former life." HUocfonte derivata clades, In patriam, populumque fluxit. Lat. HOR "From this source has the destruction flowed which has overwhelmed the country and the peo. ple." llodie mihi, eras tibi. Lat. —" To day to me, to-mor row it belongs to you."-A phrase very happily descriptive of the vicissitude of human affairs. Heomine imperito nunquam quidquid inzjustius, Qui, nisi quod ipsecfacit, nil rectum putat. Lat. rEREN:CE. " Nothing can be more unjust than the ignorant man, who thinks that nothing can be done rightly 96 HO —HO or perfectly, but that which is executed by him self." Uominem pagina. nostra sapit. Lat. MARTIAL. "Our page relates to man. "-Our themes are, drawn from observation, and are intended for the practical use of mankind. om2nine replagiendo. Law Lat. — The name of a writ for replevyinga person illegally detained by another. -lomnzines ad Deos null2 re propius accedunt, quam salutem hominibus dando. Lat. Cc.- " Men in no particular approach so nearly to the gods, as by giving health (or safety) to their fellow men." [Jomines amplius oculis quam auribus credu.nt. Lat. SENECA.-" Men trust rather to their eyes than their ears." _omines, nihil agendo, discunt male agere. Lat. (,ATO. —" Men by doing nothing, learn to do ill." — Idleness is the parent of almost every vice. Flominis est errare, insipientis vero perseverare. Lat. — " It is common to man to err, but it is the characteristic of a fool to persevere in error." Homo extra est corpus suum, cuzl irascitur. Lat. Sy. —" A man, when angry, is beside himself." Homo hominii tlupus. Lat. ERASMUs. -" lan is a wolf to man."-The human race have been preying on each other, ever since the creation. liomo homini aut Deus aut lupus. Lat. ERASMUS. "Man is to man either a god or a wolf. "'-Nothing can be more contrasted than the human character.. Uomo multarum literarum. Lat. —" A man of many letters. "-A person endowed with various learning. JIomo solus ant Deus ant demon. Lat. —" Man alone is either a God or a devil." -There is no other being in existence which is capable of such violent extremes. [lonmo sum, et humani a me nil alienum puto. Lat.'rERENCE.-" I am a man, and nothing which relates to man can be foreign to my bosom.-This is H0 - HO 97 the strong phrase of a philanthropist, which, I.t is to be feared, is less frequently felt than it is quoted. flonesla mors tzurpi vitd potior. Lat. TACITvS. " An honourable death is preferable to a degraded life."-Our revealed religion forbids the act of suicide; but amongst the ancients, it was a prevalent maxim, that a self-inflicted death was preferable to a life of disgrace. flonesta quedam scelera successus facit. Lat. SEN. -" Success makes some species of wickedness appear honourable."-This can not better be illus4rated than by the English epigram, " Treason does never )rosper; what's the reason? " Wily, if it prospers, none dare call it treason." JHonesta quamn splendida! Lat. —" How splendid are things honourably obtained!" Jlonesturnm non est semper quod licet. Lat. —" An act is not always honourable because it is lawful." Honi soilt qui mal y pense. Old French. —" Evil be to him that evil thinks."-The motto of the kings of Great Britain. ]:onor virtutis premiumz. Lat.-" Honour is the reward of virtue." hlonos alit artes. Lat.-" Honour supports the arts." Hora e sempre. Ital.-"4It is always time," fIorz Momento, cita mors venit, aut victoria Ixta. Lat. HORACE. " In one short hour comes either death; or joyful victory. "-Spoken of a military life in which the suspense, however painful, is seldom protracted. Horrea formicw tenduznt ad inania nunzquam; Nullus ad amissas ibit amicus opes. Lat. OVID. "' As the ant does not bend his way to empty barns; so no friend will be found to haunt the place of departed wealth. "-This maxim is explained by the kindred proverb; "atbi mel, ibi apes."'Where the honey is, there the bees will be. IHors de combat. Fr.-" Out of condition to fight,'.Applied to a discomfited army. IT IH1O10 —-ID Ilortus sicceCs. Lat.-Literally, A dry garden. " —A collection of the leaves of different plants preserved in a dried state. "The Nlortus siccus of dissent. "-BUR.KE.-The opinions of dissenters in all their varieties. Hostis humani generis. Lat. -" An enemy of the hu, man race."'-A pirate. Hotel Dieu. Fr.- 6 The house of God."'-A common name in France for an hospital. Huic versatile ingenium sicpariter ad omnia fatit, ut natum ad id ununm diceres, quodcunque ageret. Lat. Livy. —" This man's parts were so convertible to all uses, that you would pronounce him to be born for whatever he undertook. —This is the character of the elder CATO. Hiumani nihil alienum. Lat.-4- Nothing is foreign to me which relates to man." iHumanum est errare. Lat. — I6 t is the lot of humanity to err." HJunc tu caveto. Lat.-" Beware of him."''TavEspov Apo-spov. Gr. tHysteronproteron.-"6 The last put first."-The positions or arguments inverted from their natural order: or, as we familiarly say, "' The cart put before the horse." Ibidem. —id. Lat —' In the same place." —A note of reference. Thit eo quo vis, qui zonanz perdidit. Lat. HORACE. "He will go where you will, who has lost his purse."-Poverty incites.men to the most despe. rate actions. Ich dien. Germ.-" I serve. " —Motto of the Prince of Wales. Id cinerem, aut manes credis curare sepultos? Lat. VIRGIL. "Do you think that this can affect the shade or ashes of the buried dead?"-Do you suppose that mortal cares can disturb the tranquillity of the grave? ID — IG 99 idem velle et idem nolle, ea demum firma amzcztra est. Lat. SALLUST. — To wish for and reject things with similar feelings, is the only foundation of friendship."-True friendship can only spring from perfect sympathy. dclemens! et sevas curre per illpes, 7t pueris placeas, et declamatio fias. Lat. Juv. "Go, madman! rush over ihe wildest Alps, that you may please children, and be made the subject of declamation." —Go, desperate man, and encounter the severest hazards, to be rewarded only by the most trivial consolations. L. E. an abbreviation of id est. Lat.-" That is."' Id facere laus est quod decet, non quod licet. Lat. SENECA.-"- The man is deserving of praise who considers not what he may do, but what it is becoming him to do." id genus omne. Lat. HOR.-"- All the persons of that description."-A phrase of contempt, as loan-jobbers, contractors, and id genus omrne, —the rest of that rabble. id zmaxim~ quemque decet, quod est ctjusque suum maximQ. Lat. CIc. —"That best becomes every man, which is more particularly his own," or in other and coarser words, which he is " best at." Idoneus homo. Lat.-" A fit man."-A man of known ability. lgnavissimus quisque, et ut res docuit, in periculo non ausurts, nimio verbis et lingua ferox. Lat. TACITUS.-" Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards the most talkative and bold in his discourse." lgneus est ollis vigor, et celestis origo. Lat. c- They possess a fiery ardour, and evince their celestial origin." [gnis fatltuus. Lat. — A foolish fire."-The meteor, or ignited vapour, commonly known by tile name ol is Will o' the Wisp."-It is applied metaphori eally to a discourse or treatise, which, whilst it affects to enlighten, tends only to confound and mis lead 100 1G- IL Ignoramuts. Lat.-" We are ignorant."-This is the term used when the grand Jury, empaneled on the inquisition of criminal causes, reject the evidence as too weak to make good the presentment or indictment, brought against a person, so as to bring him on his trial by a petty jury. This wvord, in that case, is endorsed on the back of the indictment, and all further proceedings against the party are stopped. An ignoramus sometimes implies an uninformed blockhead. Ignorantia facti excusat. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Ignorance of the fact excuses."-" As, if an illiterate man seals a deed which is read to him falsely, the same shall be void. Ignorantia non excutsat legem. Law Lat. —" The ignorance of the individual does not prevent the operation of the law."-Every man is subject to the penalty of laws, which perhaps have never been duly promulgated. Jlgnoscito sepe alteri, niunquam tibi. Lat.-Of the same purport with the following quotationIgnoscas aliis mtulta, nil tibi. Lat. AusoN. —' You should forgive many things in others, but nothing in yourself." IAgnoti nulla cupido. Lat. —" No desire is felt for that which is unknown." —The African or American savage does not feel the want of European luxuries.!gnotum per ignotius. Lat. —" That which isunknown by something more unknown."-He has explained the matter-ignotum per ignotitus-he has offered as an illustration, that which tends to involve the matter in deeper obscurity. 1. H. S.-an abbreviation of Jesuts Hominium Salvator.-" Jesus the Saviour of mankind." [1 aboye c) toute le monde. Fr. Prov._-" He snarls at every body." 11 a, la mer t boire. Fr.-" He has to drink up the sea." —He has entered on a prodigious enterprise. I1 a de l'esprit cornme quatre. Fr. Prov. —'" He has IL IL 101 as much wit as four men. "-A vulgar mode of describing a superior genius. fi a le diable au corps. Fr. —" The devil is in him.': II a le vin mauvais Fr. —" He is quarrelsome when in his cups." Il a senmi des fleurs sur un terrain aride. Fr. —-" He has planted flowers on a barren soil." I1 conduit bien sa bar que. Fr. Prov.-" He steers his boat well.'"-He knows how to make his way through the world. TI coute peu a& amasser beaucoup de richesses, et beaucoup hc en amasser peu. Fr. -" It requires but little effort to amass a great deal of riches, but it requires much effort to collect a little."-The man of property can easily enlarge his wealth; but the man who has nothing, has to maintain a hard struggle in his weak beginnings. Al croit qu'il trompe, parce qu'il mente. Fr.-" He thinks he deceives, because he lies." n en fait ses choux gras. Fr. Prov.-" He thereby makes his cabbage fat. "-He feathers his nest by it. It est comme l'oiseau sutr la branch a. Fr. Prov." He is like the bird on the branch." —His disposition is too wavering. 11 est plus aisA d'etre sage pour les autres. que pour sonimnme. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" It is more easy to be wise for other persons than for ourselves. " JI est plus honteux de se defier de ses amis, que d'en Otre trompe'. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAUILT. — " It is more digraceful to suspect our friends, than to be deceived by them." lt faut attendre le boiteux. Fr. Proav.-" It is necessary to wait for the lame man."-This news is doubtful, we must wait for the truth which comes haltingly behind. Ii faut de l'argent. Fr. —"Money is wanted-or must be had." t ftaut des plus grands vertus pour soutenir lt bonne fortune que la mauvaise. Fr.-.-." 1 reI 2 Ito? IL- JI (I ires a greater share of virtue to sustain a situation of prosperity, than to support one of adversity. " Iliacos intra muros peccatur et extra. Lat. HOR." They sin both within, and without the walls of Troy."-There are faults to be found on both sides. Illa dolet verb, quaz sine teste dolet. Lat. MARTr. " She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen. "-Be. fore company her grief may partake of affectation. Jlle crucem, scelerispretiuan tulit, hic diadenza. Lat. Juv. —" One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime, which confers a diadem upon anther.?' file igitur nunquamr direxit brachia- contra Torrentem; nec civis erat, q ui libera posset Verba animi proferre, et vitam impendere vero. Lat. JUVENA.L. "He never was that citizen who would attempt to swim against the torrent; who would frieely deliver his opinion, and devote his life for the truth." — This is an admirable description, though in negative terms, of the qualities of a good patriot. lile potens sui Lxtisqzue degit, cui licet in diem Dixisse, Vixi. Lat. HoRAC E.'" That man lives happy, and in command of himself, who from day to day can say, I have lived." [lle sinistrorstim, hic dextrorsitm abit: unus utrique Error, sed vcriis illudit partibus omnes. Lat. HORACE. "One deviates to the right, another to the left; the error is the same with all, but it deceives them in different ways.' Illi mors gravis incubat, qui, notus nirzis omnibus, ignotus morituzr sibi. Lat. SENECA.-" Death must press heavily on that man, who being but too well known to others, dies at last in ignorance of himself."-The blackest horrors belong to him, who has passed a life of unreflecting wickedness. illium fuit. Lat. -" Troy has existed."- Such things have been. 1L-IL 103 Illwso lumine solem. Lat.-" With sight unhurt to view the sun."-This is the quality ascribed to the eagle. Jllud amicitim sanctum ac venerabile nomen Nunc tibi pro vili, sub pedibusquejacet. Lat. OvIDm " The sacred and venerable name of friendship is now, by you, trodden upon and despised." It n'apas inventM la poutdre. Fr. Prov. —" He was not- the inventor of gunpowder."-He is no conjuror. 11 n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir des grands difauts. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAUVLT.-" It belongs only to great men to possess great defects.e -Such defects are palliated at least, where great qualities can be pleaded as a set-off. In n'a ni bouche ni 6peron. Fr. Prov. —" He has neither mouth nor spur." —He has neither wit nor courage. 11 ne faut pas eveiller le chat qui dort. Fr. Prov. — "It is not right to waken the cat that sleeps. "You should not bring into question a dormant secret or stir a sleeping mischief. 11 n'est sauce que d'appetit. Fr. Prov. —" Hunger is the best sauce." II ne sait sur quelpied danser. Fr. Proverb. —" He knows not on which leg to dance." —He is at his wit's ends. n n'y a que moi, qui a toujours raison. Fr. — " There is no one who is always in the right but myself."This is a species of egotism frequently practised, though but seldom expressed. ni n'y a rien de beau, que'utile. Fr.-" There is nothing but the useful which is beautiful." II sabio muda conscio, il nescio no. Spanish Prov." A wise man sometimes changes his mind, a fool never." l1 sent de fagot. Fr. Prov. -' He smells of the fagot," which is to burn him as an heretic. n vaut mieux tdcher d'oublier ses malheurs, que d'en 104 II, IL parler. Fr.-" It is much better for a man to for. get his misfortunes than to talk of them. "-He who is too querulous not only feeds his own regret, but excites disgust in others. Ii volto sciolto, gli pensieri stretti. Ital. Prov."' The countenance open, but the thought closely concealed. "-This is the difficult maxim so strongly recommended by Lord CHESTERFIELD. l y a anguille sous la roche. Fr. Prov.-" There is an eel under the rock."-There is a mystery in the affair. 1ny a bien des gens qu'on estime, parcequ'on ne les connoitpoint. Fr. -" There are many persons who are esteemed, only because they are not known." 11 y a des gens qui rtsemblent aux vaudevilles, qu'on ne chante qu'un certain temps. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. -"There are certain men whose fame is like that of a popular ballad, which is sung for a certain time, and then forgotten." ll y a des gens a qui la vertu sied presqaue azussi mal que le vice. Fr. BOUHOURS. —-" There are some persons on whom virtue sits almost as ungraciously as vice." fly a des gens degoutans avec du me'rite, et d'autres qui plaisent avec des defJtuts. Fr. -" There are people of merit who are disgusting, and there are others who please with all their defects."-So much depends upon manner, suavity and conciliation. 1 y a des reproches qui louent, et des louanges qui' me'disent. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" There are some reproaches which form a commendation, and some praises which are in fact a slander." —There are some persons whose censure is praise, and whose praise is infamy. fly a encore de quoi glaner. Fr. Prov.-" There is something yet to be gleaned."-The subject is not wholly exhausted. Imztatores! servumpecus. Lat. HORACE.-"' Ye imitators! a servile herd."-Addressed to servile copy 1MI - -M 105 lsts, who show at once their meanness and their weakness by living on theborrowed spoils of others. Impendam et expendar. Lat. —" I will spend and be spent," in this service. Imperat aut servit collecta pecunza cuzique. Lat. HoR. —" Riches either serve or govern their pos. sessor."-'rhey are advantageous or hurtful, according to the uses to which they are turned. Imperium facile iis artibus retinetur, quibus initzo partum est. Iat. SALLUST.-"C Power is easily retained by those means which acquired it. "-It is generally gained by conciliation, and kept whilst that is continued. It is lost by oppression and intolerance. Imperium, Jiagtio acquisiturn, nemo unquam bonis artibus exercuit. Lat. TAc.-" The power ac quired by guilt is never directed to any good end, or useful purpose."-When command is obtained by crime, the power which is thus usurped is most generally abused. Imperium in imperio. Lat.-" A government existing within another government." —An establishment existing under, but independent, in a degree, of a superior establishment. This is instanced in each of the states composing the American union, in relation to the Federal or general government. Impotentia excusat Legera. Lat. Law Max.-" Impotency does away the law."-This maxim relates to the infirmity of certain persons whom the law excuses from doing certain acts, as men in prison, idiots and lunatics, persons blind and dumb, &c. Imprimatur. Lat. —" Let it be printed." —The phrase of permission to print, in countries where the press is under a vexatious control.-The word is figuratively used to denote any sort of authority. Improbe amor! quid non mortalia pectora cogis? Lat. VIRG.-" 0, cruel love! to what do you not impel the human breast?" [nzprobB Neptunum aciusat qui nauzfraium iterum facit. Lat. Prov. —' The man improperly blames the sea, who is a second time shipwrecked."-He o W&IM —-IN should have learned prudence from his first mis. fortune. [fnprobis aliena virtus semperformidolosa est. Lat. SALLUST.-' To the wicked the virtue of other men is ever formidable."- They dread that which lowers them by comparison, and hate the excellence to which they can not aspire. Ifmpromptu. —" In readiness."-A witticism made out of hand. In amore hac omnia insunt vitia; injurima, Suspiciones, inimicitie, inducix, Bellum, pax rursius. Lat. TERENCE. "' In love there are all those evils, —wrongs, suspicions, enmities, treaties and alternate war and peace." in articulo mortis. Lat. -" In the article of death." In capite. —" In the head."-A tenure by which lands are held immediately of the crown. In causa facili, cuivis licet esse diserto. Lat. OVID. — " In an easy cause, any man may be eloquent."The most indifferent orator may assume a triumph ant air when he occupies "the vantage ground." incedimrus per ignes, Suppositos cineri doloso. Lat. HORACE. c" We tread on fires which are merely covered by deceitful ashes." -We have subdued the obvious peril, but not the lurking danger. l7cidit in Scyllam, qui vult vitare Chdrybdim. Lat. Prov.-"' He falls into Scylla in struggling to escape Charybdis."-The one was a rock, and the other a whirlpool, in the sea which divides Italy from Sicily.-When endeavouring to avoid one danger or mistake, we too frequently fall into another. In civilibus voluntas pro facto reputabitur. —In criminalibus voluntas pro facto non reputabitur. Lat. Law Maxim.-" In civil cases, the will or intention istaken for the act, butin criminal cases it is not." I[cltusio utnzus est exclusio alterius. Lat. Law Max IN —IN 107 " The name of one being included supposes an ex elusion of the other. " —This is a maxim frequently used in arguments on testamentary devises. If of two persons of equal affinity, one is especially mentioned, it is supposed that the other was out of the intention of the testator. In caelo quies. Lat.-" There is rest in heaven." —A motto usually found on funeral achievements, commonly called hatchments. Incognito. Lat.-" Unknown. "-In disguise. in commendam. —This phrase of modern Latin is used to denote a person " commended," or recommended, to the care of a living whilst the chuirch isvacant. It is used by a fiction to permit a bishop to retain the profits of a living within or without his owt. diocese. Incubus. Lat. —" The night-mare." In curia. Lat. -" In the court." Inde irxe. Lat. —" Hence proceed those reimntments.' Index expurgcatorius. Lat.-" A purging or pur;fying index." A list formerly published under the authority of the Roman pontiffs, specifying the books which were prohibited to be read. This was cotitinued until it was found, that the wayward wishes of those who could read, were almost uniformly di rected to the treatises thus forbidden. Indignante invidia florebitjustuts. Lat.-" The just man will flourish in despite of envy." Indocti discant, et ament meminisse periti. Lat."Let the ignorant learn, and let the learned inm prove their recollection."-This is a motto fre quently prefixed to works of a general and useful tendency. In dubiis. Lat. -'" In matters of doubt." —In cases of uncertainty. In eddem re, utilitas et turpitudo esse non possunt Lat. CICERO.-" Usefulness and baseness can not exist in the same thing."-It is in vain to plead the advantages of a proceeding, when those advan 108 IN- IN tages are to be purchased by the loss of honesty or of honour. in equilibrio. Lat.-"In an even poise."-As a scale beam, when it has equal weights attached to each end. Inerat Vitellio simplicitas ac liberalitas; qux nisi adsit modus, in exitiu.m vertitntur. Lat. TAc. — " There was in Vitellits, a simplicity and a liberality; qualities which, unless taken in the degree, are generally ruinous to the possessor."-There are virtues the most amiable in private life, which exercised by a public man, beyond their due bounds, will ever be found dangerous in the extreme. In esse. Lat. —" In being."-In existence. In extenso. Lat. —" At large —in full." Ine.9t sua gratia parvis. Lat. —" Even little things have their peculiar grace." In favorenz vitae, libertatis et innocentix omrnia presutmuntur. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Where life, liberty, and the character of a person are at stake, every presumption is to be taken in his favour." Infelix Dido, nulli benejuncta marito; Hoc pereunte, fugisj hoc fugiente,peris. Lat. O)ID. " Unhappy Dido, deprived of' both husband and lover-the former by dying, causes thy flight, the latter by flying, causes thy death." in ferrum pro libertate ruebant. Lat. —" For freedom's sake they rushed upon the sword." InJinita est velocitas temporis, qux mcagis apparet r espicientibus. Lat. SENECA.-" The swiftness of time is infinite, as is most evident to those who look back." In Jflagranti delicto. Lat. —" In the apparent guille.' - Taken in the very commission of the crimie. hlforrnma pauperis. Lat.-" In the form of a poor man.9"- Accoriing to the statute 11 Henry VII. any man who is too poor to meet the expenses of suing at law or in equity, making oath that he is not worth more than 51. after h-s debts are paid IN —IN 109 and producing a certificate from a lawyer that hbe has just cause of suit, the judge in this case is to admit him to sue in formaR pauperis; that is, without paying any fees to the counsel, attorney, or clerks, In foro conscientie. Lat.-" Before the tribunal of conscience."-In a man's own conviction of what is equitable. In fitturo. Lat.-" In future."-fHenceforth. lngenii largitor venter. Lat. PERsvsIU.-" The belly is the giver of genius. "-Ironically spoken of those whose only stimulusto authorship is their poverty. lngenio stat sine morte decus. Lat. PROPERT."The honours of genius are eternal. " —This is the boast of many a poet. Ingenium cui sit, cti mens divinior, atzqe os Magna sonaturum. Lat. HORACE. " Who is possessed of genius, of a superior mind, and an overpowering eloquence.' Ingenium ingens Inculto latet hoe sutb corpore. Lat. HORACE. "A powerful mind is concealed within this unpolished body." Ingeniurn res adversxe nldare solent, celare secuncde. Lat. HoR.-'-. In adversity those talents are called forth, which are concealed by prosperity." Ingenutas didicisse fideliter artes, Emollit mores, nec sinit esseferos. Lat. OVID. "To have studied carefully the liberal arts is the surest mode of refining the grossness, and subduing the harshness, of the human mind." ing-ens telutm necessitas. Lat. SENECA.-" Necessity is a powerful weapon. " —To provoke a needy man is to encounter with desperation. Ingrato homine terra pejuts nil creat. Lat. AusoN. " The earth never produces any thing worse than an ungrateful man," —See the following quotations. Ingraluzm si dixeris olmnia dicis. Lat.-4" If you pronounce a man ungrateful, you say all that car. be urged against him." K 110 IN — -IN hlgraltzs unus miseris omnibus noiet. Lat. SYRITs. — " One ungrateful man does an injury to all who are wretched."-He, by his baseness, has perhaps steeled the heart, which might otherwise have relieved their distresses. itz hoc siz'no spes mea. Lat.-"In this sign is my hope. In hoc signo vinces. Lat. -" In this sign thou shalt conquer."-This was the motto assumed by the emperor CONSTANTINE, after having seen a Cross in the air, which he considered as the presage of victory. Iniqa?l nzunquam regna perpetuia manent. Lat. SENECA.-" Authority founded on, or maintained by, injustice, is never of long duration." Iniquissimam pacemjzu.tissimno bello antefero. Lat. -" 1 prefer the most unjust peace to the justest war. "-The horrors of war are so numerous and so afflicting, that peace should, at all times, be purchased at any price, short of national dishonour. initia magistratuum nostrorumn mneliora firma, finis inclinat. Lat. TACITus. — The discharge of our public offices is generally more exemplary in their commencement; its vigour declines towards the conclusion." —Our proverb of "'New Brooms," gives of this an apt, though a homely illustration. InJ ure, non remrola causa, sed proxima, spectatur. Lat. Law Maxim.-"' The law does not regard the remote, but the proximate cause." Injuriarurm plerasque non accipit, qui nescit. Iat. SENECA-"'I-e avoids many inconveniences, whoV does not appear to notice them." ijuriar2tnz remedium est oblivio. Lat. —" The best remedy for injuries is to forget them." In linmine. Lat —" In the threshold."-In the outset, or commencement. In loco. ILat. —" In the place.'"-In the proper place. -Upon the spot. n ma(1gni'S volutisse sat est. Lat. PRoP. —' It is lau4 IN-IN 11I able even to attempt a great act," though without success. 1n 7nedias res. Lat. HoR.-"' Into the midst of things.' -Spoken generally of an author who rushes abruptly and without preparation into his subject. 1n medio tutissimus ibis. Lat. —' In the middle path you will proceed with the most safety." In necessariis unitas, in non necessariis libertas, in omnibus charitas. AUGUSTIN.-" In those things which are essential, let there be unity, in non-essentials, liberty, and in all things charity." In novafert animus. Lat -" My mind leads me to new matters, or to discuss new topics."-This is an hemistich: the following is the complete line. In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas. Lat. OVID. —" I am inclined to speak of bodies changed into new forms." In nubibus. Lat. -" In the clouds." innutendo. Latin Law Term.-"By signifying. "Thereby intimating.-A word much used in de clarations of slander and libel, to ascertain the application to a person or thing which was previously named. An oblique hint. In nutllum avarus bonus est, in se pessimuls. Lat. Prov. —" The avaricious man is kind to no person, but he is most unkind to himself." in ntllum reipublice utSutmz ambitios( loqueld2 inclaruit. Lat. TACIrTUS. " He became celebrated for an affected and ambitious verbosity, attended with no advantage whatever to the state." Int omnibus fere minori wtali sltccu-rritlur. Lat. Law Maxim. —" In all cases relief is afforded to persons under age."-The law is so careful of persons of this description, that it will not suffer them to alienate, sell, or bind themselves by deed, unless it be for eating, drinking, schooling, physic, or such other matters as are absolutely necessary. In omnibuts quidrem, maxim~ tamen in Jure,,.Tqu tas est. Lat. Law Maxim.-" In all things, but particularly in the law, there is equity. " —Equity 11 IN-IN is said to be a corrective of the law, where the latter is deficient on account of its generality. linopem copia fecit. Lat. —" His plenty made him poor. "-His copiousness of ideas retarded and embarrassed hislanguage. In pace leones, in prelio cervi. Lat.-" In peace they are lions, in the battle deer."-They are blusterers and cowards. Inzperpetuam rei memoriam. Lat.-" To perpetuate the memory of the thing." —An inscription generrally found upon pillars, &c. raised to commemorate any particular incident. In pertusum ingerimus dicta dolium. Lat. PLAUT. "We fling our savings into a cask bored through." Our advice is wholly thrown away in that quarter. In petto. Ital. —-" Within the breast."-Held in reserve. In presenti. Lat,-" At the present time." i2npropria persona. Lat.-" In his own person. " —In personal attendance. In puris naluralibls. Lat.-" In a purely natural state." —i. e. Stark naked. Inquinat egflregios adjuncta superbia mores. Lat. CLAD. — -"The best manners are stained by the addition of pride. "-Even virtue itself is disgusting in a severe and haughty garb. in quo hoc maximum est, quod neque ante illum, quem ille imitaretur, nreque post illum, qui eum izmitari posset, inventus est. Lat. PATERCULIUS.'" Concerning whom this is most worthy of being noted, that neither before him was there found an example for his imitation, nor among his successors one who could imitate him. In rerum natura. Lat.-"- In the nature of things. Insanire parat cerln ratione modoque. Lat. HOR." He is preparing to be mad according to a certain rule and manner. "-He has much " method in his madness. " Iasanus omrnais furere credit cwteroy. Lat. Prov. IN —IN 113 "Every madman thinks that all the re.t of the world is mad." Ina secula swaculorum. Lat.-" For ages of ages." — Throughout eternity. In se magna rumnt. Lat. LUCAN. —1" Great bodies are apt to rush against each other. "-Trwo great powers are naturally inclined to jealousy, and thence to hostility. In se lotus teres aique rotundus. Lat. HORACE.' Smooth, round, and collected in himself."-This is a brief but excellent description of a man of the world. The metaphor is taken from a bowl, which launched from a firm hand, is not to be diverted from its course by slight obstacles. _inistd hominibus libidine alendi de industria rumores. Lat.-" Men having in them a natural desire to propagate reports." Insitd hominibus nalctra violentim resistere. Lat. TAC.-"' To resist violence is implanted in the nature of man." Ln sittu. Lat. —" In position. "-I-n its natural situation. Inspicere, tanquam in speculum, in vitas omnizmwn Jubeo, atque ex aliis sumere exemplumn sibi. iLat. TERENCE. "6 The lives of other men should be regarded as a mirror, from which we may take an example, and a rule of conduct for ourselves. "-The accurate observer of human life, in witnessing the follies of others, will thence derive to himself so many lessons of caution and correctness. Instalnter. Lat.-" Instantly." Instar omnium. Lat. " Like all the rest." In statilr. quo. Lat. —" In the state in which it was." -The condition in which a nation or individual was at a certain anterior time.-See statuls quG, and, In statu quo ante bellum. Lat.-" In the condition in which it was before the war." intamznatis fulget honoribus. Lat. HORACE - -" lie shines with unspotted honours."' K2 114 IN-IN In te, Domine, speravi. Lat. —" In thee, 0 Lord, havs 1 put my trust." Integer vita, scelerisque purus, Non eget MVaurijaculis nec arcu. Lat. HOR. " The man who is pure in life, and unconscious of guilt, wants not the aid of Moorish bows and darts." In most situations of life, the conscicusness of innocence is our best shield and our firmest security. Integra mens autgustissima possessio. Lat.-" A mind fraught with integrity is the noblest possession." Inte gros haurirefontes. Lat. —-" To drink from overflowing fountains."-To supply our wants from a plentiful source. Intentum animurn, tanquam arcurn, habehat. Lat. CIc.-" He kept his mind bent like a bow." lntenti expectant signurnm. Lat. VIRG.- " Eager they wait the sign." In tenui labor; at tenuis non estgloria. Lat. VIRG. "' The labour was bestowed on a small object, but the fame of the achievement was not the less. "zTo do little things well, is in some cases highly honourable. Inter alia. Lat.-" Among other things." inter arma leges silent. La't. —" The laws are silent in the midst of arms.'-I)uring the violence of hostility, but little attention is paid to the precepts of justice. Interdaum lachrymm pondera vocis habent. Lat. OVID.-" Tears are sometimes equal in weight to words." lnferduum populus recte videt. Lat.'- The people sometimes see aright."-They are occasionally deceived and misled; but they as often can judge, and with sound discretion. Intterdum vtulgus recte videt; est utbi peccat. Lat. HoR. -" Sometimes the people decide justly; but they do in some instances form erroneous conclai. sions." IN —-IN 115 Intererit multurn, Davusne loquatur, an Eros. Lat. HoR..-," There is a great difference when Davus is speaking, and when a Hero."-The former is a servant: the rule is addressed to dramatic writers, who should always make their characters speak in appropriate language. ln/ternos. Lat. -" Between ourselves. "-This is inter nos-to be kept a secret. Interregnum. Lat.-The interval between the death of one king and the succession of another. In terrorerm. Lat. —"ln terror."-As a warning. In/ter se. Lat.-' Between, or among, themselves." Intter ulrumque tene. Lat. Prov. — Keep between both. "-Steer through life a safe and middle course, avoiding equally all extremes. In, tolo. Lat.-" In the whole"-altogether-entirely. in loto el pars continetur. Lat.-"-' In the whole is contained also the part.'" Intra fortunam quisque debet manere suam. Lat. OvID. —' Every man should confine himself within the bounds of his own fortune." In transitu. Lat.-" On the passage.'"-Goods, inz trcansitu, are goods consigned by one person to another, and which have not yet reached the consignee. Intus et in cute novi hominem. Lat. PERSIUS. —-" I know the man thoroughly." — have a thorough knowledge of his character. Intuta qux indecora. Lat. TACITUS.'-" Those things that are unseemly are unsafe."-Men in certain situations should remember, that as much danger frequently arises from forfeiting the respect, as from incurring the resentment of those who are beneath them. In utroquefidelis. Lat.-" Faithful in both." in u/trumque paralus. Lat. —" Prepared for either event. " Invidia, Siculi non invenere tyranni Tornmentzuz majus. Lat. TTJVENAL 116 IN IR "T''he Sicilian tyrants never devised a greater punishment than envy is.". Inviduts alterius nacrescit rebus opimis. Lat. HOR. " The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour." In vino veritas. Lat. -" There is truth in wlne."- It extracts secrets from the reserved, and puts the habitual liar off his guard. lntvisa potentia, aique miseranda. vita eorurn, qzlz se 7metui, quarm amari, malunt. Lat. CORN. NEP. -" Their power is hateful, and their life miserable, who wish to be feared rather than beloved." Invisibilia non decipiunt. Lat. —-" The things which are unseen do not deceive." [lvitat cuipam qui peccatum prtlerit. Lat. SYRUS. " He, who overlooks one crime, invites the commission of another." znvitum sequitur honos. Lat. —" Honour follows him against his inclination." Invita Minerva. Lat.-" JMinerva (the goddess of wisdom) being unwilling."?-The work wasbrought forth, invitcw Mlinerva, without any aid from genius, or firom taste. In vilium ducit culpw futga. Lat. HoRAcE. —" The avoiding of one fault sometimes leads into another." -Thus a writer, in avoiding dull prolixity, often flies into the opposite extreme of obscure brevitv. Ipse dixit. Lat.-" He said it himself." —On his ipse dixit- on his mere assertion. /jlsisima verba. Lat.-" The very words."-The most strict and literal meaning of the expression. lpso fAicto. Lat.-" By the very act."-By the fact when it shall appear. fipso jure. Lat. —" By the law itself. "-By the law when it shall be pronounced. Ira furor brevis est. Lat. Io. —" Anger is a short madness."-All the mlischiefs of madness may be produced by a momentary passion. tratm quzt vncit, hostem superaf maxrimum. Lat. iR —IT 117' He who subdues his anger, conquers his greatest enemy." Ira quwe tegitur nocet; Professa perdunt odia vindicta locum. Lat. SENECA. "Concealed resentment alone is dangerous. —Iatred, when manifest, loses its opportunity of revenge." Iras et verba locant. Lat. MART.-" They let out for hire their passions and their words."-This is the severest sarcasm ever uttered against the gentlemen of the bar; who, it intimates, not only hire out their eloquence, but can also feign a degree of passion proportioned to the magnitude of the fee. Is maxima divitiis utitur, qui minimW divitiis in-ts get. Lat. SENECA.-" He makes the best use of riches, who has the smallest share of personal wants.'" Is minimo eget mortalis, qui minimum cupft. Lat. P. SYRUS. " That man has the fewest wants, who is the least anxious for wealth." Is mihi demum vivere, et frui animal videtzur, qui aliquo negotio intentus, prazclari fafcinoris, aut artis bonw, famam quwerit. Lat. SALLUST. —" He alone appears to me to live, and to enjoy life, who, being engaged in active scenes, seeks after reputation by some famous action, or some honest art." Is ordo vitio careto, cxleris specimen esto. Lat." Let that order be free from vice, and afford an example to all others." —This was an ordinance, contained in the Roman laws of the Twelve Tables, and addressed to the senatorial or patrician order. — The best example should come from the highest place. tia lex scripta est. Iat.-" Thus the law is written. " -A phrase used in polemics, to refer the adversa ry to the letter of the text in question. Ita me Dii ament! ast ubi sirm nescio. Lat. TER." As God shall judge me, I know not where 1 am,' 118 JA- JE -I am so confounded, that I know not what to do or say. Tacta est alea. Lat. —' The die is cast."-I have put every thing to venture, and I now niust stand the hazard. factitatio. Lat.-" A boasting."-Jactitation of mar riage is cognisable in the ecclesiastical court. J'ai bonne cause. Fr. —" 1 have a good cause." J'ai eu toujours pour principe, de ne faire jmnazs par aiutrui, ce queje pouvois faire par moimbme. Fr. MONTESQUIEE. —" I have ever held it as a maxim, never to do that through another, which it was possible for me to execute myself." Janais arrirre. Fr.-" Never behind." Jamais on ne vaincra les Romains, que dans Rome. Fr -" The Romans can never be conquered but in Rome." Jamque opus exegi; quod nec Jovis ira, nec ignis, NMec poterit ferrum, nec edax abolere veluslas. Lat. OVID. " I have now completed a work, which neither the wrath of Jove, nor fire, nor the sword, nor the cor roding tooth of time shall be able to destrov."-At present this passage, asswell as the Exegi monu menturn, &c. of HoRACE, are chiefly used in an ironical sense, and for the purpose of holding some proud boaster up to ridicule. Jantuis clausis. Lat.-" The doors being shut." — The matter was debated januis clausis-in a secret committee. Jejutnus raro- stomnachlus vulgaria temnnit. Lat. Hor.. -' The hungry stomach seldom despises coarse fare."-O-0r, as it may be differently translated" The stomach which is seldom hungry, holds viilgar fare in contempt. "-It is more generally quoted in the former acceptation. Je le tiens Fr. —" I hold it.' JE -JU 1.i Je ne cherche qu'un. Fr. —"1 seek but for one." Je n'oublieraijamais. Fr.-" I shall never forget." Me ne sais quoi. Fr. —' I know not what.' —Used to express something that will not admit of a descrip. tion. Je suis pret. Fr. —" I am ready." Jet d'eau. Fr.-" A water spout-an artificial fountain.' Jeu de main, jeu de vilain. Fr.-:" Practical tricks belong only to the lowest classes. " —N-No gentleman should deal in horse play, or vulgar roughness. Jeu de mots. Fr. —" A play on words."-A pun. Jeu d'esprit. Fr.-"' A play of wit." —A witticism.,Teu de thedtre. Fr.-" Stage-trick, attitude," &c. Jeune, on conserve pour la vieillesse: vieux, on epargne pour la mort. Fr. LA BRuYERE".-" hen young, men lay up for old age; when aged, they hoard for death."- It isin the nature of parsimony to confirm itself and to increase. Jetsam, Flotsam, Ligan.-These are three barbar ous law terms, or appellations given to goods thrown overboard, or otherwise lost at sea. The first indicates such articles as are thrown out, and sink, and remain under water-the second is when they continue floating on the surface; and ligan denotes such as are sunk, but made fast to a cork or buoy, that they may-be found again. o70co di marno, joco villano. Ital. Prov.-This is precisely in its meaning similar to the French proverb quoted above-" Jeu de main," &c. Jour de ma vie. Fr. —" The day of my life." Jucunda atque idonea dicere vita. Lat. HoR. —" To describe whatever is pleasant and proper in life." — This line well describes the duty of the didactic poet. Jutcundi acti labores. Lat. Cic. —' The labours and difficulties through which we have passed are pleasing to the recollection." Jucutndum et carum sterilisfacit uxor amicum. Lat JUVENAL.-"- A barren wife will always produllce a 120 J3U - JU pleasant and engaging friend."-This is spoken in derision of the legacy hunters; a race every where common and despicable, and who pay their court more assiduously, where there is no expectation of an heir. Judex damnalur curtnr nocents absolvittlr. Lat." The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted. "-This is to be understood as applying, only where prejudice or corruption has dictated the sententce. hjudicandum est legibus non exemplis. Lat. Iaw 7Max.- The judgment must be pronounced from law, not from precedent. "-As no two precedents, in the legal phrase, run together " on four legs," the strict letter o'f the law must be consulted. Judicala res pro verztate accipitur. Lat. Law Max. " A thing which has been judged, is considered as a truth."-A decision in one case may be cited, as authoritv in another which is similar. eJudicis esijus dicere, non dare. Lat. Law Maxim." It is the duty of a judge to declare the law, and not to make it." Judicium Dei. Lat. —' The judgment of God."This was the name given by our ancestors to the orldeal, i. e. walling blindfold over red hot plough shares, &c. which has been long since disused. Judicium parium, aut leges terrm. Lat. -" The judgment of our peers, or the law of the land."-It is only by these, according to Magna Charta, that an Englishman can be condemned. Jrugulare mortuos. Lat. —" To stab the dead." —To exercise superfluous cruelty. Jugulo huhc suo gladio. Lat. TER.-"' I foil him with his-own weapons."-I silence him with his own arguments. duncta juvant. Lat.-" These things, when conjoined. mutually aid each other."-Individually considered, they are of little avail; but taken conjunctively, they form a strong body of evidence. Jure hulmano. Lat.-" By human law."-By that JU - JU 121 law which is founded on the assent of men. It is generally used in opposition to the following: Jure divino. Lat. —" By divine right. "-This is the tenure by which, according to the high-flying'ories, the Kings of Great Britain hold their crowns, without any reference to the twill of the people. Juris przcepta sunt hzc; honest/ vivere, alferum non ledere, suurm cuique tribaere. Lat. Jusr. INSTr. —" The precepts of the law are these; to live correctly, to do an injury to none, and to render to every one his own." Jus civile. Lat. -" The civil law."-The law of many European nations, and of some of our courts, particularly the Ecclesiastical, founded on the Code of JUSTINIAN. Juts gentium. Lat.-" The law of nations..Tus san guinis, quod in legilimis successionibuts specatuar, zpso nativilatis tempore quwsium est. Lat. Ilaw Maxim. " The right of blood, which is regarded in all lawful inheritances, is found in the verV time of nativity." —It is thejusprimogeniturZe, or right of eldership, that is principally respected; the maxim being, that the next of worthiest blood should always inherit. Jus sunmumz sape summa est malilia. Lat. TER. " Law, enforced to strictness, sometimes becomes the severest injustice." Justitia liberalitati prior. Lat.-"Justice should precede liberality." —A man should be "just before he is generous. " Justitia virtu'tum regina. Lat.-"- Justice is queen of the virtues. " Justitix soror fides. Lat. —" Faith is the sister ofjustice." Justutm et tenacem propositi Bvirum, Non civiuzm ardor prava jubentiuim, Non v ults in-stantis tyranni, MAente quatit solidd. Lat. HORACE " The man, who is just an-d firm to his purpose, will not be shaken from his fixed resolution, either by L 122 JU —LA the misdirecting ardor of his fellow-citizens, or by the threats of any imperious tyrant." Justus propositi tenax. Lat. — 6 The just man is steady to his purpose. 9' Juvat in sylvis habilare. Lat. —" It is pleasant to dwell in the woods," or in the country. Juvenile vilium regere non posse impeturn. Irat. SENECA.-" It is the fault of youth that it can not govern its own violence.'" K Kapov 7vOIG. Kairon gnothi. Gr. —-" Know your opportunity." —This was the advice of PITTACUS, one of the seven Grecian sages. To let slip an occasion is a great proof of imbecility. Kayr' 4ozxiv. Kat' exochen. Gr.-'" By way of excellence," or 6" of peculiar distinction." L La beautl de l'esprit donne de i'admiration, celle de I'dzme donne de l'eslime, et celle du corps de l'amour. Fr.-" The charms of wit excite admi ration, those of the heart impress esteem, and those of the body provoke to love." La beaute sans vertu est une fleur sans perfurn. Fr. Prov.- " Beauty without virtue is like a flowver without perfume.' —It may retain its colour, but has lost its essence. Labitur et labetur in omne volubilis aevum. Lat. HOR. -" The stream still flows, and will continue to flow through every age.)" La bonne fortune, et la mauvtaise sont nzcessaires,'homnze, pour le rendre habile. Fr.-" " Good and bad fortune are necessary to a man, in order to make him adroit and capable."-Few men are equal to the emergencies of life, who have not experienced some of its vicissitudes. Labor ipse voluptas. Lat. —" The labour itself is a pleasure." LA-LA 123 Labor omnnia vincit. Lat. VIRGIL.-C' Labour conquers every thing." —There are few difficulties which will not yield to perseverance. Laborum dulce lenimen. Lat. Hon.-"'The sweet solace of our labours."-The appellation is given by the poet to his favourite study La confiance fournit plus ) la conversation que l'esprit. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. —" Confidence is, in general, found to furnish more towards conversation, than wit or talent." La tcriaillerie ordinaire fail qu'on s'y accoutume, et que chacun la mUprise. Fr.-" A clamorous abuse too often repeated, becomes so familiar to the ear as to lose its effect. "-If you scold your servant inordinately for not rinsing a glass, he will scarcely feel your rebuke when you charge hini with a robbery. La critique est aisee, et I'art est dificile. Fr.-" To criticise the productions of art and science is easy, hut to create them is difficult." La decence est le teint naturel de la vertu, et le fard du vice. Fr. Prov.-'" Decency is the genuine tint of virtue, and the false colouring of vice." L'adversit fait 1hotmrne, et le bon/heur les,monstres. Fretrch. —" Adversity makes men, but prosperity makes ionsters." La faimi chasse le loup du bois. Fr. Prov. —" Famine drives the wolf from the wood."-According to the English Proverb-Hunger breaks through stone walls." La faveulr met l'homme au-dessus de ses 6gaux, et sa chule att-dessous. Fr. LA BRUYERE.- Favour places a Ban above his equals, and his fall or disgrace, beneath them." L'affaire s'achemine. Fr.-" The business is going forward." La foiblesse de l'ennemi fait notre propre force. Fr. " The weakness of the enemy forms a part of our own strength."-This is a maxim in war,. where all advantages are fairly to be taken. '124 LA- LA La fortune vend ce qu'on croit qu'elle donne. Fr. LA FONTAINE. -" Fortune sells the favours which she seems to lavish." La grande sagesse de l'homnme consiste i connoitre ses folies. Fr. —" The great wisdom of man consists in the knowledge of his follies." L'aigle d'une maison est un sot dans une autre. Fr. GREssET.-"' The eagle of one house is but a fool in another." Laissez nousfaire. Fr.-" Let us act for (or take care of) ourselves."-Let us alone. La langue des femmes est leur 6p&e, et elles *ne la laissent pas rouiller. Fr. Prov. —-" The tongue of a woman is her sword, which she seldom suffers to rust." La libiralitM consiste mnoins c donner beaucoup, qu'a donner a'propos. Fr. LA BRUYERE. —" Liberality does not consist so much in giving a great deal, as in giving seasonably." L'dllegorie habile atn palais diaphane. Fr. LE MERRE. —- Allegory dwells in a transparent palace." —lts only use being to offer truth from the mirror of reflection, it should not be dimmed by obscurity. La maladie sans maladie. Fr. —" The disease without a disease."-The hypochondriac distemper. L'aime n'a point de secret que la conduite ne revle. Fr. Prov. —" The soul has no secret which the conduct does not reveal."-The most practised hypocrite can not, at all times, conceal his secret feelings. La vmoitie du vmonde prend plaisir t me'dire, et l'autre moitiM a croire les medisances Fr. Prov. " One half the world takes a l)leasure in detracting, and the other half in believing all that detraction utters. " La mrroquerie est souvent une indigence d'esprit. Fr. LA BRTJYERE. " Jesting, in some cases, only proves a want of understanding. " L.a mort est pluls ais6e supporter sans y penser, quo LA- LA 125 Ia pensEe de la mFort sans peril. Fr. PASCAL. — " Death is itself more easy, when it comes without previous reflection, than the thought of death, even without the danger." L'amourcz de la juslice n'est, en la plbfpart des hornmtes, que la crainte de souffrir l'injustice Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. —" TlIe love of justice is in most men nothing more than the fear of suffering injlustice." —Our anxiety on this subject may be traced to a motive of selfishness. L'amour et la fteme ne peuvent se cacher. Fr. Prov. — " Love and smoke are two things which can not be concealed."' L'amour-propre est le plIs grand de tous les flatteurs. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.- " Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers." L'amour soumet la terre, assu.jettit les cie:ux — Les'rois sont a ses pieds, ii gouverne les dieutx. Fr. CORNEILLE. " Love rules o'er the earth and controls the heavens -kings are at his feet, and gods are his subjects." This extravagant flight, as it may be supposed, is seldom qudted but in the way of ridicule. Langage de.s halles. Fr.-" The language of the markets. " -Billingsgate. La passion fait socuvent un fou di& pluts habile honmme, et rend souvent habiles les plus sots. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" Love often makes a fool of the cleverest man, and as often gives cleverness to the most foolish." La patience est amgre, mais son fruit est dovx. Fr. J. J. RoussEAU.-" Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." La patience est la r&mnde la plus str contre le, calomnies: le terns IOt ou tard dccouvre la vgrit6. Fr. —" Patience is the surest antidote against calumny. Time, sooner or later, will discover the truth."' La philosophie, qlgi nous promet de notus rendre heiureux, nous trompe. Fr.-' Philosophy, whici, promises to render us happy, deceives us" L2 1W6 LA- LA La phzlosophic triomphe aistment des maux passes et des rnaux o venir; mais les maux presens trionmphent d'elle. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" Philosophy can hold an easy triumph over past and future mifortunes; but those which are present triumph over her." Lapides crescunt; vegetabilia crescu-nt et vivunt; aninctalia crescunt, vivunti et sentiunt. Lat. — "Stones grow; vegetables grow and live; animals, grow, live and feel. "-This is a general distinctive definition, given by Linnaeus, of the three great natural kingdoms. Lapsuslinguxe. Lat. —" A slip of the tongue." La reputation d'un hornme est comnme son ombre, qui tantot le suive, et tant't le precede; qnielqueJbis elle est plzts longue, et quelquejbis plus courte que lui. Fr. Prov.-"c The reputation of a man is like his shadow; it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him; it is sometimes longer, and sometimes shorter than his natural size." L'argent est un bon serviteur, et un m&chant maztre. Fr. BoTTHouRS.-" Money is a good servant, but a bad master." L'art de vaincre est celui de mrpriser la mort. Fr. M. nE SIVRY."-' The art of conquering is that of despising death." La science du gouvernement r'est qu'une science de combinaisons, d' applications, et d'exceptions, selon les tems, les licux, les circonstances. Fr. ROUSSEAU.-" The science of government is only a science of combinations, of applications, and of exceptions, according to times, places, and circumstances." La silence est la vertuz de ceux qui ne sont pas sages. Fr. BoUHlouRS.-" Silence is the virtue, or the best quality of the foolish." —-f it does not remote, it at least conceals, their deficiency. L,aleat scintillula forsan. Lat.-" A small spark may lurk unseen."-This hemistich, alluding to the vital spark, is very happily adopted as the mottro of the Humane Society. LA LE 12 Lalet angstgis in herba. Lat. -" There is a snake con cealed in the grass. "-There is a lurking danger before you, which you do not immediately per ceive. Latitat. Law Lat.'- He lurks. "-A writ of sum mons issuing from the King's Bench, which, by a fiction, states the defendant to be in a state of concealment. L tudari a viro laudato. Lat.-" To be praised by a man, himself deserving of praise."-This is certainly the most valuable species of commendation. Laudafo ingentia rura —exigtuu m colito. Lat. VTRG.'" Bestow your praise upon large domains, but your preference on a small estate." —The latter, to a contented mind, is likely to produce the greatest share of happiness. Laudzator termporis acti. Lat. HoR. —" A praiser of the times which are past."-An old man who commends nothing but what he has seen in his early days. Laudurnm arrecta cupido. Lat. VIRG.-" The eager desire of praise." Laudurn immensa ctupido. Lat. —" The insatiate thirst for applause or flattery." La v rite ne Jzit pas autant de bien dans le monde, que ses apparences yfont de rmal. Fr. —" Truth does not so much good in the world, as its appearances do mischief"-The deceit and hypocrisy of men are the prime sources of evil in the moral world. La vertu n'iroit pas si loin, si la vanite ne lui tenoil compagnie. French. ROCHEiLOUCAULT. -" Virtue would not go so far, if vanity did not bear it company." —We are propelled in our best actions by a secret wish to gain the good opinion of others. Lauts Deo. Lat. —"-' Praise be to God." Le beanu monde. French. —' The gay or fashionable world." Le bien ne se failjamais mieux, que lorsqu'tl s'olp4e lentement. Fr. DE MOY. —" Good is never effect ed more happily, than when it is produced slowly." Sudden changes either in the affairs of empires or individuals, are seldom productive of beneficial consequences. Le bonheur de l'hommnze en cette vie ne consiste pas a etre sans passions: it consiste a en Utre la maitre. Fr.-" The happiness of man in this life does not consist in the absence, but in the mastery, of his passions." Le bon tentps viendra. Fr. —" The good time will come." Le cozl en otie le gout. Fr. Prov. —" The cost takes away the taste."-I should like the thing, but I dislike the expense. Le dessous des cartes. Fr.-" The lower side of the cards."- I est au dessous des caries -he sees the faces of the cards. -He is in the secret. Le diable est aux vaches. Fr. -i" The devil is in the cows."-There is the devil to pay. Leges legurm. Lat. - " The laws of laws. "-The origi. nal and controlling source of legislation. Lege totu'm, si vis scire totuni. Lat.-" Read all, if you would know all." Legis constructio non facit injuriian. Lat. Law Maxim. —" The interpretative construction of the law shall wrong no person."-lf a person, for instance, grants away all his goods and chattels, those of which he is possessed as an executor shall not pass; for that would be a wrong to the estate of the testator.,e grand euvre. Fr.-"' The great work."-That is. the philosopher's stone. Le jeu est le Jils d'avarice, et le pare du desespoir. Fr. Prov. -" Gaming is the son of avarice, and the father of despair." Lt jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle. Fr. Proverb.-' The game is not worth the candles.,"-The object which you aim at is not worthy of your expense. or labour. L'elovation est au merite, ce que la part re est aux LE —-LE belles personnes. Fr.-" Elevation is to merit, what dress is to handsome persons."-I-t adorns and sets off that excellence, of which it forms no constituent part. Le mieux est l'ennemi diz bien. Fr. -" The best is the enemy of well."-We lose our present advantages, in seeking after those which are unattainable. Le mnoineau en la main vaut mieux que l'oie qui vole. Fr. Prov. —" A sparrow in the hand is better than a goose on the wing. " —4 A bird in the hand," &c. Le monde est le livre des femmes. Fr. RovssEAU." The world is the book of women " —hey generally profit more from observation than from reading. Le mot d'Xnifgme.'r. —" The word of the enigma." -The key of the mystery. Le rnoyen le pluts sar de se consoler de tout ce qui peut arriver, c'est d'attendre toujours au pire. Fr. -" The most certain consolation against all that can happen, is always to expect the worst." L'empire des letires. Fr.-" The republic of letters." L'ennui du beau amnne le gout du singulier. Fr. Prov. —" A disgust of that which is proper, leads to a taste for singularity." Leonina societas. Lat.-" A lion's company."-That dangerous association where the whole of the prey is monopolized by the strongest and most powerful. Le pays du mariage a cela du particulier, que les elrangers ont envie de l'habiter, et les habitans naturels voudroient en etre exiles. Fr. MoNTAIGNE —-" The land ofmarriage has this peculiarity, that strangers are desirous of inhabiting it, whilst its actual inhabitants would willingly be banished from thence." Le plus lent ci promettre est to'jours le plus Jid&e c) tenir. Fr. RoussEA.- " The man who is most slow in promising is most sure to keep his word.' Le plzts sage est celui qui ne pe.tsepoint l'etre. Fi 134) LE-LE BOILEAU.- " The wisest man, in general, is he who does not think he is so. "-The truly wise bear with them a consciousness of their own failings. Lepresent est pour ceux qui jouissent; I'aenirpour ceux qui souffrent. Fr.-" The present is foi those who enjoy, the future for those who suffer." Le re /fs des louanges'est souvent un desir d'trhe lout deuxfois. Fr.-"' The refusal of praise often intimates nothing more than that the praise is regarde(l as insufficient;" —and of course that a double portion would be more acceptable. Le otb le vent. Fr.-"' The King wills it," and, Le Roi s'avisera. Fr. -" The King will consider.'These are phrases derived from the Normans, by which the King either gives his sanction to an act, or postpones his assent.-The latter is disused in practice. Les amerlumes sont en nzmorale ce que son.t les anLers en medecine. Fr.-"' Misfortunes are in morals what bitters are in medicine." —They are equally disagreeable in the first instance, but act in the same manner as corroborants. Les cartes sont hrouill&s. Fr.-"- The cards are mixed."-There is a violent misunderstanding. Les consolations indiscretes ne font qtU'aig rir les violentes acflictions. Fr. RouSSEAU. -" Consolation, when improperly administered, does but irritate the affliction." Les esprits mediocres condamnent d'ordinaire tout ce qui passe leur portee. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT."Men of limited understandings, in general, find fault with every thing which is beyond their comprehension." Le s extremit/s se touchent. Fr. -" Extremes touch each other." Les grands hommes ne se bornentjamais dans leurs desseins. Fr. BOuTHOURS.-" Great men never limit themselves in their plans.'"-They extend them beyond the reach of ordinary capaoities. Le sage entend a demi nzot. Fr.-" The sensible mal, LE LE 131 understands half a word."-He can take a briefin timation. Le sage songe, avant que de parler, iz ce quil doit dire; le Jbiu parle, et ensuite songe i ce qu'il a dit. Fr. Prov.- "A wise man thinks before he speaks; but a fool speaks, and then thinks of whai he has been saying." Le savoir faire. Fr. —" The knowledge how to act." -Address, subtlety. Le savoir vivre. Fr. —" The knowledge how to live." -An acquaintance with life and manners. Les doux yeux. Fr.-" Soft or amorous glances," Le secret d'ennuTyer est celui de tout dire. Fr. VOLTAIRE.-" The secret of tiring and disgusting.s to say all that can be said." Les eaux sont basses chez lui. Fr.-" The waters are low with him."-His resources are exhausted. Les femmes pouvent tout, parcequ'elles gounvernenl lespersonnes qui gouvernent tout. Fr. Prov.-' Women can do every thing, because they rule those who command every thing." Les fous font des festins, et les sages les mangenf. Fr. Prov. -" Fools make feasts, and- wise mnen eat them." Les homrnes sont la cause que les femmes ne s'aimcnt point. Fr. LA BRUYERE. —" It is the men that cause the wvomen to dislike each other." Le silence est le parti le plus sar de celui qui se defie de soi-meme. Fr. RocHEFOUCAULT.- " To be silent ismthe safest choice for the man who distrusts his powers." Lejeunes gens disent ce qu'ils font, les vzeillards ce qu'ils ont fait, et les sots ce qu'ils ont envie de faire. Fr. —" Young folks tell what they do, old ones what they have done, and fools what they wish to do." Les nmaltheureux, qut ont de 1'esprit, trouvent des resources en eux-memes. Fr. BouHouRS. — " The unfortunate men of genius find resources in them S13'LE- LE selves."-..They have that within, which tends to console them for the neglect of the world. Les Mceurs. Fr.-," Manners or morals. "- Neither of these English words, however, convey the idea of the original. 4' Manners" comprehending too little, and "Morals" too much. The ingenious author of " The World" definesit thus: "A genteel exterior, decency, fitness, and propriety of conduct, in the common intercourse of life. " Les muraillies ont des oreilles. Fr. -" Walls have ears."-Be cautious how you speak. Le soleil ni la mort ne peuvent se regarder fixement. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.- " Neitherthe sun nor death can be looked upon with fixed attention." L'esperance est le songe d'un homme eveili. Fr. Prov.-" Hope is the dream of a man awake." L'esprit est to2tjours la dupe du coewtr. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. -" The understanding is ever the dupe of the heart."-Our feelings are, ill general, sure to get the better of our reason. L'esprit qu'on veit avoir gate celui qu'on a. Fr GRESSET.-" Extravagant pretensions to wit or wisdom depreciate the value of either, in the hands of their actual possessor." Les vertus se perdent tans l'inttret, comme les fleuves se perdent dans Ict mer. Fr. ROCIIEFOUCAULT.-" Our virtues lose themselves in our -interest, as the rivers lose themselves in the ocean." Le temps present est giros de l'avenir. Fr. LEIBNITZ. "The present time is big with the tfture."-Great events are in the womb of time. Le travail 6loig,ne de nous trois grands maux, l'ennzti, le vice, et le besoin. Fr. VOLT'AIRE. — 4 Labour rids us of three great evils —irksomeness, vice, and poverty." Leltre de cachet. Fr.-" A sealed letter. " —An arbitrary order privately issued by a monarch, for the banishment or imprisonment of any person. Levarifacias. Law Lat. —"' Cause a levy to be made." A judicial writ directed to a sheriff, requiring bE —bE 133 him to seize and take in execution, the property therein mentioned. Le vent dut bureau est bon. Fr.-" The official wind is good."-Things take a favourable turn. Leve fit quod ben~ fertur onuts. Lat. OVID. —" That load becomes light which is cheerfully borne." —If the sl)irits are buoyant, they diminish in a great degree the weight of suffering. Levis est dolor qui capere consilium potest. Lat. SENECA. — " That grief is light which can take counsel. "-On excessive grief all advice is thrown away. Levius fit patientia, Quicquid corrigere est nefas. Lat. HORACE. " Patience makes that more tolerable, which it is impossible to prevent or remove." —In the homely language of our proverb —" What can't be cured, must be endured." Leviuls solet timere qui propiuis timet. Lat. SEN. — "' He fears less who fears more nearly. "-Our apprehensions in general diminish with the approach of the object we dread. Le vrai mtrite ne depend point du tems ni de la mode. Fr. Prov. —" True merit depends not on the time nor on the fashion." Le vrai moyen d'etre trompS, c'est de se croire plus Jin qufe les autres. Fr. RocHEFOUCAULT. —" The sure mode of being deceived, is to believe ourselves to be more cunning than the rest of the world." Lex loci. Law Lat.-"- The law, or custom of the place." Lex neminem cozit ad impossibilia. Lat. Law Max. -" The law compels no man to impossibilities." Thus the condition of a bond to go to Boston or New Orleans in a few hours, would be void from its impossibility. Let neminem cogit oslendere qutod nescire prsutniz. tuzr. Lat. Law Maxim.-" The law will oblige no man to declare that of which he is presumed to be ignorant.' M 134E LE-LI Lex non scripla. Lat.-" The unwritten law.'" —The Common Law of England; and, Llex scripta. Lat. —"6 The written or Statute Law." — The former, though not originally set down in writing, is paramount to all modern enactments, in clearness, brevity, and authority. Lex talionis. Lat.- " The law of retaliation. "-The law of requital in kind-as alluded to in the scriptures, of " an eye for an eye, a tooth, for a tooth" &c. Lex terrz. Lat.- " The law of the land."-Taken generally in contradistinction to the civil law, or code of JUSTINIAN. L'hontne n'estjarnais moins miserable, que quand ii paroit dWpourvu de tout. Fr. RoussEAu." Man is never less miserable than when he appears to be deprived of every thing." L'hypocrisie est un honnzmage que le vice rend a la verift. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.- " Hypocrisy is an homage, which vice renders to virtue." Libertas et natale solutm. Lat. —" Liberty, and my native soil."-This was the motto, which, when assumed by a new made Irish peer, gave birth to the rhyming line of SWIFT, " Fine words, I wonder where he stole'em. Libertas est potestas faciendi id quod jure liceat. Lat. CIcERo.-" Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law."-This is certainly a just definition. There can not be rational freedom, where there are arbitrary restraints. Libertas ultima mrundi, Quio steterit, ferienda loco. Lat. LT'CAN.'The remaining liberty of the world, in that precise place, was to be smitten and destroyed." —This is the sentiment attributed by the poet to Cao sar. It has been used in many asubsequent struggle for freedom, which it has been said, " if there subdued, could never revive. "-Factions, however, are temporary, but principles are everlasting. Lz6ert6 toute enti re. Fr. —'" Liberty complete." LI- LO - 195 I.zeel superbus ambules pecunid, Fortuna non mulat genus. Lat. HoRACE, "Though you strut proud of your money, yet foi. tune has not changed your birth."-Ad dressed to a wealthy upstart. Licuit, semperque licebit Parcere personis, dicere de vitiis. Lat. " It has been, and ever swill be, lawful to attack vice, sparing at the same time the individual." Ligan. See Jetsam. Limaz labor ac mora. Lat. —" The labour and delay of the file. "-The slow process of Polishing a literary production. L'imagination galope, lejugemnent ne va que le pas. Fr.- " The imagination gallops,the judgment only goes a foot-pace. "-The former anticipates the conclusion, which the latter awaits in sober leisure. L' industrie des homnzes s'~puise et briguer les charges; ii ne leur en reste plus pour en remnplir les devoirs. Fr. D'ALEMBERT.-" The industry of men is now so far exhausted in canvassing for places, that none is left for fulfilling the duties of them." Lingua mali pars pessima servi. Lat. JUVEN AL. — "' The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant." Their calumny surpasses all their other faults. Litenz lite resolvere. Lat. —" To remove one difficulty by introducing another." Litera scripla manet. Lat. — " The written letter remains."-Words may pass away and be forgotten, but that which is committed to writing, will remain as evidence. Literatimn. Lat.-" Letter by letter." Littus ama, altunm alii teneant. Lat. VIRG. — Do you keep close to the shore, let others venture on the deep. "-Consult your own safety, and let others indulge in the spirit of adventure.,?vre- rouge. Fr. -" The red book "-The increased and increasing history of pensions. Locum tenens. Lat. —" One who holds the place of another. "-A deputy; a substitute. 136 LO -- LU Locus sigilli. Lat. — " The place of the seal."-De. noted by L. S. on all diplomatic papers. L'on espDre de vieillir, et l'on craint la vieillesse. c'est 6 dire, on aime la vie, et on fait la mort. Fr. LA BRUYERE.-" We hope to getold, and yet are afraid of age;-in other words, we are in love with life, and wish to fly from the thoughts of mortality." Longa est injuria, longm.imbages. Lat. VIRGIL. " The account of this injury is rather long, and the particulars tedious."-Used as an apology in recounting one's own wrongs. Longurn iter est per prwcepta, breve et ejficax per exempla. Lat. SEN. —" Even the wisest counsels make their way but slowly: the effect of good example is more immediate and effectual." "' Example serves where precept fails." L'on ne vaut dans ce monde, que ce qume l'on veui valoir. Fr. LA BRUYErI-E.-" Every man is valued in this world, as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued." L'oreille est le chemin du cceur. Fr.-" The ear is the road to the heart." —This maxim is easily explained. L'orgueil ne veut pas devoir, et l'amour-propre ne veat pas payer. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" Pride wishes not to owe, and self-love is unwilling to pay. " Louer les princes des vertus qu'ils n'ont pas, c'est leur dire impunement des injures. Fr. ROCHiEFOUCAULT.-" To praise princes for virtues which they have not, is to reproach them with impunity." Loyal devoir. Fr.-" Loyal duty. " Loyalje serai durant ma vie. Fr. —" I shall be loyal during my life." Loyautte m'oblige. Fr. —" Losalty binds me." Loyautl n'a honte. Fr.-" Loyalty has no shame." Lubricum linguse non facile in penam est trahendum. Lat. Law M1ax. —" A light expression LU — LU 137 (or as it is familiarly called,' a slip of the tongue,') is not easily punishable."-Words of heat, as to call a man rogue, knave, &c, will bear no action at law, unless they are specifically applied, as,-in such an aflair-to a certain person, &c. I xdina sine concubitu. Lat.-"' Child-birth wthout sexual intercourse."-The possibility of such an occurrence was, at one time, stoutly but absurdly maintained. The phrase is now used only in a ludicrous sense, to mark the birth of a child, unprefaced by the rites of matrimony. L. cri bonus est odor ex re qudlibet. Lat.-" The smell of gain is good, from whatever it proceeds." This was the answer of VESPAxSIAN to his son Ti. TUS, when the latter reproached him with having laid a tax on urine. LEucis z non lucendo. Lat.-The word " lucus," a grove, is derived from "' lucere," to shine, because the rays of the sun are supposed rarely to penetrate through its foliage. The phrase is generally used to mark an absurd or discordant etymology. Ludgere curm sacris. Lat.-" To trifle with sacred things.-" To jest profanely on consecrated matters. Ludit in humanis divina potentia rebus, El certam preesens vix habet hora Jidem. Lat. OvIn.'6 The powers above seem to sport with human affairs, so that we can scarcely be assured of the hour which is passing." Lugete Venzeres, Cupidinesque. Lat. CATULLUS. " Weep all ye Venuses and Cupids."-Mourn all ye loves and Graces. This quotation is generally used in an ironical sense. Ltun2e des marques de la mndiocritg de l'esprit est de tozujours conter. Fr. LA BRUYERE.-" One of the marks of mediocrity of understanding, is to be fond of telling long stories." Lupcls pilum mutat non mentem. Lat. Prov.-" The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition. "No change of appearance can alter tha* which is radically perverse. M2 138 LU- MA Lusistz satis, edisti, atque bibislz. Te7npus abire tihi est. Lat. HORACE. *' Thou hast sported, eaten, and drunk enough. It is time for thee to depart."-These lines were addressed to a worn-out debauchee, still clinging to life. Lusus animo debent aliquando dari, ad cogitandum melior ut redeat sibi. Lat. PHEDRUS. " The mind ought sometimes to be amused, that it may the better return to thought, and to itself." Lusus natltra. Lat.-" A play or freak of nature."Any anomalous or deformed production, as an animal born with two heads, &c. &c. M Maacte virtute. Lat. VIRG.-" Proceed in virtue."In general used ironically, as we sneeringly say, "' Go on and prosper." Mlaagister artis ingeniique largitor, Venter. Lat. PERsIus. "The belly is the teacher of arts, and the bestower of genius."-Hunger or necessity is the mother of invention..Magistratus indicat vzrum. Lat.-" The magistrate shows the man." Magna Charta. Lat.-," The great Charter."-The charter of English liberties obtained from King JOHN, by the Barons of England-alnn. 1215. MIaogna civitas, magna splitudo. Lat.-' A great city is a great desert." It is possible to live secluded from the world, even in the midst of a great city. Magna est veritas, et pravalebit. Lat.-" Truth is most powerful, and will ultimately prevail." Milagna servitus est magna fortuna. Lat. SEN. — " A great tortune is a great slavery."-It brings with it many peculiar burdens and inconveniences..agnas inter opes, inops. Lat. HORACE.-" Poor, ill the midst of the greatest wealth." —A jus description of a rich miser. M A MA,139 Alagmz est ingenii -revocare mentem a sen.ibus, et enogitationem'i consuetudine abducere. CICE RC. Tisc. Disp. —" It is a proof of great talents to he able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit." lMaugni nominis umbra. Lat. LUCAN. —" The shadow of a mighty name. "-Applied to a man who inherits the name or title of a great ancestor, but without any indication of greatness in himself. ]Magni refert quibuzsczum vixeris. Lat. Prov. -" It is a matter of importance to know with whom you live." Mt/lagno conatu, nmagnas nugas. Lat. TERENCE."By great efforts to obtain great trifles." To waste much labour on inadequate objects. Magnos homines virtute metimur, non fortund. Lat. CORN. NEP.-" We estimate great men by their virtue (or valour) and not by their success."This is unhappily the philosophic, but not the worldly admeasurement. Mzagnum est argumentum in utroque fitisse moderattum. Lat. -" It is a great argument in favour of a man, that when placed in different situations, he displayed in each, the same spirit of moderation." Magnum. est vectigal parsimonia. Lat. CICEPO." Economy is of itself a great revenue." —Many men get rich by their savings, rather than by their gains. Maintien le droit. Fr. —" Maintain the right." aIfcaison de campagne. Fr. —" A country seat." Mlaison de ville. Fr. —" The town-house." The place where municipal justice is distributed. aMaitres des bautes ceuvres. Fr. -" The master of the high works."-The hangman. 1lc4aZtre des basses ceuvres. Fr. " The master of the low works." — The nightman, the gold finder. 4iajor domo. Ital. —The master of the house, or he who for the time, ofliciates as such-a steward, or chief servant.,MVtajor ~ longinquo reverentia. Lat.- " Respect 1v l40 MA —MA greater when coming from a distance. " —The persons and objects with which we are familiar, seldom excite a high degree of reverence. No man, it has been well observed, was ever a hero in the view of his valet de chambre. Majorfamnrs sitis est quam Virtutis; quis; enim virtutemnamplectit2r ipsalm, Premia si tollas? Lat. JUVENAL. "' The thirst of fame is greater than that of virtue; for who would embrace virtue itself, if you take away its rewards?"-More are in love with the character of virtue, than with virtue itself. Major hereditas venit unicuique nostrum a jure et legihus, quam a parentibus. Lat. CICERO. —" A greater inheritance comes to each of us from our rights and laws, than from our parents." Major privato visus, dum privatus flit, et omniumn consensu capax imperii, nisi imperasset. Lat. TACITUS.-"-' He was regarded as greater than a private man whilst he remained in privacy, and would have been deemed worthy of governing, if he had never governed."-A political maxim of very general application. Mjlius est delictum seipsum interficere quamn aliunz. Lat. Law Maxim. —" Suicide is a greater crime than murder." Malca fide. Lat. —" In bad faith."-With a design to deceive. 0Mala grammatica non vitiat chartam. Lat. Law Max. —' Bad grammar does not vitiate the deed." An error in the language is not to be regarded, if it does not involve some ambiguity. AfClal cunctaf ministrat Impetus. Lat. " Anger manages every thing badly."-We seldom act rightly when under the dominion of passion. iAlaeldicus a malefico non distal nisi occasione. Lat. QUINTILIAN.-" An evil sayer differs from an evil doer, only in the want of opportunity."-The difference is but slight between a calumniator and an assassin MA- MA 141 Malk imperando summum imperium amittitur. Lat SYRUS. — " The greatest empire may be lost by the misrule of governors." Male parta, malk dilabuntur. Latin PLAUTUS."Things ill acquired, are as badly expended.""What's got over the devil's back," &c. alul verunz examinat omnis Corruptzrs judex. Lat. HORACE " A corrupt judge is not qualified to inquire into the truth." Mali exempli. Lat.-In the nature " ofa bad example," or precedent. Maclim inquietam libertatem, quam quietum servitium. Lat.- " 1 would rather have a disturbed liberty, than a quiet slavery."-The ferment of a free, is preferable to the torpor of a despotic, gov ernment. llMalitia supplet wiatem. Law Max.-" Malice supplies the defect of age." Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam. Lat. CICERO.-" I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly." Malo mihi malt quam mollitur esse. Lat. SENECA. -'" I would rather be sick than idle."-The evil of a slight indisposition is transient; the mischiefs of idleness, once rooted, are incurable. flcalo mori quam fedari. Lat. —" I had rather die than be debased." M3ralum consilium consultoripessimum. VER. FLACcvs.-' Bad advice is often most fatal to the adviser. " Ailalum in se. Lat. — "A thing evil in itself." —ifaluem prohibitum' —6 A thing evil, because forbidden. "-To illustrate the legal distinction between those two species of evil, it is only necessary to observe that murder is " an evil in itself."- The exportation of wool, commonly called' cowilng," was not punishable as an evil until it was prohibited by the law. Muallm nascens facil~ opprimitur; inveteratum tii i 42 MA — MA robustius. Lat. CICERo. —' An evil, at its birth, is easily crushed, but it grows and strengthens by endurance. " lIalbnm, quo comnnzmnius, eopejus. Lat.-'" The more generally an evil prevails the more injurious are the consequences" —and the more speedily should it be suppressed. Mialum vas non frangitur. Lat. Prov. —" A bad vessel is seldom broken."-Things which are held most cheaply, are in general the most secure from danger. Maluspudor. Lat. —" False shame.' —Whence the French mauvaise honte. Malus usus abolenducs est. Lat. Law Max.- " A bad custom is to be abolished."- A custom in local jurisdictions, existing from time immemorial, has the force of a law; but if that custom be proven to be a bad one, such proof will set it aside. Mandamus. Law Lat.-"- We order."-A writ which issues to a corporation, commanding them to restore, or admit a person to an office, &c. Mlranebant vestigia morientis liberiatis. Lat. TAc. -" There still remained the traces of expiring liberty. " Manet alt/a mente repostum. Lat. VIRGIL.-. — It remains deeply fixed in the mind. "-This phrase, by which the poet describes the inveterate resentment of JUNO, is nowv frequently used to denote a long embosomed sense of injury. MCrania. Gr. —" Madness. "-A rage for any object or pursuit-as Bibliomania, an eagerness in collecting books. Mllanica a potu. —" Madness caused by drunkenness." Atlanibuspedibusqlue. Lat.-" With hands and feet." It was a struggle manibus pedibusque, or, as we should express it in English, " With tooth and nail." Man uforti. Lat. —" With a brave arm." Klantus desunt poscentibus arvis. Lat.-"- More labourers are required by the fields." —Or, in the MA I —- A 145 language of scripture-"The harvest is great, but the labourers are few." Manus haec ininica tyrannis. Lat.-" This hand is hostile to tyrants." Manusjusta nardus. Lat. —" The just hand is as precious ointment." Manus ncanunzfricat. Lat. Prov. —" One hand rubs the other."-Applied to two persons who gratify the vanity, or forward the views, of each other by mutual adulation. Marchandise qui plait est i demi vende.; Fr. Prov. -" The goods which please are already half sold." -We have a corresponding proverb in English(' Please the eye and pick the purse."' Marchand qui perd, ne peut rire. Fr.-"- The man who is on the losing side feels no inclination to laugh." Mare clausum. Lat.-" A closed sea. -"-A large bay, or portion of the sea surrounded by the territory of any one nation, and which, therefore, can only be navigated by vessels of other nations, by pernzis sion, is called a mare clausum. Marie ton fils quand tu voudras, mais tafille quand tu pourras. Fr. Prov. —" Marry your son when you will, and your daughter whenyou can."Get rid of the latter precarious charge as soon as possible. Marqut au bon coin. Fr.-" Marked with a good stamp."-Possessed of superior qualities. Mars gravior sub pace latet. Lat. C.LAUDIAN. —" A severer war lurks under the show of peace.".Materfamilias. Lat. —" The mother of a family." M1ateriam superabat optus. Lat. OVID. -- The work manship excelled the materials." Matre pulchrd filia pulchrior. Lat. HORACE.-" A daughler surpassing in beauty her beautiful mo. ther.',Maturqfias senex. Lat.-" May you early prove an old( man." —May you learn the wisdom of age Long before you are depressed with its infirmities 144 MA-ME lauvaise honte. Fr.-" False shame. "-Excessive bashfulness or timidity. Zilaxinza illecebra esl peccandi impunitale spes Lat. CICERO.-" The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity." Maximas virtutes jacere omnes necesse est, volutptate domzinante. Lat. CICERo.-"- Where pleasure is eagerly pursued, the greatest virtues will lose their power." illaximum. Lat.-"- The greatest possible." AIlcaximus in minimis. Lat. —" Very great in very little things." —A studious attention to petty objects is the sure sign of a narrow mind. When Cardinal CHIGI told another member of the corps diplomatique that the same pen had served him for three years, he was instahtly and properly set down, as a man whose mind was not framed for any enlarged or liberal discussion. Mledio tutissimnus ibis. Lat. OVID.-" YOU will advance most safely in the middle." —To consult your safety, you should through life avoid all extremes. M1fediocra firma. Lat.-" The middle station is the safest. " Mediocribus esse poetis, Non Dii, non homines, non concessgre coluhmnx. Lat. HORACE. " Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods, or men, or the pillarswhich sustain the booksellers' shops."-By this whimsical periphrase, the poet means simply to say, that mediocrity, which in other pursuits is respectable, in that of poetry is generally contemned. Aiya pefttOv, AEy X,XOv. Gr..Mega biblion, mega kakon. -" A great book is a great evil."-This is a charge which your voluminous authors are perpetually 3hifting to the shoulders of their neighbours. lMeglio ~ un metro accordo, che un grassa sentenza. Iltal. Prov. —" A lean assent is better than a fat sentence. "-A simple grant of the favour requested. is better than an eloquent refusal. ME — ME 145 21le judice. Lat. —" I being judge. "-In my opinion. MAxETV to euv. Gr. 3Melete to pan. — Care and industry effect every thing."-This was the saying of Periander, one of the seven sages of Greece. Ilel in ore, verba lactis, Eel in corde, fraus infact is. Lat.'' Honey in his mouth, words of milk,'" (all in his heart, and fraud in his acts." These are monkish.rhymes, in which a mischievous hypocrite is not ill described. ZAellitum venenunm, blanda oratio. Lat. —" A smooth speech is honied poison." Melior est conditio possidentio. Law Lat. —" The condition of him, who is in possession, is the best." AMelizus est cavere semnper, quam pati semel. Lat. Prov. —' It is better to be always on our guard, than to suffer once." Melius non tangere, clamo. Lat. HOR.-" I cry out, it is better notto touch me." —This is the language of the Satirist, who has his quiver full of defence.. nlelius sentire quam sci,'e. Lat. —Something which it is " more easy to feel than to define,"-or, which may be translated in the words of the philosopher when asked for a definition of a difficult subject, " If you ask me, I do not know; if you do not ask me, I well know." M'nemento mori. Lat.- " Remember death."'-He is a mere memento mori-he serves for nothing but to remind us of our mortality. Memzinerunt omnia amantes. Lat OVID. " Lovers remember every thing." Memorabilia, or meroranda. Lat. —" Things to be remembered. "-Matters deserving of record. MAemorid in xeternd. Lat. -" In eternal remembrance." Zlendici, mimi, balatrones. Lat. HOR. —" Beggars, players, and varlets," of every description.-A crowd or group of contemptible persons. llene huic confidere monstro? Lat.-" Shall I trust such a depraved wretch?" 146P e8ff — -TiE AMen. saltsFb p.adi vulture, fiuctsqxe quzeros Ignorare jubes? mene huic confdere monstro? Lat. VIRGIL. 4' Do you desire that I should not distrust the appearance of the placid sea, and of the waves which are now quiet? do you wish that I should confide in such a monster?" Mnvv an&s oma. Gr. Menin aeide thea.- " Sing, goddess, the anger."-'The first words of Homer's Iliad, which are sometimes quoted to ridicule the affectation of scholarship. Menscon scia recti. Lat. —"4 A mind conscious of rectitude." Mens invicta manet. Lat. —" The mind remains unconquered. " Menspati durum sustinet egra nihil. Lat. OVID. " The sick mind can not bear any thing which is harsh. "-The mind of affliction is so sensitive, as to shrink from the slightest touch of offence. Mens sana in corpore sano. Lat. HoR.-"-' A sound mind in a healthy body. "-The first and best wisha which can present itself to a rational mind. Mens sibi conscia recti. Lat. HOR. -" A mind which is conscious to itself of rectitude. 9 Mensuraque juris Vis erat. Lat. LUCAN.' And power was the only measure of right."This well describes a state of anarchy, where every man feels that what he can do, he may do. Afentiri nescio, librum, Si malus est, nequeo laudare. Lat. JUVENAL. "' I can not lie-if your book is badly written (or of an evil tendency) I can not commend it." Meopericulo. Lat.-"- At my own peril, or risk." Meo sum pauper mi. Xre. Lat. Hon.-"' I am poor, but only in debt to myself."-If I have abridged my own comforts, my consolation is that I owe nothing to others. Meurnz s'al. Lat. —- Pure salt."-Genuiine Attic wit, ME,-ME I 1 s 14{ Mettre les points sut- les i. Fr. —"' To dot every'i -To be scrupulously exact. Mletu coactus. Lat. — " Impelled by fear." Mefurn et tuum. Lat. -" Mine and yours." —t is a question of meum et tuum. —The dispute is ierespecting the distinct rights of property. Meus mihi, sius cuique carus. Lat. PLAUTUS."' Mine is dear to me, and dear is his, to every man." —Every one has his own prepossessions and predilections. Mezzotermine. Ital. —" A middle line or middle course of conduct." Mieux vaui t "tn tiens," que deux " tu l'auras." Fr. Prov. -" One' take this' is better than two 6 thou shalt have it.' " Mihi curajfuturi. Lat. —' My care is for the future life."' MAihi turpe relinqui est. Lat. —" It is disgraceful for me to be left behind." Minimum. Lat. —, The smallest possible." Mlinor est quam servus, donzinus qui servos tirnet. Lat. Prov. —" That master is lower than a servant, who is in dread of his servants." Mlinus in parvos fortuna furit, Leviusqueferit leviora Deus. Lat. SENECA. " The rage of fortune is less directed against the humble, and Providence strikes more lightly on the low." Minuti Sernper et infirmi est animi exiguiqute voluptas Ultio. Lat. JUJVENAL. " Revenge is always the pleasure of a little, weak, and narrow mind." —No man of an enlarged understanding indulges in so dlark a passion. lifn utitt. Lat.-" Trifles.' -To enter into minuti, -To discuss the most minute and trifling parts of the business. Afirabile diclu! Lat. —-' WoNnderful to tell!" Mirabile visu! Lat.-" Wonderful to behold!" 148 MI —-MI Mzramur ex intervallloofallentia. Lat.-" We admire at a distance the things that deceive us.- Our sight is apt to misrepresent remote objects, but the (eception vanishes on a nearer approach. Mirantur laciti, et dubio pro fJlmine pendent. Lat. STATIUS.-" They stand in silent astonishment, and wait for the fall of the yet doubtful thunderbolt."-Used to describe a general apprehension and consternation. Mirurn! Lat.- " Wonderful!" lirurn in imodurn. Iat.-" In a wonderful manner.",7lisce stultitian consiliisbrevem. Lat. HOR.-" Mix short follies with wise counsels." — Let your moments of dissipation bear no proportion to those of sober reflection. Misera est macgni custodia censius. Lat. JUVENAL. — " The care of a large estate is an unpleasant thing." Even wealth itself brings with it its cares and in. conveniences. Misera estservitus, utbi jts est mut vagum aut incognitum. Lat. Law Maxim.- " The servitude is there miserable, where the law is either vague or unknown." —In every good government, the laws should be precisely defined, and generally promulgated. Miserabile vulgus. Lat.-" A wretched crew." Mliseram pacem vel bello bene tutlari. lat. TAC. — " A peace may be so degrading as not to be ill-exchanged for war." Miseris succurrere disco. Lat. VIRGIL. —-" I learn to relieve the wretched." Miserrima fortunca est quw ininico efrret. Lat. — " That is a most wretched fortune wbhich is without an enemy."-His condition must be low i-ndeed, who possesses not any thing for which he can be envied. iserusz est czliorutnz incumbere famm. IEat. Juv. — " It is despicable to live on the famxie of C.riers." Misnomer. Law Fr. —The mistake ef a name; or the using of one name for another. MI- MO 1-49 AMisprision. Law Fr. -The concealment of treason or felony. Mittimnus. Law Lat. —" We send."-The writ by which a magistrate commits an offender to prison. Mobilitalte viget, viresqne acquirit eundo. Lat. VIRG. — " It flourishes in its quickness of motion, and gains new strength in its progress." —The poet speaks of Fame or Common Report, which gathers strength as it proceeds, and swells, like the snowball, as it rolls along. Moderata dutrant. Lat. SENECA. -" Moderate things last, or continue."-BPower, health, and faculties, are all exhausted by excess. Modo me Thebis, modoponit.9thenis. Lat. HOR."He now places me at Thebes, and now at.lthens." —'his it used as a compliment to a great dramatic poet who can change his scene, and lose sight of the unities of time and place, without diminishing the interest which he has once excited. Mrodus operandi. Lat. -' The method or manner of operating." 1MJoins on pense, plus on parle. Fr. — " The less a man thinks, the more he talks." Mole ruit sua. Lat. —" It is crushed by its own weight." lIollia temporafandi. Lat. HOR. —" The favourable occasions for speaking." —These, the poet intimates, are to be sought for with great men. That request may succeed at one time, which, at another, may be considered as an importunity. LVoliter mantus imposuit. Lat. Law Term. —" He but gently laid hands."-This phrase is used in a defence set up against an action or indictment for an assault. " He but gently laid hands" on the prosecutor, for the purpose of expelling him, as he had a right to do, from the premises. Mfmiti meliorc sequamur. Lat. VIRG. — " Being admonished, let us follow better things." —Having had the lessons of experience, let our future prudence attest their effects. N2 150 MO.MO Monstrum horreuidum, informe, ingens, cui lumen ademptum. Lat. VIRGIL "A horrid monster, huge, shapeless, and deprived of his sight."-This is the description given by VIRGIL Of the giant POLYPHEMUS, when his one eye had been bored out by Ulysses.-It is sometimes applied to an absurd proposition, conceived in ignorance and brought forth by presumption. Moore majorum. Lat.-"According to the customs of our ancestors." Moribus antiquis stat Roma. Lat.-" Rome stands by her ancient morals."-She has preserved her stability by refusing to give way to innovation. Mors omnibus communis. Lat.-" Death is common to all men." Mors sola fatetur, Quantula sint hlominlm corpuscula. Lat. Juv. " Death alone confesses how weak and feeble is the body of man." —lt rests with death, to show the weakness of ambition, and the inanity of pride. Mors ultima linea rerumn est. Lat. HOR.-" Death is the last boundary of human affairs." lliortalitate relicta, vivit immnortalilate indutus. Lat. —" Having put off this mortal frame, he lives clothed with immortality." M.Iortuo leoni et lepores insultant. Lat.-"Even hares can insult a dead lion. "-The mightiest of the dead may be insulted by the weakest of the living. Moas pro leg e. Lat. Law Maxim. —" Custom for law." -Long established usage, as in the case of a fixed modus for tythes, shall stand in the place of law. Mot du guet. Fr. —" A watch-word." Mots d'usage. Fr.-" Words of usage."-Phrases ln common use. Moveo etpropitior. Lat.-" 1 rise and am appeased.".Movet cornicula ristm, Furtivis nudata coloribus. Lat. HORACE "The crow, when stripped of her borrowed plumes excites our laughter." MU -MU 1l1t Mlugiltus labyrinthi. Lat.-c The bellowing of the labyrinth."-This was a favourite topic with the Roman poetasters. It is therefore put for any com mon-place topic of ordinary poets or writers. Altulier, amissaputdicitia, haud alia abnuerit. Lat. " When a woman has lost her chastity, she will not refuse any thing else." Mulier quw sola cogilat, male cogitat. Lat. Prov. "A woman, when thinking by herself, is always thinking of mischief."-One of the common-place railleries directed against the sex..Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra. Lat. LABERIUS. " Many things fall between the cup and the lip." Multa docet fames. Lat. Proverb.-" Hunger teaches many things. "-Necessity is the mother of invention. l1iul ta ferunt anni venientes corn moda secum; Miltla recedentes adimunt. Lat. HORACE "' The coming years bring many advantages with them-when retreating, they take away as many."'rhere is a tide in the affairs of men.-What we gain by the influx, we miserably lose by the reflux of that tide. Multa gemens. Lat. —" Mourning deeply." —He complied multa gemens, with every expression of grief. Mulla non vetat lex quzm tamen tacite damnat. Lat. Law Maxim.-'" There are many acts, not positively prohibited by the law, which it nevertheless condemns " Multa petentibus desunt multa. Lat. HORACE. "Those who covet many things, are in want of many."-O-0ur wants are limited or extended, in proportion to our desires. Mlhlta renascentur que j'am cecidere. Lat. HOP.ACE. " Many things shall revive which have fallen into decay."-Taste and fashion are ever reverting and fluctuating. aIzulti adorantur in ard,- qui cremantur in ignr 152 IMU —M U St. AUSTIN. —" Many are worshipped on the altars, who are burning in the flames of hell." Multi multa sciunt, sed nemo omnia. Lat. -" Many men are well versed in many subjects, but no one can be perfect in all." h.tltlis ille bonisflebilis occidit, Nulli flebilior.quam mihi. Lat. HORACE. "He died lamented by many good men, but by none lamented more than by me." Alhiltis terribilis, caveto multos. Lat. AusoN.-" If thou art terrible to many, then beware of many." ]Multi teoderint, si leipsum ames. Lat. —" Many will hate you, if you love yourself." Multos ingratos invenimus, plures facimus. Lat. — " We find many ungrateful men, and we make more."-Ingratitude is but too frequlent, yet it is sometimes provoked by the arrogance of the benefactor. Mi]ultos in summca pericula misit Venturi tintor ipse mali. Lat. LUCAN. " The mere apprehension of evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger."-Our alarms frequently lead us into perils more fearful even than those which we at first apprehended. Mlultum abludil imnago. Lat. HoR.-'" The picture is by no means like. " —You perhaps intended a likeness, but mullunz abludit imago; you have given a caricature, not a resemblance. MIfz1tuLum in parvo, Lat.-" Much in little. "-A great deal said in a few words. A compendium of knowledge. Zltillum mentiztur, qui multurn vidit. Lat.-" He who has seen much of the world- is-very prone to exaggeration" —or, " Great travellers are often great liars." JPundus universus exerce. histrioniam. Lat. PETRONIUS ARBITER. —' All the world practises the art of acting."-" All the world's a stage." Mlunus apolline dignum. Lat. HoR.-" An offering worthy of Apollo." —Spoken of an excellent poem. aMU-' -NA 153 Muruts eneus cognscientia sana. Lat.-" A sound conscience is a brazen wall of defence." Mus in pice. Lat. Prov. —" A mouse in a pitch bar rel." —Applied to a man who is always perplexing himself in useless disquisitions and inquiries. Mutare vel timnere sperno. Lat.-" 1 scorn tochange or fear." M1ttattd formd, interimitur props substantia rei. Lat. Law Max. —- The form being changed, the substance of the thing is destroyed."-'Thus, if trees are improperly cut down, and laid as beams in a house, their nature is so far altered, that they can not be seized in that shape; but the owner is to bring his action for the damage. Mlcutatis mutandis. Lat. Law. " After making the necessary changes."-Thus, what was law for A. and B., shall apply to C. and D., only altering terms according to the circumstances. Mutato nomine, de te Fabula narratzr. Lat. HORACE. " Change but the name, the tale is told of you."-.'You smile at the satire whilst you suppose it leveled at another; yet if the name were altered, you would find it reach to "'your own business and bosom. " N Nam dives fieri qui vult, Et cito vult fieri. Lat. JUVENAL. " For he who desires to become rich, also wishes that desire to be soon accomplished.'"-There is a natural alliance between avarice and rapacity. Mam ego illum periise duco, cut quidem periit pu. dor. Lat. PLAUTUS. -" I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame." ntm genus et proavos, et quse non fecimus ipsi, Vix ea nostra voco. Lat. OVID. " For birth and ancestry, and that which we havo not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own "-The man, who prides himself, not on his l!NA — -NA personal conduct, but on a long line of ancestry, has been ludicrously, but justly, compared to the potato-plant, the best part of which is under ground Yam pro jucundis aptissimca quzeque dabunt Dii, Carior est illis homo quarn sibi. Lat, JUVENAL. "' For the gods, instead of what is most pleasing, will give what is most proper. Man is more dear to them, than he is to himself." Na7n scelus intra se tacitum qui cogitat ullum, F(taci crimen habet. Lat. JUVENAL. " For he who silently intends a crime, has all the guilt of the deed."-There are cases in which, to resolve upon, and to commit a guilty act, are equal in point of criminality. Nam vitiis nemo sine nascitlur, optimnus ille est Qui minimis urgetur. Lat. HORACE. " For as no man is born without faults, the best is he who has the fewest." Natura bealis Omnibus esse dedit, si quis cognoverit utz. Lat. CLAUDIAN.' Nature has granted to all to be happy, if we did but know how to use her benefits.' Natturd ipscd valere, et mrentis viribus excitari, et quasi quodcam divino spiritu afflari. Lat. CICERO. "4 To be strong from nature; to be excited by the powers of the mind] and to be inspired, as it were, by a divine spirit."-Such is the definition of genius, given by this great orator. YMatura lofece, e poi ruppa la stanpa. Ital. ARIOSTO. " Nature, after making him, broke the mould." Aratura! quamn te colimus, invili quoque! Lat. SEN. "' Oh! Nature, how we worship thee, however unwilling!"-How potent are thy dictates, and how resistless are thy laws! Valturam expellas furcd, tamen usque recurret. Lat. HoR.-"' You may turn nature out of doors with violence, but she will still return."-Nature will continue to plead and enforce her rights, in despite of every temporary restraint. NE —NE 155 te cede nalis, Sed contra audentior ito. Lat. VIRGIL. " Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance to mee. them with greater fortitude." Ane cede malis. Lat. —" Do not yield to misfortunes.' Nec cupias nec meluas. Lat. "Neither desire nor fear." Nec deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus. Elat. HORACE.-" Nor let a god interfere, unless the difficulty be worthy of such intervention. " —The poet is advising play-wrights.-Do not introduce an extraordinary or supernatural appearance, unless on an occasion of the highest importance. AVecessse est ccmr insanientibus fturere, nisi solus relinqueris. Lat. PETRONIUS.-" It is necessary to be mad with the insane, unless you would be left quite alone."-Even the wise man will bend and accommodate himself in some degree, to the follies and prejudices of those around him, in order to avoid the reproach of singularity. Necesse est facere sumpium, qzui qutwrit lucrum. Lat. PLAUTUS. —" It is necessary that he who looks for gain, should incur expense." ANecesse est ut multos timeat, quqem multi timent. Lat. SYRUS. —-" He that is feared by many, must be in fear of many." —The tyrant Nwho governs.others by terror, has cause to be himself the most terrified. Necessitas non habet legem. Lat. Law Max. —" Necessity has no law."-Any man may justify, for instance, the pulling down the house of another, if it be done to prevent the spreading of a dangerous fire. Nec lex est wqzior ulla, Quamn necis artificem arte perire sua. Lat. OVID. " Nor is there any law more just, than that the contriver of destruction should perish by his own arts. " Nec lusisse pudet, sed non incidere htdzlun. Lat. HoR.-4" The shame is not in having sported, but in not having broken off the sport." 156 NE-NE " Once to be wild is not a foul disgrace, The blame is to pursue the frantic race." Nec mcal notus eques. Lat.-" A horseman or patrician well known." Nec me pudet, ut istos,fateri nescire quod nesciamn. Lat. CICERO.-" I am not ashamed, as some men are, to confess my ignorance of that which I do not know." XNec mora, nec requies. Lat. VIRG. —" There was no rest or repose."-The affair was prosecuted without the smallest intermission. Nec placidd contentus quiete est. Lat. —" Nor is he contented with soft repose," or inglorious ease. Nec pluribus impar. Lat.-" Not an unequal match for numbers." —This was the vain-glorious motto adopted by Louis XIV, when he formed his chimerical project of universal empire. ~Yec prece zec pretio. Lat. —" Neither by bribe nor entreaty." Nec quwerere nec spernere honorem. Lat. —" Neither to seek nor despise honours." Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto. Lat. HoRAcE.-" It is not enough that poetry should be so finished as to satisfy the judgment; it should appeal to our feeling and imagination." Nec scirefcas est omnicz. Lat. HORACE.- "It is not permitted to know all tfings." Nlec semper feriet quodcunque minabitur arcus. Lat. —" The arrow will not always hit the object which it threatens."- The best aims are often fruitless. Nec sibi, sed toto genitim se credere mundo. Lat. LUCAN. —" To think that he was born, not for himself, but for the world."-This is the rare character of an enlarged and philosophic mind. NAec ternere nec tinzid&. Lat. —" Neither rashly or fearfully." Aec tibi quid liceat, sed quidfecisse decebit, Occtrrat. Lat. CLAUDIAN. l)0o not consider what you may do. but what It NE —— NE 157 will become you to have done."'-This is a most admirable epitome of ethics. Nec timeo, nec sperno. Lat.-" I neither fear nor despise." NWec cui de te plusqtam tibi crediTs. Lat.-", Do not believe any man more than y ourself, when he speaks of you." —When a man flatters you, you should correct his assertions by your own consciousness. Nec quies gentium sine armnis, nec arma sine stipendiis, nec stipendia sine tributis. Lat. TAC - " The tranquillity of nations is not to be preserved without arms, troops can not be maintained without pay, and their pay can not be made good without taxes." Nec tanmen, hoc tribuens, dederi7m qutoque cwtera Lat. HORACE. 4" Nor do I, because I concede this point, give up all the rest." Nec tecum possum vivere, nec sine te. Lat. —" I can not live with you, nor yet without you." Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere, fidus lnterpres. Lat. HORACE. " Nor should the translator aim at rendering the original, word for word."-In this servility of translation, the spirit of the original will certainly evaporate. Nec vixit mal qgui natus moriensque fefellit. Lat. HORACE.-" Nor has he spent his life badly, who has passed it from his birth to his burial in privacy." The man is fortunate, who escapes completely from the cares of public life. Ve exeat. Lat.-" Let him not go out." —A judicial writ prohibiting a person from leaving the state or country. N'efas nocere, vel malo fratri, puta. Lat. SENECA."You should esteem it a crime to hurt even a bad brother."-You should enlighten, admonisI, and, if possible, reform him, but abstain from inju ry or violence. Alegalts artifex sequti voces.. Lat. FERsius. —" He a~0 158 NE-NE tempts to express himself in a language which na tuie has denied him." Ne in crastinum,, qtod possis hodie. Lat.-" Defer not, until to-morrow what you can do to day." Nern. con. Abbrev. for nemine contradicente, and, Nem. diss. Abbrev. for nemine dissentiente.-" No person opposing, or disagreeing. "-These two phrases are- in fact synonymous. The latter, however, is exclusively used in the English house of Peers. Neminenm id agere, ut ex alterius pradetutr nescitid. Lat. CICERO.-" No man should act so as to take advantage of another's folly."-This is a precept, which those must admire in theory, who outrage in practice. Nemnzinem oportet esse sapientiorem legibhus. Law Lat. —' It does not become any man to make himself wiser than the law." Nemo, allegans suarm turpitudinem, audiendus est. Lat. Law Maxim.-" No man, alleging his own baseness, is to be heard."-The evidence of spies, informers, and of every man who does not come into court with clean hands, is to be listened to with distrust. Nemo bis punitur pro eodem delicto. Lat. Law Max. — " No man can be twice punished for the same crime.' Nemo est supra leges. Lat. Law Max.-" No one is above, or beyond the control of, the law." Nemo est hwres viventis. Lat. -" No one is heir to a living person." —He can only be an expectant. Nenmo in sese tentat descendere: Nemo! Lat. PERS. -"_ What! no man attempts to descend into his own bosom?"- and examine his faults. N~ento lzditur nisi seipso. Lat. PETRARCH.- -"' No man is injured except by himself."-Our troubles and misfortunes may generally be traced to some imprudence or neglect of our own. Nemo male imptnt lacessit. Lat.-" No man provokes me with imptnity." —The motto of the order of NE- NE 159 the Thistle, to the rough nature of which plant it has a reference..enzo mortaliuznz omnibus boris sapit. Lat. PLTNY -" No man is wise at all times. "-The wises' of mankind have their lapses of indiscretion. lvemo phls.juris in aliunm transferre potest, q?larm ipse habet. Law Maxim.-" No man can transfer to others, rights more extensive than those which he possesses." Nenzo punitzlr pro alieno delicto. Lat. Law Max."No man is to be punished for the crime of ano.ther." —It is to be observed that this is a Law, and not a State Maxim. The people in every state are punished for the sins of those who administer the government. NTemo repeitW fuit turpissimus. Lat. JUVENAL." No man ever became in an instant the most base." The progress from virtue towards-vice is gradual and insensible. Nemo sic imzpJar sibi. Lat.-" No man was ever so unlike himself." —Applied to one of those unequal, but not uncommon characters, who can show signs of greatness in one hour, and of weakness in the next. N.remo tenetur seipsulm accuare. Lat. Law Max.-. "No man is obliged to accuse himself."' Nemo sine vitiis nascitur. Lat. —" No man is born without faults." Nemo solus sapit. Lat. PLAUTUS. —"No man is wise alone." —No man should be so confident in his own opinion, as to reject all advice. Ne plusultrat. Lat. —" Nothing more beyond. "-He was arrived at his " ne plus zultra"-his utmost efforts could not carry h.im any further. Ng pour la digestion. Fr. LA BRUYERE. —" Born merely for the purpose of digestion."-A man fit only " to keep bread from moulding." IVe puero gladium. Lat. ProV. —" Do not trust a boy with a sword. "-Do not commit a strong measure into inconsiderate hands. 160 NE —-NE Nequge cwcum duceem neque amentem consultorem. Lat. fronm ARIsToPH. -" Do not take either a blind guide, or a weak adviser."-The former is not more dangerous than the latter. ANeqte culpa, neque lauda teipsumn. Lat. —" Neither blame nor applaud thyself." INeque enim quies gentium since armis, neque arlma sine stipendiis, neque stipendia sine tributis. Lat TAcIrus. —" The quiet of nations can not be main tained without arms: armies can not be supported without pay; nor can that pay be made good with out taxes. " Neque, extra necessitates belli, prmcipuum odium gero. Lat. —" I bear no particular hatred beyond the necessity of war."-'I feel no resentment beyond that which is justified by the occasion. NequeJnzeminza, amissd2 pudicitia, alia abnuer it. Lat. TAC. —" When a woman has lost her chastity, she will not shrink from any other crime." Xeque mala vel bona, qut vulgus putet. Lat. TAC. - " Things are not always good or bad, which are deemed so by the nmultitude." Yequeo monstrare, et sen/io tanltum. Lat. Juv. " What 1 can only feel, but can not express. "- An indefinable sensation. Neque semnper arcum tendit dpollo. Lat. -" Nor does Apollo always bend his bow. "-This phrase is generally used as an apology for those, who, being engaged in grave pursuits, indulge themselves in occasional relaxation; but sometimes, in a different sense, that men of talent, who were supposed to be un(ler the special protection of Apollo, (do not at all times, reach by their exertion, to the level of their usual merits. A'equicquam sapit, qui sibi non sapit. Lat.-" He is wise to no purpose, who is not wise to himself." The first use of wisdom is to correct our own faults.:~e quid detlrimenti Resplublica capiat. l at. -" That the commonwealth shall receive no injury."-This NE —NE!61 was the injunction given by the Roman Relpublic, on investing a Dictator with supreme powers. This attention to domestic security, in contradistinction to foreign conquest, is often intimated to the states.man at the helm of affairs, as forming his first and most important duty. Ne quid falsi dicere audeal, ne quid veri non audeat. ELat. CICERO. -" Let him not presume to utter any falsehood, or suppress any truth."'.Ne quid nimis. Lat. TERENCE.-" DO not take too much of any thing,"-or pursue an object too far. "There may be too much, even of a good thing." Ae remettez pas (t ddemain, "e q~ue vous pouvez Jfire aujourd'hui. Fr. Prov. —" Do not defer until to-morrow, that which you have it in your powver to do to-day." Nervis alienis mobile lign?um. Lat. —" A puppet moved by wires in the hands of others."-Applied to politicians of a certain class, whose motions are dictated, and whose proceedings are regulated, by persons unseen, or by what is called an interior cabinet. Nescia mens hon uintrn fctli sorlisque futurx, Et servare modzum, r ebus stblata secundis. Eat. VIRGIL. " The mind of man is ignorant of fate and future destiny, and of keeping within due bounds when elated by prosperity." ATescio qud natale soltmn dulcedine cunclos Ducit, et immemores noen sinit esse suti. Lat. OVID. "I know not by what charm our native soil still attracts all, and implants itself in our recollection." Neither tinme nor distance can eradicate the attachnient which every man feels for the spot which gave him birth. Vescio quid cturtz semper abest rei. Lat. HORACE." Something is always wanting to our imperfect fortune."-Our desires are never fully gratified. Mescit vox missa reverti. Lat. HORACE. —' The word 02 162 NE-NiI which has once escaped can never be recalled "'We should be carefull of what we say. The impression made by an indiscreet word is scarcely ever to be erased. Xe scutict dignum horribili sectere flagello. Lat. HORACE.' Do not pursue him, who deserves a slight wvhip, with the weightier scourge. " —Let the punishment be proportionate to the crime. Ye sutor ultra crepidam. Lat. —" Let not the shoemaker go beyond his last "-These were the words of Apelles to a Crispin, who properly found fault with an ill-painted slipper in one of his pictures, but ascending to other parts, betrayed the grossest ignorance. No man should pass his opinion in a province of art, where he is without a qualification. YNetentes aut perfice. Lat. —" Attempt not, or accomplish." Ne vile fano. Lat.-"-' Bring nothing base to the temple. " ANe vile velis. Lat. —" Incline to nothing base.' Neutiquam officiutm liberi esse 1homiiisputo, Curn is nihil promereat, postulare id oratie apponi sibi. Lat. TERENCE. "- A man of liberal sentiments will not stoop to ask that as a favour, which he can not claim as a reward. " Tihil cupientium nuduts castra pelo. Lat. HORACE. " Naked I repair to the camp of those who desire nothing."-Though not rich, I am not dissatisfied, because I have limited my desires. Nihil dictum quod non dictum prius. Lat. —" Nothing can now be said, which has not been said before. " Nihil est, ab omni parte, beatum. Lat. HORACE." Nothing is blessed or perfect on every side." — There is no state or condition of life without its disadvantages. Nihil est tam volytcre quam maledictutm; ni/hil fa cilius emittit$ur nihil citius excipifur, zihil la NJI -NI 16} tfls dissipatur. Lat. CICERO. —" Nothing is so swift in its progress as calumny; nothing more easi ly escapes us, and nothing is more readily received; and nothing can be more widely spread abroad.'-' NTihil est tarn utile, quod in transilu prosit. Lat. SENECA.-" No book can be so good, as to he profitable when negligently read." Nilkil infelicius illo, cui nihil inftlix contigit. L t. -_ He is the most wretched of men who has never exlerienced adversity. " Nihil mcmagis consentaneumr est, quam ut zzsdern mo. dis res dissolvat-ur, quibus conslituitur. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Nothing is more equitable, than that every thing should be dissolved by the same means as it was first constituted."-A deed under hand and seal can only be released by a similar deed. An obligation in writing can not be discharged by a verbal agreement. Nihil potest Rex quamn quod dejure potest. Lat. Law Maxim.-"' The King can do nothing but what he can do by law."-He can not, for instance, order a man to prison, without the writs and processes of Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit. Lat.- " He touched nothing without adorning it." —He embellished and illustrated every subject which he attempted to discuss. Nihil scriptum miraculi causa. Lat. TAc.-"' Nothing composed for the sake of exhibiting prodigies, or exciting wonder."-Applied to a history which narrates simple facts in plain terms. Nihil tam absurdum, quod non dictum sit ab aliquo philosophorum. Lat. CICERo.-" There is not any thing so absurd, as not to have been said at some time, by some one of the philosophers." Nihil tam firmurn est, cui periculzm nQn fit etiam ab invalido. Lat. QUIN'T. CURT.-" There is nothing so secure as to be out of the reach of injury, even from an apparently weak cause." Vil actutm reputans, si quid superesset agendum. Lat. LUc A~c. '164 NI NI;'I hinking that nothing was done, if any thing retnained to do."-This is the character of a man of talent and enterprise. MlI admiratri, prope est res una, Numici, Solaqte, quzepossitfalcere et servare heliurn. Lat. HORACE. "'Not to be lost in idle admiration (of men or things,) is the only sure means of making, and of preserving happiness." Ai' agit exeLmplum, litenm quod lite resolvit. Lat. HoR —That example does nothing whlich, in removing one difficulty, introduces another."-That arbitration is of no avail, which leaves behind it, as great a lifficulty as is found in the first instance. A'iI conscire sibi, nullipaillescere culpd. Lat. THOR." To be conscious of no guilt, and to turn pale at no charge.' NMil debet. Lat. Law Term. —" He owes nothing." — The usual plea in an action of debt. Nil desperandurm Teucro duce, et auspice Teucro. Lat. HORACE. "We should not despair of any thing, Teucer being our guide, and we marching under his auspices." —-A compliment often applied to the talents and good fortune of a popular general, or leader. Nil dicit. Lat. Law Term.-" He says nothing." — This plea intimates a failure in the defendant, in not putting in his answer to the plaintiff's declaration. Nil dictu faedum, visuique, hxc limina tangat, Intra q?iw puter est. Lat. JUVENAL. " Let nothing foul either to the eye or to the ear, he seen or heard within those doors which enclose a boy."-n —Nothing indecent or criminal should be mentioned within the early and eager hearing of children. ril ego contullerir jueundo sanus amico. Lat. IIoR "Whilst in sound mind, I should never deem any thing preferable to a pleasant friend." NI NI 165 1Nil enim prodest, quod Iedere non possit zdem. Lat. OVID. —" Nothing can be of advantage which is not also convertible to purposes of injur."' —This broad maxim applies to every kind of physical and moral agency. Thus, fire, which is so necessary, may be rendered most mischievous: and that eloquence, which sometimes saves the innocent, may be made the instrument of rescuing the guilty. il falsi audeat, nil veri non audeat dicere. Itat. CICERO.-" That he should not dare to tell a falsehood, or to leave a truth untold."-This is the brief but just character of an honest historian. NXil habet infelix paupertas d arius in se, Quam quod ridicules hominesfacit. Lat. J. VENAL. " The greatest hardship of poverty is, t1 1t it tends to make men ridiculous." Nil intra est oleam, nil extra est in nuce duri. Lat. HoR.-If this be not true, " There is ao kernel in the olive, nor has the nut any shell." -There is no trusting even to physical evidence. Nil non latudandum, aut sensit, auzt aixit, autfecit. Lat. -" He never thought, spoke, or acted, but in a manner worthy of praise. " N]il oritlurum alizs, nil ortum tale fatentes. Lat. HoRAcE.-" Confessing that nothing of the same kind had arisen, or was likely to arise in future times. "-Admitting the existence of an unique, a thing not to be equalled. Nil proprium ducas, quod mnutari potest. Lat. SYRUS.-"-'Never deem that your own, which can be transferred. "-All worldly possessions are precarious. NTi' similius insano qtuain ebriuts. Lat. Proverb - " Nothing is more like a madlman, thana man who is (drunk." Nil sine maono Vita labore dedit mortalibus. Lat. HORACE "In this life, nothing is given to men wvthou' great labour." 166 NI -N MNl taam dificile, quod non solertia vincat. Lat. Prov. —" Nothing is so difficult, but that by dili. gence and practice it may be overcome.' Yi'PLun ni l'autre. Fr.-"' Neither the one nor the other." Ninzia illa licentia Profecto evadet in aliquod maagncum maltun. Lat. TERENCE. " This excessive licentiousness will most certainly terminate in some mischief of magnitude. " —This is a maxim often resorted to in political discussions. Nimirimnz insanuzs paucis videatur, eo quod Maximna pars hominurm morbojactlatr eodern. Lat. HORACE.'li He appears mad indeed but to a few, because the majority is infected with the same disease." Niniiun altercando veritas anmittitur. Lat. Prov." In excessive altercation truth is lost."-In protracted disputes, men forget both themselves and the subject. Nimium risits pretiumn est, si probitatis impendio co-nstat. Lat. QUINTIL.-" That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency or propriety. " Nimius in veritate, et similitudinis quam pulchri. tudinis amantior. Lat. QUINTILIAN.-" Too00 exact, and, rather studious of similitude than of beauty. "-In the fine arts, even nature may be too closely copied. Nisi dominus, fru.stra. Lat.-" Unless tlie Lord be with you, all your efforts are in vain."-This, which is the motto of the city of Edinburgh, has been thus whimsically translated:-" You can do nothing here unless you are a lord!" Nisi przus. Lawv Lat. — Unless before. — A judicial writ by which the sheriff is to bring a jury to WM*est.. minster Hall on a certain day.-L" Unless before" that day the Lords Justices of the King go into his county to talke the assizes. They there dispose of the cause, and thus save expense and trouble to the parties, jury, and witnesses. —Nisz prius is tie NIl -N(j 167 appellation given to a Court held in the city andt county of Pfhiladelphia, by one of the judges of the Supreme court, for the trial of issues. Nisi utile qzuodfaccias, stulta est gloria. Lat. PHEmD. -" Unless what occupies your mind be useful, the pride you derive from thence is foolish." Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata. Lat. OVID. "We always struggle for the things which are forbidden, and covet those denied to us." Nitor in adversum. -Lat. —" I strive against it." Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtlus. Lat. Juv " Virtue is the only and true nobility."-The pride of birth, and the sound of titles, disappear before the intrinsic dignity of virtue. Nobilitatis virtus non ster/ma character. Lat.- " V irtue, not pedigree, should characterize nobility." Nobis non licet esse tam disertis, QDei Musas colimus severiores. Lat. MIARTIAL. " We who cultivate the muses of a graver spirit, can not indulge ourselves in such license or extravagance. "-The nature of our pursuit is such as to exclude those licentious freedoms. NVocet differre paratis. Lat. —" Those who are prepared, should never delay. "-When your preparations are complete, it is injudicious to grant a further time to your adversary..N6cet empta dolore voluptas. Lat. HoRACE. —" That pleasure is injurious which is bought at the price of pain."-We should carefully look to the perils which await certain enjoyments. Nocturnal versate manu, versate diurnd. Lat. HOR. -" Be these your studies by day and by night." Let those objects be never out of your contemplation. N'olens, volens. Lat. —" Unwilling or willing." Noli me tangere. Lat.-" Do not touch me." —A name given to a very tender complaint in the nose; or, ironically, to a person who is over-sensitive. Aolle prosequL. Law Lat. —" To be unwilling tc 68 NO — -NO proceed." —This is used in law when a -plaintiff, having commenced an action, declines to proceed therein. —It is also entered officially by the Attorney-general, to stay any further'proceedings in certain criminal cases. Nolo episcopari. Lat. —" I do not wish to be made a bishop.' —This is a phrase of form put into the mouth of the person appointed to this high office. It is now applied ironically to those who affectedly disclaim that which' is the secret and sole object of their ambition.,Vom de guerre. Fr.-" A war-name."-An assumed or travelling title. —Your "Captain" is excellent as a nom de guerre. lAomenque erit indelebile nostrum. Lat. OVID. " And my reputation shall he immortal." —This boast of the Latin poet is seldom used but in an ironical sense. Nomen tantum virtutis usrpsas; quid ipsa valeat, ignoras. Lat. CICERO.-" YOU make much use of the name of virtue, but you are ignorant of its value. " NYon alia bibam mercede. Lat. HOR.-" I will not drink upon any other conditions." " On these terms only will I dine, However excellent your wine." Non amo ar.zutias in theologia. Lat. TILLOTSON." I do not approve of subtleties in divinity." Non amo te, Z(abidi, nec possum dicere quare; Hoc solutm scio, non amo te, Zabidi. Lat. MART. "1 do not love you, I can not assign a reason, but this I know, that I do not love you. "-Such an unaccountable prejudice finds its way at times, into every human breast. The epigram has been thus pleasantly translated: " 1 do not love you Dr. F ell, The reason why 1 can not tell; But this at least 1 know full well, I do not love you Dr. Fell." Von ampliter sed munditer convivzum; —Plus salis IO) - NO 16.9 quarn sumplts. Lat. CORN. NEPos. —"The en. tertainment was more neat than anlple; there was more of relish than of cost." Non acssumpsit. Law Lat. —" He did not assume,'or take to himself. —A plea in personal actions, when the defendant denies that any promise was made. Non bene conveniunt, nec in una sede moranitur Maejestas et amor. Lat. OVID. 4' Dignity and love do not blend well, or continue long together." Nonchalance. Fr. — Carelessness, supineness, indlf ference." Non coinpos mnentis. Lat. —" Not of sound mind."In a delirium of lunacy. iNon conscitre sibi. Lat. -" Conscious of no fault."g A'on constat. Law Lat. -" It does not appear. " —It is not before the court in evidence. Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthulm. Lat. HORACE " It does not happen to every man to go to Corinth. "-All men can not possess the same opportunities, or recur to the same sources of information. ~Non deficiente crumena. Lat. —," Not with an empty purse. " Non doctior, sed meeliore imbutts doctrina. Lat. - "' Not more learned, but imbued with a better kind of knowledge.'" ATon eadem est wttis, non mens. Lat. HoR.-" I am not now of the same age, or disposition, as I was formerly." —I am not inclined to engage actively in the contest for which I feel myself disqualified. Non ego mordaci distrinxi carmzine quenqam, Nrulla venenato est litera vmista joco. Lat. OvID "I have not attacked any one with biting verse, nor does any impoisoned jest lurk beneath, in what 1 have written."-I always meant to be rather playful than satirical. Non ego ventosw venor sutffragia plebis. Lat. HoR - 17 ;70 SC) NO NO " I do not hunt for, or court the votes of tile hlgkt and veering rabble." Non enim gaze, neque consularis Summ.ovet lictor miseros tumultus 3Mentis, et curas laqueata circum Tecta volantes. Lat. HORACE " It is not in the power of wealth, or of the con sul's lictor (i. e. of any of the appendages of great ness,) to subdue the conflicts of a wretched mind, or to remove the cares which hover about the fretted dome."9 Non enim tam auctoritatis in dispzttando, quanm rationis momenta quxrenda sunt. Lat. CICERO. " In every disputation, we should hope more from the moments of reason, than from the weight of authorities." NoA equidem invidio, miror magis. Lat. VIRG.i' 11n fact I do not envy, yet still 1 wonder" how it has come to pass. Non est ad astra mollis ac ferris via. Lat. SENECA."There is no easy way from the earth to the stars." -It is not by common efforts that men can attain to immortality. Non est inventzs. Lat. Law Term.-"I He has not been fo,nd."-The return made by the sheriff when the defendant is not to be found in his bailiwick.-It is sometimes used in the way of pleasantry, to mark a sudden disappearance. Non est jocus esse malignvs. Lat. HoR. —" There is no joke in being malignant." Non est vivere, sed valere, vita. Lat.-'" Life is not life, but with the enjoyment of health."-The invalid can scarcely be said to live, when the faculties either of the mind or body are seriously impaired.,Non exercztus, neque thesauri, prxsidia regni sunt, verumn amici. Lat. SALLIST.'-" The safety of a kingdom does not depend so much upon its armies, or its treasures, as on its alliances. Aon.xpedit omrnia videre, omnia audire. Lat. SEN. —' It is not expedient to see or to hear all that is NO —NO 1 "7t done or said." —It often conduces to our peace of mind, to appear not to notice what we see or hear, Non fidatevi al alchemista povero, o al medico am. malato. Ital. Prov.- " Do not trust to a poor alshymist, or a sick physician." —Do not take the advice of those who have not been able to act properly for themselves. onJ fumuln ex fulgore, sed ex Ditmo dare ltcem. Lat. HORACE. —" Not to bring smoke from light, but out of darkness to produce splendour." —-This is the difference, as stated by the satirist, between a bad poet and a good one.-The former exhausts himself in the glare of his opening, and loses lhimself in smoke. The latter proceeds from a more modest opening, to disclose all the radiance of poetry. Non generant aquile colurmbas. Lat. -'" Eagles do not bring forth pigeons." Non hac in fcedera. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Not into such leagues or alliances as these."' Non id videndum, con./t gum ut bonis bona, at Mut ingenium congruat, et mores moribus; Probitas, pLdorqzle virgini dos optima est. Lat. TERENCE. "In marriage the relative proportion of property is not so much to be considered, as the union of mind, and the identity of manner and disposition. Chastity and modesty form the best portion which a virgin can bring to her husband.'" Non ignara mali, miseris szeccurrere disco. Lat. VIRGIL. —" Not being myself a stranger to suffering, I have learned to relieve the calamities of others." Mon ignoro qux bona sint, fieri meliora posse doctricn, et qiue non oplima, aliqzo modo acu? tamen, et corrigi posse. Lat. CICERO. —" I am conscious that those (pieces of composition,) which are good, may be improved by art, and that those. which are even excellent, are yet susceptille of a further polish and correction.'" 172 NO —NO.Non ille pro charis ameicis,.fhut patria, timidius perire. Iat. HORACE " He dares for his country or his friends to die.'"This is a flower frequently strewn over the tomb of a hero. INVon inferiora secutus. Lat. -"Not having followed meaner pursuits." Non libet. Lat.-"' It does not please me." —I do not assent. Non licet in bello bis peccare. Lat.-" It is not permitted in war to err twice."-At other games, a blot may be got over, but at this most dangerous game, a mistake is generally to be considered as irretrievable. Non?maigni pendis, quia contigit. Lat. HORACE. "You do not value it higahly, because it came incidentally."-The wind-falls of fortune are less valued than the product of our own industry. Non missura cutemr, nisi plenr. cruoris hirudo. Lat. HORACE. —" Like a leech, which does not quit the skin, until it is full of blood." —Used to mark a pertinacious claimant or applicant, who can not he induced to retire, until he has obtained his purpose. Non morbusplerumque, sed c~uraitio neglecta, interficit. Lat.-" It is not the disease, but neglect of the remedy, which generally destroys life." Non nobis solun. Lat.-" Not merely for ourselves." Non nobis solum, sed toto mundo nati. Lat. -" Not born for ourselves alone, but for the whole world." Non nostrum tantas componere lites. Lat. -'" It is not for us to adjust such grave disputes."-Ironlcally quoted, in general, and when the contest is of a trivial nature. Non numero hxecjudicantutr, sedpondere. Lat. CIc. " These things are not judged of by their number, but by their weight." aloa nunrc agitur de vectigalibus, non de sociorunm izjturiis: libertas et anima nostra in d?'bzo est. Lat. CICERO. o.- The question is not now respect N0 -NO 173 ing our revenues, or the injuries done to our allies. our liberties and lives are all at stake." Non obstante. Lat. —" Notwithstanding " —A phrase used in patents, to intimate a dispensing power. Nion omne nolitor qu flzuit unda videt. Lat."The miller does not see every thing that floats by his mill."'-Metaphorically-the statesman does not notice all the minor circumstances which may either forward, or embarrass his most favourite measures. Nion omnes eadenz mirantur amenique. Lat. HOR."' All men do not admire and wish for the same objects." —Our pursuits are various. Non omnia possiumits omnes. Lat. VIRGIL.-" We can not, all of us, do every thing."-The human faculties are generally confined to a narrow line of operation. Non omnis error stultitia esl dicenda. Lat.-" Every error is not to be called a folly."-Fatuity is not to be inferred from a single circumstance of mistake. Non posse bene geri renzpublicam mullorurn imperiis. Lat. CORN. NEPos.- " A commonwealth can not be well conducted under the command of many."-There must be a unity of will in the executive power of any state, to produce a due effect. Non propter vitam, faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio ceci, propterpatrimonia vivunnt. Lat. JUVENAL. " Some men do not get estates for the purpose of enjoying life, but blinded with error, they live only for their estates!" Non quo, sed quomodo. Lat. — Not by whom, but in what manner," the business is done. Non revertar inulltus. Lat. —" 1 will not return unrevenged." bron satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto. Lat. HOR.-" It is not enough that poetry should be decorated; it should also be interesting." Vaion scribit ille, cujus carminan nemo legit. Lat P 2 174 NO NO MART. —"' That man does not write, whose verses no man reads. "-They are as much unknown as if they had perished in embryo. Non sequitur. Lat. —" It does not follow."-It is a non sequiturr-it is a conclusion not warranted by the premises.,'on sibi, sed omnibus. Lat.-" Not for itself, but for all."-The motto of an institution intended to pro mote the public weal. Non sibi, sed patrise. Iat.-" Not for himself, but for his country." Non sibi, sed tote genitum se credere mundo. Lat. LuCAN of CATO. " Believing himself to be born, not for himself, but for the whole world." Non, si mcale nunc, et olim sic erit. Lat. HORACE " If matters go on badly at present, they may take better turn hereafter. "-One of the usual phrases f encouragement under misfortune. Non sum qucalis erame. Lat. HORACE. -"I am not now what I have been. "-I feel the natural decay of my vigour and of my faculties. Non ftali azuxilio, nec defensoribus istis Templus eget. Lat. VIRGIL.'" The cause does not require such aid, or such defenders. " Nonumque prematitr in annum. Lat. HORACE. — "Let your piece be kept nine years."-This is a precept, which our dramatic poets are too much "pressed by hunger, and:equest of friends," to comply with. Noan utt diu vivamus curanldu77m est, sed ut satis. Lat. SENECA.-" Our care should not be so much to live long, as to have lived enough." NTon vi, sed swpe cadendo. Lat. —" Not by force, but by often falling."-Every thing may be effected by incessant efforts. The idea is taken from drops 9f water, which unremittingly falling, will hollow out a stone. Non vis esse iracundus? ne sis curwsus. lbat Sr -~ NO- -NO 175 ", Would you avoid being offended? be not inquisitive." —Be not too eager to learn the opinions of others respecting you. Non vultus, non color. Lat. —" There is neither the countenance nor the colour."-Thils quotation is differently used. It is employed to repel a tcstimony where there is no verisimilitude, or to rebut the imputation of writings to an author, which bear not the features of his style, or the complexion of his sentiments. Nosce teipsum. Lat. —." Know thyself. "-Form a just estimate of your talents and defects.-The importance of self-examination is great, and must be acknowledged by every reflecting mind. Noscitutr a' sociis. Lat. Prov. —" He is known by his companions."-" T'ell me," says the Spanish proverb, " what company you keep, and I'll tell you who you are." Aos patrice fines, et dulcia linquimnus arva. Lat. VIRGIL.-'" We leave our country, we quit our (lelightful plains."-We feel all the horrors of migrating from our native soil. Nosse hec omnia salhs est adolescentulis. Lat. TErR.'" It is salutary for young men to be informed of all these things." Nostalgia. Lat. —' Home-sickness," or, pain caused by absence from, or longing for home. It is P,!rls1 by the Germans and Swiss, who are particularly subject to it, heinzweh. TNota bene. Lat. —" Mark well.' —Used in referring to some remarkable object or circumstance. Notre d4fiance justifie la tromp&rie d'autrui. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" Our mistrust justifies the deceit of another." —Men are neither happy nor safe, but in mutual confidence. A.cte mal s'empoisonne Dfu secours qu'on lui donne. Fr. Prov "Our disease is aggravated by the remedies wli ch are administered." Youzs auricans souvent honte de nos plus belles ye i 76 NO-NU tions, si le monde voyoit tous les motifs qsiz,es produisent. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.- " We should often be ashamed of our brightest actions, were the world but to see the motives by which they were produced." iTous avons tous assez de force pour supporter les maux d'autrui. Fr. ROCHEFOTYCAULT.-" VWe have all of us sufficient strength to bear the misfor. tunes of others." Ittus desirerions peu de choses avec ardeur, si nous connoisions parfcitement ce qze notus desirons. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. —" We should wish for few things with eagerness, if we perfectly knew the nature of that which was the object of our desire." Notus ne savons ce que c'est que bonheur ou malheur absola. Fr. RoussEAu.-" We do not know what is absolutely good or bad fortune." Nous ne trouvons guEre de gen-s de bon sens, quze ceux qui sont de notre avis. Fr.,ROCHEFOUCAULT.c " We seldom find any persons of good sense, but such as are of our opinion. "-Our self-love, on such occasions, induces us to pass a favourablejudgment. NAovi ingenium mulierumn; Nolunt ubi velis, ubi nolis capiunt ultro. Lat. TERE N CE. "I know the nature of women. When you request, they refuse; when you forbid, they are sure to do it." Tovos amicos dum paras, veteres cole. Lat. HERMES. "'Whilst you seek new friendships, take care to cultivate the old." —Do not lose sight of old attachments for the sake of making new connexions. lovus homo. Lat. —" A new man." -This is used by Sallust to denote a man who, without the advantage of birth and fortune, has risen by his own exertions, to influence in the nation. Mulcleus. Lat. —" The kernel."-Any thing about which matter is gathered or conglobated. izfdumpacturn. Lat. " A naked agreement."-A promise unconfirmed by any written obligation. — A void coitract. NU- NU 177 NVu cm canorx. Lat. —" Melodious trifles." —Mere sing-song without meaning. Augis addere pondus. Lat. -- To give weight to trifles. "-To lend'a cofisequence to matters of slight moment. )Ntugis armatus. Lat.-" Armed with trifles." Nulla aconita bibuntur Fictilibus, Lat. JUVENAL. "No wolfsbane is drunk out of earthenware."The danger of poison is reserved for those who drink out of vessels of plate. Nulla bona. Law Lat. -" No goods. "-A return made by a sheriff to an execution, where he can find no property belonging to the defendant. Nulla est sincera volzptas, Sollicitumque aliquid laEtis advenit. Lat. OVID. "' No joy comes unmixed, and something of anxiety attends every pleasure." utlla falsa doctrina est, quze non permisceat aliquid veriatais. Lat.-" There is no doctrine so false, but that it may be intermixed with some truth." Even amidst the wild follies of the dl1coran, there are some few precepts, which would not disgrace the purity of the Christian code. Nulla fern causa est, in qua non fiemina litem Moverit. Lat. JUVENAL. " There are few disputes in life, which may not, when traced, be found to originate with a woman.' NuVtlla fides regni sociis, omnisquepotestas Impatiens consortis erit. Lat. LUCAN. "' There will be no common faith between those who share in power, and each man will be jealous of his associate. "-This is a strong description of the jealous and distracting councils of a nation on the eve of ruin. NI\ull pallescere culpd. Lat. HORACE.-" Not to turn pale on any imputation of guilt." N~ulla venenato litera mista joco est. Lat. OviD. " My writings are free from any envenomed jest."' Nulli jactantius merent quam qui maxime tet/an X178 NU —-NU tur. Lat. TACITUS.-"- None mourn with more affectation of sorrow, than those who aie inwardly rejoiced." Wznlli ne'bihnis, nzulli di fferemus Justilia m. Lat " We will not refuse or postpone the justice which is due to any man."-This emphatic phrase is in magna charta-the "great charter of English rights." lYullis acmor est nedicabilis herhis. Lat. OvID " Lrove is not to be cured by any medicinal herbs." Maillis defjtnctum malis aflici. Lat. SENECA.' "The dead man is affected by no evils."-He is now insensible to the cares and pains which before beset him. Nuzllius addictus jurare in verba magistri. Lat. HORACE.-" Not bound to swear, or speak, accord. ing to the dictates of any master. "-This quotation is fairly used by a writer professing to give, and using only his own free, honest, and independent opinions. Wullium est jam dlictum, quod non dictum prius. Lat. TERENCE.-" Nothing can be now said, which has not been said before."-The meaning is, that in these latter days, it is difficult to arrive at novelty. Nrullum inmperium tfutum, nisi benevolentia mumniturn. Lat. CORN. NEP. —' No government is safe, unless it be fortified by good will.' N',lltm iniqruam in jure preswumendtum est. Lat. Law Maxim. -" Nothing unjust is to be presumed in the law."-All things are taken to be lawfully done until proof is adduced to the contrary: Fraud shall never be intended, or presumed, or adduced by the law, unless it be expressly averred. V2tllum magnum ingenium sine nixturd dernentiaz. Lat. SENECA. —" There never was a great genius without some tincture of madness," or, as Dryden has it, "' Great wit to madness sure is near allied." Nullurn mancnum malurn quod extremum cst. Lat. NU- NU 179 N.rPos. — That evil can never be great which is the last."-A man can undergo almost any suffer ing under the persuasion that it is the last which he shall endure. This quotation is, however, generally employed against the fear of death, which terminates all our sufferings, Nullhum numen abest, si sit prudentia. Lat. Juv " No protecting power is wanting, if prudence be but employed."-lf men in general acted with prudence, they need not be under the necessity of in voking any other aid. Nullum si'mile est idemz. Lat. Law Max.-" Those things which are similar are not the same. " N~ullum tempus occurrit regi. Lat. Law Max.-" No time impedes the King. "-The rights of the crown are indefeasible by any lapse of time. siullum vitae genus est improbrinus, quam eorum qui sine ca usa respectat, mercede conducti, militant. Lat. GROTIUS.-"- No calling in life is more vile than that of those who, without any regard to the justice of the cause. hire themselves to fight for pay. Millus commodum capere potest de injurid su(z proprid. Lat. Law Maxim. —" No man can take advantage of his own wrong. "-If a lessor and lessee of lands for years, join in the cutting down of timber, the lessor shall not afterwards punish the lessee for waste, as this would be to take advantage of his own wrong. MNlluzs tanttus quaestus, quam quod habes parcere. Lat. Prov.-" There is no gain so certain as that which arises from sparing what you have." - There is no road to wealth more certain than that of economy.'ul n'autra de l'esprit, Hors nous et nos amis. Fr. MoLIERIE " No person shall be allowed to have wit, out of our circle, and that of our friends."-This alludes to the little jutntos of witlings to be found in al most every town, who associate to be-praise and be-puff each other, with a view of excluding the 80o NU-NU pretensions of those who are not of the party of these monopolists. N"ul tiel record. Law French. "-There is no such re. cord." —The return of a sheriff to a Certiorari, when there is no declaration or writ, between the parties named, in his custody. Artumerisque fertur lege solutis. Lat. HoR. —1" He is borne along in numbers free from law. " — ls verses are licentious, or unrestrained by any of the existing rules. Numterus certus pro incerto ponitur. Lat. " A certain is put for an uncertain number." —As we say a thousand, or a million, to express a large number, but without meaning to ascertain the precise amount. " Vumini et patria asto. Lat.-" I stand to God and my country.",Munc aut nunqquam. Lat.-" Now or never." Nunc omnis ager, nunc omnisparturit arbor; ~tnuc frondent sylvx, nune formosissimus annus. Lat. VIRGIL. " Now every field and every tree is in bloom; the woods are now in full leaf, and the year is in its highest beauty."-Used, generally, to introduce a poetical description of summer. iVunc patimur longxpacis mala; sasvior armes, Luxuria incubuit, victunzque ulciscitur orbem. Lat. JUVENAL. "Now we suffer the mischiefs of a long peace. — Luxury, more destructive than war, has enervated us, atnd avenges the vanquished world."-This is a fine description of Rome in its decline; it exhibits what Shakspeare calls "c The cankers of a calm world, and a long peace." Nrune te offer melioribus. La. HORAcE.-" Now prepare yourself for better things,"-or, for more worthy pursuits. Nun quam ad liquidunm Fama perducitur. Lat." Fame never reports thrings in their true light." ANunzquam aliud natura, aliud sapientia dicit. Lat. NU —OB 181 JUrVENAL. —- Nature never says one tiling, and wisdom another."-Their dictates are always;n complete accordance. NTrnquam libertas gratior extat, Quam sub rege pio. Lat. CLAUDIAN. " Liberty never existed in a more gracious form, than under a pious king."-Monarchy is not unfa vourable to liberty, if (a very rare occurrence!) the monarch adheres to the obligations which exist between him and the people. Munquam mini',s solus, quam cum solus. Lat."' Never less alone than when alone. "-This was the saying of the ancient philosopher, who found his greatest luxury in solitary reflection. NVunqluam nimis dicitur, qtod nunqguam satis discitur. Lat. SENECA.- " That never is too often said, which is never sufficiently learned. "-There are some maxims of so grave and important a nature, that they can never be too often repeated, or too deeply impressed. Nunquam non paratus. Lat. — " Never unprepared." Nunqucam periclitartz religio, nisi inter reverendissimas. Lat. LUTHER. —" The cause of religion is never so much endangered, as by (the disputations oA) its reverend teachers." Nunqguam potest non esse virtuti locus. Lat. SEN. "' There must ever be a place for virtue."-A wise and good man can never be without a proper scope foir his exertions. Nunquam sunt grati quti nocuere sales. Lat." Those witticisms are never agreeable, whicl-i wound the feelings of any.>" Aissquam tuta fides. Lat. VIRG.-" Our confidence is no where safe. "-This is spoken of a period of civil war, in which, more particularly, every social tie is unhappily dissolved. Ob6ter dictum. Law Lat.-" A thing said by tlhe way."-An:opinion given in passing, and which Q AshI* OB OC nMt applying judicially to the case, is not to be re sorted to as an authority. Obruat illud male parutrm, mrale retenturn, mnal gesturen imperium. Lat. CICERO.-" Perish that power which has been obtained by evil means, retained by similar practices, and which is administered as badly as it was acquired." Obscuris vera involvens. Lat.-" Involving the truth in obscure terms" Obscurumn per obscurius. Lat.-To, explain what was " obscure by something more obscure."-This phrase occurs, and frequently with justice, in polemic arvgument, when the opponent professing to explain, involves himself in a cloud of words, and thus renders more dark, what was sufficiently dark before. Obsecro, tuutm est? Fetus credideram. Lat. -' Pray is it yours? I had thought it an old invention.' Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit. Lat. TER. " Obsequiousness procures friends, but truth begets hatred." Obstupui, steteruntque comwe et voxfcucibvu: ltwszt. Lat. V IRGIL. "'I ywas astonished,'my hair stood at end, and my voice lingered in my throat."- Used to describe an extreme degree of consternation. Obtrectatio ac livor pronis aucribus acLipiuntur; quippe adulationi fxedum crimen servi/tttis, malignitcati filsa species libertatis inest. Lat. TACITUS.-" Spleen and calumny axe devoured with a greedy ear.-Flattery wears tie badge of servitude, whilst malignity speaks the tone of independence," and is therefore well received. C coca nocentum Consilta! 0 semper timidum scelus! Lat. STAT. " Oh, the blind counsels of the guilty! Oh, how ever cowardly is wickedness!"-It has been often remarked that Providence seems to darken the understandings, and to depress the spirits of great criminals. xwuipet extrem. un scabies. Lat. Prov.' " Let the ltch OC-0OD 183 infect the last." —dnglice, " the devil take the hindmost. " Occurrent nzzbes. Lat.-" Clouds will intervene." 01 cves, cives, q ucrenda pecunia primZinM; Virtus post wzuummo6 Lat. HORACE. "Oh! my fellow citizens, we must first amass wealth, and afterwards seek for virtue." O!'curas hominu7n, 0 qLuantum est in rebus inane. Lat. PERsIus. " Oh! how vain are the cares of men, and how unsatisfying are their enjoyments!" Oderint dumn metuant. LIat. CIC,-" Let them hate, provided they fear."-This is the sentiment of a tyrant towards his subjects. Odertnt hilarem tristes, tristemque jocosi. Lat. HORACE. —" The grave dislike the cheerful, and the gay hate the grave."-There can be no pleasurable association between people of different termperaments. Oderunt peccare boni, virtutis amore. Lat. HOR. — " Good men forbear to sin, merely from their love of virtue." —Those who love virtue for herself, will act solely from her impulses, and without any regard to extrinsic circumstances. Odia in longtum jaciens, que reconderet, auctaque. promeret. Lat.'AcrITs. "A man who lays his resentment aside, but stores it uno to bring it forward with additional acrimony.'"-This, as JUNIUS observes, is a description of the very worst of characters. Odtia qui nimium timet, regnare nescit. Lat. SEN. " He who is too fearfully alive to hatred, is ignorant of the art of reigning."-The sovereign who aims at the general good of his people, should learn to contemn the resentments of individuals. Odirnus accipilrem, quia semper vivit in armis. Lat Prov,- We hate the hawk, because she always lives in arms."-All men must detest that powel, which is in a state of eternal hostility. Odiprofanun vtlmgzts et arceo. Lat. HORACE.-' I 184e OD-OL hate and repel from me the profane vulgar."-rThis is the exordium of the poet to a religious hymn; and on a subject of which the common people were supposed to be wholly ignorant. Otliunm theologicum. Lat. —" A theological hatred." -The hatred of divines. Ofaciles dare summa deos, eademque tueri Difficiles. Lat. LUCAN'Oh! how gracious are the gods in giving high situations, and how reluctant are they to insure them when given!" O(fortunatos nimium, sua si bona n'rint,./gricolas, qu.ibus ipsaprocul discordibtus arms, Faundit humo facilem victum justissima tellus. Lat. VIRGIL. "Oh! more than happy, if you knew your own advantages, husbandmen, to whom, remote from clashing arms, the grateful earth pours forth an easy sustenance."-An eulogy often quoted on the condition of agriculturists. The first line is sometimes taken aparf, and applied to those who either rightly or causelessly urge any motives of political discontent. Ogni medaglia ha il slto reverso. Ital. Proverb." Every medal has its reverse."-There are two sides to every statement. M)le! jim satis. Lat. HOR.-" Oh! there is now more than enough."-A phrase used to denotc satiety and disgust. 0! Imilatores! servum pecus! Lat. HOR.-" Oh! ye imitators, what a servile herd ye are."-How much does the servile copyist sink below the originality of genius! O,hxtovS xaxot. Gr. Oi pleiones kakoi. —" The greater part of mankind are bad." -This was the olservation of Bias, one of the seven sages of Greece. It is the maxim of cold prudence to regard all men as vicious, until the contrary appears in proof. Olent illa s&upercilia malitiam. Lat. Cic.-;-" That superciliousness savours strongly of malice." OL- OM 185 Olim meminisse,uvabit. Lat. VIRGIL. — C The future recollection will be pleasing."-There is a melancholy consolation in the retrospect of past misfortunes. o l'utile secret que de mentir ipropos. Fr. Prov. — " Oh! what a useful secret it is to be able to lie to the purpose."-In the w'orld of politics, all morality being out of the question, nothing is more useful than a well-coined lie. O major, tandemr parcas, insane, minori. Lat. HOR. " Oh! thou who art greatly mad, deign to spare mt the lesser madman."-A phrase often used ironically in a paper warfare. 0! miseras honzinurn mentes, 0! pectora czeca! Lat. LUCRETIUS. " How wretched are the minds of men, and how blind their understandings?" —A quotation frequently and well applied, in a moment of popular delusion. Omne actum ab aentis intentione estjudicandunzm. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Every act is to be judged from the intention of the agent."-In contracts and obligations, the law particularly looks to the intention of the parties. In wills, the intent of the tes tator is to be religiously regarded. Omne animi vitimtn tanto conspectius in se Crimen habet, quanto major, qui peccat, habetur. Lat. JUVENAL. " Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicu ous and more guilty, in proportion to the rank of the offender.' "-Persons in high station are not only answerable for their own conduct, but for the example which they may hold out to others. Th.s, joined to their advantages of education, aggravates their vices, and loads them with a greater share of responsibility. Omne capax movet urna nomen. Lat. tIoR.-" In the capacious urn of death every name is shaken." -With respect to mortality all are subject to the same lot. mn ne ignotum pro magnifico. Lat. —" Ev-ry th ng _2 1t86 OM- OM unknown is taken for magnificent."-We are apt to annex the idea of greatness to that which is mysterious or remote. Omne in przcipiti vitium stetit. Lat. Juv. —" Every kind of vice has reached its summit."-There remains nothing for posterity to add. Omneom crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum. Lat. -Io0R. —' Believe that each day is the last to shine upon thee." —Always suppose that your death is near, and when it comes you will be found better prepared. O)mne nimiurm vertitur in vitiurn. Lat. Prov." Every excess becomes a vice."-Even our virtues are changed into vices, when pushed to an extreme. Omrne principium tarde. Lat.-" Every work progressesslowly in the beginning." Omnes arnicos habere operosurn est; satis est inimzcos non habere Lat. SENECA..-" It is a thing, almost impracticable, to have all men as your friends: it is enough, if you have no enemies." rlanes eodern cogimutr; onmnium Versalur uzrna, seriis, ocyuis, Sors exitura. Lat. HORACE. " We are all compelled to follow the same course. The urn of death is shaken for all, and sooner or later, the lot must come forth."-The duration of life depends on so many chances, that we should always be prepared for the worst. Oni)ne solurn forli patria est. Lat. OVID. —" To a brave man, every soil forms his country."-He will find his country in every clime. )mnes, quibus res sunt minus secundx, magis sunt, nescio quomodo, Suspiciosi; ad contumeliam omnia accipiunt mages; Propter suam impotentiam, se credunt negligz. Lat. TEPENCE.'6 All those persons, whose affairs are not prosperous, are in a certain degree suspicious. They take every matter as an affront, and from their conscous OM OM 187 weakness, they presume that they are neglected and despised." Omnnes sibi malle melius esse quam alteri. Lat. TER It is in the nature of man that " every individual should wish for his own advantage, in preference to that of others." Omrnes stultos i'nsanire. Lat. HORACE.-" That all fools are mad."-A favourite doctrine of Damasippus the Stoic.-Mr. LOCKE has an acute disputation on this subject. He states the difference to be, that fools draw false conclusions from just principles, whilst madmen draw just conclusions from false principles. Omne supervacuunm pleno de pectore manat. Lat HORACE.-" Every thing that is superfluous escapes from the full bosom. "-The poet who means to interest, should not overload his subject with unnecessary description, or improbable aggravation. Onmne tulitpunctunz, qui miscuit utile dulci. Lat. HORACE, " He has carried every point, who has mixed the useful with the agreeable. "-It is the highest praise of a writer, to entertain whilst he instructs, and to interest the heart, whilst he informs the mi'nd. Omnia bona bonis. Lat.-" All things are good with good men." Omnia cum amico delibera, sed de teipso prius. Lat. SENECA. —" Consult with your friend on every thing, but particularly on that which respects yourself."-He may be able to direct in cases, where otherwise, your self-love may mislead. Omnia fert Wtas, animumn quoque. Lat. VIRGIL. — "' Age bears away with it all things, even the powers of the mind. "-This is a reflection too strikingly true, to be enforced by any comment. fOm? nia Grec~! Cumn sit turpe magis nostris nescire Latzn&. Lat. JUVENAL "Every thing is affectedly Greek, when it is more shameful for our Romans to be ignorant of ILatin.'` — This is used as a sarcasm on those who devote 188 OM- OM themselves to the study of other languages. without having previously attained to the mastery of their own. OQZnia inconsulti impetuis capta, initiis valida, spa. tio languescunt. Lat. TAC. —" All matters commenced with hasty violence, are strenuous in the beginning, but languish ill the end.'" —That fervour which seeks no aid from wisdom, soon evaporates: the means are therefore exhausted before the end can be attained. Omnia mal( exempla bonis principiis orta stznt. Lat.-" All bad precedents have had their rise in good principles."-A daring offence may give birth to a stretch of power; and, the punishment, being just in the first instance, gains a sanction from those who do not foresee or dread the extent or abuse of the precedent. Omnia mea mecum porto. Lat.-" All that is mine I carry with me."-All my property, it has been waggishly translated, is personal. Omnia non pariter rerurn sunt omnibus apta. Lat. PROPERTIUS " All things are not alike for all men fit." Omnia orta occidunt, et orta senescunt. Lat. SALLUST. —" All things rise but to fall, and flourish to decay." Omnia priuis verbis experiri, quam armis, sapientem decet. Lat. TER.-" It is becoming widom to try all that can be done by negotiation, before recourse is had to arms." Omnza quae nunc vetustissima creduntur, nova Jftere: et quod hodie exemplis tuenzur, inter exempla erit. Lat. TAC.-1" All that we now deem ancient, at one time was new; and what we now defend by examples, on a future day will stand as precedents." (Jmnia suspendens naso. Lat.-" Onc who turns up his nose at every thing."-An eternal joker oi sneerer. Omnia tuta timens. Lat. VIRGIL.- -"'Fearing all OM- OM 189 things, even those which are safe."-A mind iong harassed with dangers, can not look w:th confi. dence to any quarter for security or repose. (Omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori. Lat. VIRGIL. — " Love conquers all things, and let us yield to love." —His power is so despotic, that nothing is left to mortals but submission. Omnibus hoc vitium est. Lat. -' All have this vice or fault." —It is a common failing. Omnibus hostes Retdite nos populis — Civile avertlite Bellum. Lat. LUCAN.' Lead us into hostility against every people upon earth; but at all hazards prevent a civil war. "-If blood must be shed- be it so-but let it not be the blood of countrymen fighting against each other. Omnibus invideas, Zoile, nemo tibi. Lat. MARTIAL. "Thou mayest envy all men, Zoilus, but no man envies thee." Omni exceptlione major. Lat.-" Superior to all exception."-Applied in the first instance, to the competence and credibility of a legal witness; or, more generally, to the character of a man, which is to be considered as unimpeachable. Omnis enim res, [chris Virtus, fama decus, divina humanaque, pulDivitiis parent. Lat. HORACE. " For all divine and human affairs, virtue, fame, and honour, now obey the alluring influence of riches."-It was said in the days of this poet, " that at Rome, all things were venal." Omnis fors ferendo supercanda est. Lat.-" Every chance is to be overcome by enduring."-By patience and perseverance, a man can subdue the worst vicissitude of fortune..rmnispaena corporalis, quamvis minima, major est omni pena pecuniatrid, quamvis naximc. Lat. Law Maxim. —" The' smallest corporal punish ment falls with more weight, than the largest pe cuniary penalty." 190 OM- ON Omniurm. Lat.-" Of all." —A term applied to public funds, and denoting that fund, which was composed of all the others then extant. -Also, the different stocks given by government, for any particular loan. Omniuin consensu capax imperiz, nisi zmperasset. Lat. TACITUS.-" In the opinion of all men, he would have been regarded as capable of governing, if he had never governed."-This was the language of this great historian respecting the emperor GALBA. it is now frequently applied to others, who exhibit something like a show of talent, but which, when brought to the test, proves to be nothing more than a glittering superficiality. Or: commence par etre dupe; on finif par etre fripon. Fr. Mad. DESHOUILIERES. —" They begin by being fools, and end in being knaves." On dit. Fr.-" It is said." It is an on dit.-It is a loose report. On fait son vent tort a la vtritt, par la maniDre dont on se sert pour la defendre. Fr.-" An injury is frequently done to the cause of truth, by the manner in which some men attempt to defend it." On n'ajamais bon marcht de mauvaise marchandise. Fr. Prov. —' You can not make a good bargain in the purchase of bad articles. " —The best is always the cheapest. On n'auroit gutre de plaisir, si l'on ne se flattoit point. Fr.-" A man would have but little pleasure, if he did not sometimes flatter himself." )On ne cherche point cz prouver la lumigre. Fr. Prov. " There is no necessity for proving the existence of light. "-It is idle to adduce proofs of that wnich is self-evident. On ne donne rien si libtralement que ses conseils. Fr. ROCHEFOUTCAULT.-"- Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice." )On ne loue d'ordinaire que pour etre loud. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-"' Praise is generally given only that it may be returned." ON-ON i91 OUn ne se blidme, que pour etre lout. Fr. ROCHEFOTrCAULT.-" Men only blame themselves for tllf purpose of being praised." On n'estjamais si heureux ni si malheureux, qu'on se l'imagine. Fr. RocHEFroucALT.-" People are never so fortunate, nor so unfortunate, as they suppose themselves to be." —In either case, the feeling is exaggerated. We are ever too much elated, or too much depressed. On n'estjamais si ridicule par les qualit& que l'on iz, que par celles que l'on affecte d'avoir. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" Men are never so ridiculous from the qualities which really belong to them, as from those which they pretend to have."-Affectation is even more contemptible than weakness. On ne trouve gutre d'ingrats, tant qu'on est en Rtat de faire du bien. Fr. RocHEEovCAULT.-" We find but few people ungrateful, whilst we are still in a condition to confer benefits."-Expectation, in this case, sustains the office of gratitude. On ne vaut point dans ce monde, que ce qu'on vezt valoir. Fr. BRUYERE. -" A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be." On parle peu quand la vanite ne fait pas parler. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. —" Men speak but little when vanity does not induce them to speak." On perd; tout le temps qu'on peut mnieux employer. Fr. RousSEAU. —"C All that time is lost which might be better employed." On peuct attirer les cceurs par les qualitas qu'on montre, mcais on ne les fixe que par celles qu'on a. Fr. DE MoY. —" Hearts may be attracted by assumed qualities, but the affections are only to be fixed by those which are real." On peut etre utile, sans atteindre a la perfection. Fr. DE SALTSSURE.-" A man may become useful (in an art), without attaining to perfection." On prend le peuple par les oreilles, comme on prendt un pot par les anrses. Fr. Prov.-'" The people are to be taken by the ears, as a pot is by the handl s." 1 92 ON - OP Onus probandi. Lat.-" The burden of proving."The onuls probandi should lie on the person making the charge." —He is bound to prove what he asserts. Opera illius mea sunt. Lat.-" His works are mine. " Opere pretium est. Lat.-" It, is worth while" to hear or to attend. -If non be placed before est, the meaning is reversed. —lt is not worth while. Opere zn longo fas est obrepere somnum. Lat. HOR. "' In a long work, it is allowable that sleep should sometimes creep on a writer."-A lapse is pardon. able in a poem of great length. Opinionum commenta delet dies, nature jztdicia confirmat. Lat. Cic.-"Time effaces the comments of opinion, but it confirms the judgment of Nature. "-Speculative opinions pass away,whilst inferences drawn from nature and truth remain permanently on record. O!pprobriutm mnedicorum. Lat. —" The disgrace of the physicians. "-A name given to a disorder like the Cancer, which is generally considered as incurable. Optat ephippia bos; piger optat arare caballus. Lat. HORAcE. "' The ox wishes for horse-trappings; and the lazy steed wishes to plough. " —It is the same in human nature.-Every man wishes to exchange his situation; and frequently to adopt one which is unsuited to his pbwers. Optinma interpres legurm consuetudo. Lat. Law Max. "Custom is the best interpreter of the laws." Optimates. Lat.-" Of the first rank or quality."The chiefs in any state-among the Romans it denoted the Patrician party. OpJtimum obsonium labor. Lat. Prov. —" Labour is the best sauce."-Labour, like hunger, can give a relish to the homeliest food. O(plimus, aiqute interpres legumr sanctissimus. Lat. Juv. -' A most wise and upright expounder of the law. " Opun furiala cupida. Lat. OVID.-" The ungov OR —OT 19: ernable passion for wealth. "-An avarice whicF knows no bounds. 0, qui complexus, et guadia quanta fiterunt! Lat. HORACE " Oh! what embraces, and what transports of joy there were!" on that occasion. —The poet speaks of his meeting with some of his literary friends, in his journey to Brundusium. Ora et labora. Lat.-"' Pray and laboulr." Oranadum est?ut sit mens sana in cospore sano. Lat. JUVENAL. "Our prayers should be for a sound mind in a healthy body,"-as the first great requisites to human happiness. Ore tenus. Lat. -" From the mouth. "-The testimony was ore tenus-i. e. parole, in contradistinction to written, evidence. OrnaLri res ipsa negat, contenta doce?'i. Lat.-" The subject is not, in its nature, susceptible of ornament, but aims only at being instructive." Ortus a quercu, non, a salice. Lat..-"-' A bough from an oak, not from a willow."-A man of unbending firmness, not a pliant sycophant. Os homini sublime dedit, celuzmqiue tueri. Lat. Ov. " To man, he (God) gave an upright countenance, and to survey the heavens. "-Other animals move in a horizontal posture. O! si sic omnia. Lat. " Oh! had he thus conducted himself in every respect."-This quotation is applied to an inconsistent character, who is as meritorious in one great instance, as he is censurable in other points of his conduct. Os rotundum. Lat.-" A round mouth."- Aeta phorically, a flowing and eloquent delivery. o tempora! 0 mores! Lat. Cic.-"' Oh the times and the manners."-How the former are changed, and the latter debased. Otia si tollas, periere CGupidinis arcus. Lat. OVId "' Remove but the temptations of leisure, and the R 194 OT PA how of Cupid shall lose its effect." —It is indolenee that gives force to our passions. Otium curn dignitate. Lat. —6' Leisure with respect." -He enjoys his otium cum dignitate.-He is withdrawn from business, and honoured in his retreat. Otium sine dignitale. Lat. —" Leisure without dignity."-A character precisely the reverse of thle preceding. Otium sine literis mors efst, et vivi honzinis sepultura. Lat. SENECA. —-" Leisure without literature is death-is the tomb of the living man." Oublierje nepuis. Fr.-4' I can never forget.'" OV yVYcr5 cxca Ltpa4;. Gr. OuL gnosis ala praxis.-"- No the theory, but the practice."-The former, with. out the latter, is generally found deficient in the day of trial. Oui et Non sont bien courts a dire, mais avant qtw de les dire, il yfitut penser long-tems. Fr. GRACIAN.-"' Yes and no are very easily said, but before they are said, it is necessary to think a long time.'-In matters of consequence, it is most necessary to deliberate before we give a precipitate assent, or an hasty negative. fOuvrage de longu hialeine. Fr.-_6 A long-winded business."-A work too tediously spun out. P Pabuthlm dcherontis. Lat. PLAUTUS.-' Food for cicheron,"-a fabled river in the infernal regions. — An old person just ready to drop into the grave. Pacta conventa. Lat. —" Conditions agreed upon."A diplomatic phrase used to describe certain articles, which are to be observed,-until one of the parties finds a convenience in their violation. I'alladizum. A Troian statue of Pallas, or Minerva, on which the fate of the city of'Troy was supposed to depend-whence, it has acquired its modern meanng of a bulwark, or sure defence. PA — PA 195 Pallida mors asquo pulsar pede Pauperurm tabernas, regumque turres. Lat. HORACE. "' Pale death approaches with an equal step, and knocks indiscriminately at the door of the cottage and the portals of the palace."-Peasants and princes are alike subjected to the immutable law of mortality. Palmam qui meruit ferat. Lat.-" Let him who has won it, bear the palm."-This was the motto of Lord NELSON. Palma non sine pulivere. Lat.-" I have gained the palm, but not without lanour." Panacea. From the Greek. —" A remedy for all diseases." Papier mach. Fr.'" Chewed paper.'-That mashed substance of which snutffboxes and other articles are made. Pantheon. From the Greek.-An ancient temple at Rome, dedicated to all the heathen deities. Par acc&s. Fr.-," By snatches, or starts." Parcere personlis, dicere de vitiis. Lat. -" To be sparing of persons, and to lash their crimes."-This is a precept of which the honest s- tirist should never lose sight. It is his duty to lasJ. the vice in general terms; if he descends to personalities, the world will attribute it to spleen against the individual, or perhaps to some motive even less honourable. Parcere subjectis, et debellare superbos. Lat. VIRa. "' To spare the lowly, and subdue the proud.'" Par excellence. Fr.-," By way of eminence." Pari passu. Lat. -"With an equal pace."-By a similar gradation. Pariturpax bello. Lat. CORN. NEP. —;4 Peace is produced by war. "-The party desirous of peace is often compelled to make a greater show of hostile preparation, in order to bring about the return of that inestimable blessing. Par le droit du2 plus fort. Fr. Prov.-'" By the right 196 PA. ---— PA of the strongest."-This is a right more frequently acted upon, than pleaded. Par les mnenes voies one ne va pas tozujoutrs auxz mnemes fins. Fr. ST. REAL. -,, By the same means we do not always arrive at the same ends."'Though acting from the best experience, our plans mlay be deranged by unforeseen occurrences. Parlez d/u loup, et vowts verrez sa queue. Fr. Prov." Speak of the wolf, and you will see his tail.,' — Mention but a person's name, and he instantly makes his appearance. Or, as the English proverb has it, " Talk of the Devil," &c. Parlez peu et bien, si votes votulez qu'on vous regarde comme un hornme de Rnerite. Fr.-" Speak but little and well, if you would be esteemed as a man of merit." Par mani~re d'acquit. Fr.-", By way of discharge. " -Carelessly. Par negotiis, nequte supra. Lat. TAc.-'4 Neither above nor below his business. "-Used to describe a man, whose abilities are exactly fitted to his station. Par nobile fratrum. Lat. -" A noble pair of brothers." —Used ironically, to denote two associates exactly suited to each other. Par oneri. Lat.-' Equal to the burthen.'"-Competent to the undei taking. Par pari refero. Lat.-" 1 return like for like. — 1 have recourse only to means similar to those which were previously employed by my adversary. Pars beneficii est, quod petitur si cito neges. Lat. SYRUS.-'lIt is something like kindness, imine. diately to refuse, what it is intended to deny." Pars hominlurn gaudet viiiis constanter, et urget Propositztm; pars mztlta nztual, modo recta capessens, lnterdum pravis obnoxia. Lat. HORACE. "' Some men exult in their vices, and constantly pursue their vicious objects-but the greater part aie fluctuating, sometimes undertaking what is PA — P-s 197 right, and sometimes yielding to that which is wrong. "' Pars minima sui. Lat. —" The smallest part of the man, or of the thing."-The poor shadowy remains of the man-or the frittered remnant of the subject. Pars sandatZis, velle sanari, fuit. Lat. SENvCA."' The wish to be cured is, of itself, an advance to health. "-Metaphorically: to be conscious of one's own folly is a negative advance to amendment. Par signe de mepris. Fr. —'6 As a token of contempt." Parthenon. A temple at Athens, sacred to Minerva; on the front of which were minutely represented in bas relief, all the circumstances that related to the birth of that goddess. Particeps crimninis. Lat. -"' A partaker in the crime -an accessary.' Parluriunt monzles: nascitur ridicules muns. Lat. HoR. —4 The mountain is in labour, and a ridiculous mouse is brought forth."-Applied to an author or orator, whose laboured openings produce nothing in the end, but abortion or imbecility. Partus sequitur ventrem. Law Lat. -" The offspring follows the condition of the mother."' —Thus, a child is born a slave, orfree, according to the state of the mother, without any reference to that of the father. Parum claris lucemz dare. Lat. HOR.-" JTo throw light upon an obscure subject." Parva leves capiunt animos. Lat. OVID. —" Little minds are caught with trifles." Parvuem parva decent. Lat. HOR. —" Little things befit the humble man. "-The man in a low station never makes himself ridiculous, but when his efforts exceed his means. Pas c' pas on va bien loin. Fr. -"'Step by step one goes very far. "-To advance by degrees is, In gen eral, the most secure, as well as most successful mode of proceeding. R 2 1.98 PA —— PA Pasca tur in vivis livor, post fata quiescit, Tunc suus, ex merito, quenque tuetuetr honor. Lat. OVID. "Envy is nourished against the living. It ceases when the object is dead-his deserved honours then will defend him against calumny.'' Passe-partout. Fr. -The name given to a key or Instrument calculated to open any lock. —" A master key." P'assato il pericolo, gabbato il santo. Italian Prov."When the danger is past, the saint (whose aid was before invoked) is mocked."-In Catholic countries, in every case of danger and difficulty, pravers are eagerly offered to some peculiar saint. If the peril be avoided, the patron saint relapses into cold neglect, until he is elevated into respect, by the approach of new danger. It applies to cases of friendship exerted, or protection extended, which are too often forgotten with the occasion. Passimn. Lat. -" Every wheri.' — In various places. Pater est qtuenz nup/ix denlonsItrant. Lat. Law Max. " He is (in law) the father of the child, who is the husband to its mother, at the time of its birth." Paterfaimilid.s. Lat. —" The father of a family." Pater ipse colendi cirlerm, Haztnd facilem esse viam voluit, primu.sqtue per Movit agros, curis acuens mortalia cords. Lat. VIRGIL.' The father himself of tillage did not wish the way to be easy: he was the first to turn the soil by art, inciting the human heart by anxiety."-Providence has put care and labour in our way, as blessings too easily enjoyed are soon neglected, if not despised. Pater nosier. " Our father. "-The two first words of the Lord's Prayer, in Latin, by which it is fre quently designated. Patfer patrix. Lat:-"' The father of his country." Patience passe science. Lat. —"Patience surpasses knovwledge. " PA-PA 199 P'atientia Iesa fit furor. Lat. —" Patience abused be comes fury." Pa/rtitur qui vincit. Lat. —" He who conquers, suffers. " Pairise furnurs, igne alieno, luctulentior. Lat. —" The smoke of one's own country appears brighter than any foreign fire. "-Every man must love his natal soil, in spite of all its comparative disadvantages. Patria cara, carior libertas. Lat. —" My country is dear, but liberty is dearer." Patridf2 quis exul se quoque fugit? Lat. HORACE. "' What exile from his country is able to escape from himself?"-Guilt vainly seeks for refuge, in foreign climes, from its own consciousness. Patrim infelici fidelis. Lat.-" Faithful to my un happy country." Patriis virtutibus. Lat.-" By hereditary virtue." Pauci dignoscere possunt Vera bona, atque illis multum diversa. Lat. JUVENAL. " Few men can distinguish between that which is really good, and that which is directly the opposite. "-There are many who -are incapable of choosing that course, which is likely to prove advantageous to themselves. Pautcis carior est fides quzam pecunia. Lat. SALLUST. " There are few who do not set a higher value on their money, than on their good faith." Paulu7n sepul/t distat inertiw Celata virtus. Lat. HORACE. " Virtue or energy, when concealed, differs but little from buried inertness. "-If a man can serve his country or his friend. and withholds his exertions he is as liable to blame for his indolence, as another for his incapacity. P'auper enimn non est, cui rerum suppeit usDus. Lat. HORACE.'That man is not poor, who has the use of neces sary things."-The wise man, when the wants of life are supplied, can smile at those who are run ning after its luxuries and superfluities. 200 PA PE Pauzper/as fcugitur, totlque arcessilt:r oroe. Lai LUCAN. — Poverty is shunned, and persecuted ali over the globe." Pauzvres gens, je les plains; car on a, pour les fous, Plus tie pitie que de courroux. Fr. BOILEAU. "'Poor gentlemen, I pity them: —for one always entertains for fools more pity than anger."-A sarcasm addressed to a class of diappointed authors.'ax in bello. Lat.-," Peace in war."-A relaxed or incompetent system of hostility. Pax potior bello. Lat.-" "Peace is preferable to war." Peccavi. Lat. —4 I have sinned."-To make one cry peccavi-to compel him to acknowledge his transgression. Pectu.s est qtod disertum.ficit. Lat. QUINTIL."' The breast is the fountain of eloquence."'-'The faithful transcript of cordial feeling must always produce a high degree of eloquence. Pecuniam in loco negligere maximum est lucrum. Lat. TERENCE.-" To despise monev on some occasions leads to the greatest gain. " —-There are circumstances where nothing is to be expected, but from a liberal expenditure. Pedibus timor addit alt(s. Lat.-" Fear gives wings to his feet."-Terror urges him on more rapidly. Peine forte el dure. Fr. —" A harsh and severepain." -This was applied in the old law to the punishment of placing under heavy weights, and feeding only with bread and kennel water, the culprit, who refused to plead on his arraignment. P-enchant. Fr.-" Propensity, inclination, desire." Pendente lite. Lat.-" Whilst the suit or contest is ciding. " Peninsula. Lat. —" Almost an island." Penumnbra. Lat.-" A faint or partial shadow." t'er acuta belli. Lat.-" Through perils of war." P'er angusta ad augusta. Lat. —" Through difficulties to grandeur." Per annum — Per diem. Lat. -"By the year -By the day." PE —PE 201 Perardua liberz. Lat. —" Freedom through difficulty. Per centum. Lat. —" By the hundred." Percunnctatorem fugito, narm garrutlis idem est. Lat. HORACE.-" Shun the inquisitive person, for he is also a talker. "-Those who inquire much into the affairs of others, are seldom capable of retain. ing the secrets which they learn. " Fly the inquisitive-they'll talk iagain." ]'creant amici, dum tuna inimici intercidant. Lat. CICERO. —'" Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the same time. " —This is quoted by the orator, only to be marked by his reprobation. Pereant qui ante nos nostral dixerunt. Lat.-" May they perish who said our good things before us." This was an humorous exclamation used even by the ancients, when charged with having borrowed from their predecessors. They acknowledged thereby the truth of the adage, Nil dictumn quod non dictum prius.-'" Nothing can be said, which has not been said before; "-or, in the words of the English adage, " that there is nothing new under the sun!" Perfas et nefas. Lat. - Through right and wrong." He pursued his purpose, perfas et nefas. He left no possible means untried. Periculosw plenum opus alea. Lat.-" A work full of dangerous hazard. "-A business pregnant with danger. Periere mores, jus, decus, pietas, fides, Et qui redire nescit, cum perit, pudor. Lat. SEN. " We have lost all morals, justice, honour, piety, and faith; and with these, that modest sense of shame, which, once extinguished, never can be restored."-This is one of the comnplaints, frequently, and at all times repeated, of the dissoluteness of the present age. Periissem niperiissem. Lat.-" I had perished unless I had perished." Per il suo contrario. Italian. —' By its reveise or op. posite, " 202o PE-PE Perjuzrn peena diviza exitizm, hunzana dedecus. Lat. -" The crime of perjury is punished by Heaven with perdition, and by man with disgrace."' This, which was one of the laws of the Romans, called the laws of the Twelve Tables, is sometimes quoted as a maxim by modern judges and lawyers. Per mare, per terras. Lat.-" Through sea and land." Permitte divis ca3tera. Lat. HoR. -" Leave the rest to the gods. "-Discharge your duty, and leave the rest to Providence. Per mutltum risum, poteris cognoseere siultlnm. Lat. " By his excessive laughter, you can always distinguish the fool." Per quod servitium amisit. Lat. Law Term. -" By which he lost her service. "-The words are used to describe the injury sustained by the plaintiff; when the defendant has debauched a daughter or apprentice. Per scltturn. Lat.'-" By a leap."-IHe has taken his degreespersaltuem.-He has attained to high honours, passing over the intermediate degrees. Per scelera semper sceleribus certum est iter. Lat. SEN.-" The way to wickedness is always through wickedness. "-The perpetration of one crime generally leads to the commission of another." Per se. Lat. —' By itself. " —No man likes mustard per se. JOHNSON. Perseverando. Lat. —" By perseverance." Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum. Latin. VIRGIL. —'" Through various chances, and through so many vicissitudes of affairs.' "-After such a strange variety of adventures. Pessimum genus inimicorumn Iaudantes. Lat. TAC " Flatterers are the worst species of enemies. " Petites maisons. -" The little houses."-A French phrase for a mad-house; probably from the narrowness of the cells. Petit-maitre. Fr.-4" A coxcomb-a beau." Peu de bien, peut de soin. Fr. Prov.-"' He who hal not much wealth. has not much care" PE PI 2o0 Peu de g'ens savent Utre vieeux. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. "Few persons know how to be old."-When the manners of youth are suffered to accompany old age, they only tend to make it ridiculous. Phoebe, fave! novus ingrediuzr ttia temnzla sacerdos. Lat. —" Be propitious, 0 Phcebus! to anew votary who enters thy temples." —This invocation to Apollo, who was the tutelary god of Physic and Poetry, is chiefly used by young poets. Philippe, homno es. Lat.-" Philip, thou art but a man." —This memento was, by order of Philip, king of Macedonia, repeated by his servant to him, thrice every morning before he went out, or gave audience. Philosophia stemma non inspicit. Platoenem non accepit nobilem philosophia, sedfecit Lat. SENECA. "Philosophy does not look into pedigrees. She did not receive Plato as noble, but she made him such."-In the eye of true philosophy, all men are equal; distinction is only to be acquired by superior birth and talents. Phoenomenon, in the plural, Phcenomena. From the Greek.-" Any unusual appearance, or occurrence -An effect of an unknown cause. Pictoribus aique poetis Quidlibet audendi semper fuit azqua polestas. Lat. HORACE "The power to dare every thing always belonged to painters and to poets."-The sister arts are en titled to avail themselves of equal boldness of invention. Pit poudrg. ILaw Fr.-"'Dusty feet."-.-The court of-This is the lowest court recognized by the law of England.-The etymology of the name is somewhat doubtful. Sir EDWARD COKE says that it has its name, because justice is done " as speedily as dust can fall from the foot." whilst others derive it. from the " dusty foot" of the suitors 204- PI — PL Piger scribendi ferre laborem; Scribendi recte; nam, ut mulltum, nil motor. Lat. HoRACE,' Too indolent to undergo the toil of writing, I mean of writing well; for as to the quantity of his composition, that is wholly out of the question." Applied with propriety to the numerous tribe of careless, dashing writers, who can not endure the labour of revising or correcting their own works. Pirata, communis onmnium hostzs. Lat. Law Max. — " A pirate is the common enemy of all." Pis aller.-See.tu pis aller. Plerumque gratw divitibus vices. Lat. HORACE. "; Changes are generally agreeable to the opulent." The poet alludes to the love of variety, so generally prevalent in those who can afford to indulge in it. Ploramtr lacrymis amissa pecunia veris. Lat. Juv -" The loss of money is deplored with real tears." Whatever may be affected on other subjects, nothing wounds the feelings of most men, so much as their pecuniary losses. Ploravere suis non respondere favorem Speratum meritis. Lat. HORACE. " They lamented that the encouragement for which they hoped did not await their merits. "-This was applied in the first instance to the disappointment of poets; but men of talent in other walks of life, are but too sensible that it will bear a wider range of application. Plura faciunt hornines B consueteudine, quam ~ ratione. Lat — " Men do more from custom than firom reason."-In our general conduct, we are found to act rather from habit than from reflection. ]'llra sunt qute nos terrent, qutran qum premutnt; et sepius opinione quarnz re laborarnus. Lat. SEN. " Our alarms are much more numerous than out dangers; and we suffer much oftener in apprehension than in reality."-The experience of human life has proved, that imaginary terrors occur more frequently than real dangers. PL - PL 205 Plures craptla qtuam gladius. Lat. Prov. —" Gluttony kills more than the sword." Pluribus intentus, minor-est ad sinzgula, sensuv. Lat. —" When the mind is distracted by maany pursuits, it derives but little benefit from aiy of them. " Pluries. Lat., aw Term. -" At several times. "-It is a name given to a writ which issues after two former writs have gone out without effect.-The original writ is the capias —then follows an alias, which failing, the pluries issues. Pluris est oculalus testis unus qzuam auriti decem. Lat. PLAUTUS.-" One eye-witness is of more weight than ten who give evidence from hearsay." Plurimsum facere, ef minimumn ipse de se loqui. Lat. TACITUs.-" To do the most, and say the least of himself." —This is the portrait given by the Roman historian, of a great but unostentatious character. Plus aloes qtcam mellis habet. Lat.-" He has more of gall than of honey." —Applied to a writer whose forte lies chiefly in sarcasm. Plhs aputd nos vera ratio valeat, qguam vulgi opinio. Lat. Cic. —" Reason shall prevail with me more than popular opinion."-I shall prefer my own judgment to general prejudice. Plus dolet quam necesse est, qui ante dolet quamw necesse est. Lat. SEN.-" He grieves more than is necessary, who grieves before it is necessary." Plhts est quam vita sahlusque, Quod perit: in toturn mundi prosternimttr wevum. Lat. LUCAN-. "M ore than life and safety is lost in the present conflict; we are laid prostrate for ever." Plus habet operis guam ostentationis. Lat. —" There is more labour than ostentation in it."-There is more difficulty in the undertaking than is apparent Plus impetius, majorem constantiam penes miseros. Lat. TACITUS.-" There is more violence as well as perseverance amongst the lowly and wretched " 206 PL -PO A wise government will therefore always be cautious of provoking this description of men to oppo. sition or resistance. Plus je vis l'etranger, plus j'aimai ma patrie. Fr.-';The more I saw of foreign lands, the more I loved my own." Plusque exe7nmplo quam peccato nocent. Lat.-" They do more mischief by the example, than from the sin." Spoken of persons in distinguished situations Plus ratio, quam vis ceca valere solet. Lat. CORN GALLUS.-" Reason can in general do more than blind force."-That which can not be done by mere strength, is sometimes to be accomplished by address. Plus sages que les sages. Fr. —" Wiser than the wise." Plus salis quam sumptzus. Lat. C. NEpos. —6 There was more of relish than of cost."-A proper definition of a philosophical entertainment. Plus valet oculattls testis unus quam auriti decem. Lat. Law Max.-"' One eye-witness is of more importance than ten hear-say witnesses." Plus vident oculi qutam oculus. Lat.-" Many eyes see more than one." Plutot mourir sue changer. Lat.-" Sooner die than change."-This favourite motto is that which was written by a fair one on the sands, when walking by the sea shore. Her lover arrived in time to read it: his joy however was soon dashed by a prophetic wave which instantly erased the inscription. Pcena ad paucos, metus ad omnes perveniat. Lat. Law Max. —" Punishment should extend to few, but the dread of it to all." Pcena non debet anteire crimen. Lat. Law Maxim. — " The punishment should not anticipate the offence." Poeta nascitur non fit. Lat. Prov. —" A poet is born, but is not made." —Study can not make a poet, unless the man be possessed of innate get ius. PO — PO 20'7 Point d'appui. Fr. —" Point of support, "-fulcrum, or prop. Point d'argent, point de Suisse. Fr. Prov.-"- NAS more money, no more Swiss." -An allusion to the mercenary services of that nation. Pol! me occidistis, amici. Lat. HoR.-"- By H-n, you have destroyed me, my friends."-Your misplaced zeal has inflicted on me an injury. Ponamus nimios gemituls; Jfagrantior waquo Non debet esse dolor viri, nec vulnere major. Lat. JUVENAL. " Let us dismiss all excessive sorrow: the grief of a man should not pass the bounds of propriety, or show itself greater than the cause. "-A man is ebased by that womanish sorrow which knows no bounds, and passes far beyond the occasion. JPondere non numero. Lat.-" By: their weight or force, and not by their numbers." Pone.seram, cohibe; sed quis cuzstodiet ipsos Custodes? Lat. JUVENAL. "'Apply locks and restraint, but who shall watch your own spies?" Pons assinorum. Lat. —" The asses' bridge." Ponton. Fr. Military Term.-" A temporary bridge for an army. "-Pontonniers, men who are employed in the construction of such bridges. Populus s mne sibilat; at mihiplaudo Ipse domi, simul ac nummos contemplor in arcd. Lat. HORACE. "The people hiss me, but I applaud myself at home, when I contemplate the money lnn my chest.' —The miser finds, in the view of his hoards, a consolation and refuge from the public contempt. Poscentes vario mitzlurn diversa palato. Lat. HoR. "Requiring, with various tastes, things widely different from ea/ch other." —This phrase is used by an author, who found, like many of his less fortunate successors, how difficult it was to please the varying taste of each individual reader. Posse conzmilats. Lat. —" TI'he power of the county," 208 PO- PO which the sheriff is authorized to call forth, wrivt never an opposition is made to his writ, or co the execution of justice. Posse videor. Lat. —" The appearance of being able." He has theposse videor-he seems equal to his undertaking. P'ossunt quia posse videntur. Lat.-" They are able, because they seem to be able."-The greater energy in all cases of force, will he found on that side, which, from any cause whatever, can be taught to look confidently for success. Post amicitiam credendum est, ante amicitiamjudicandum. Lat. SEN. —" After forming a friendship, you should render implicit belief; before that period, you may exercise your judgment."-In a state of perfect friendship, there should be nothing like hesitation or distrust on either side. Post bellum aurxilil.m. Lat. -' Aid after the war."A vain and superfluous succour, offered when the difficulty is passed. Postea. Law Lat. —" Afterwards. "-The name given to the writ by which the proceedings by nisiprius are returned after the verdict, into the court of common pleas. Post equitemn seaet atra ciura. Lat. HoR.-"- Dark care sits behind the horseman." —This is said of the man of guilt, who vainly endeavours to fly from his own reflections. Post flctum, nullltm consilium. Lat.-" After the deed is done, there is no use in consultation." Post obitum. Lat. and, ", After death." Post mortem. Lat. Post mortem, nulla voluptacs. Lat. -" After death no pleasure remains." —An Epicurean maxim. Post preMlia prWmia. Lat. -" After the battle the rewards"' are bestowed. Post malam segetemn serendum est. Lat. SENECA." After a bad crop, you should instantly begin to sow. "-Instead of sinking under misfortune, we should immediately think of renewing our industry PO —— PO 209 Post nubila Phcebus. Lat. —" The sun shines fortn after the clouds have passed." Post tenebras lux. Lat.-" After darkness comes light." Post tot naufragia portuem. Lat. —" After so many shipwrecks, there appears a harbour."-After so many dangers, an asylum at length presents itself. Postulata. Lat.-" Things required."-The admissions demanded from an adversary, before the main argument is entered upon. Potenticam cazutis, quam acribus consiliis, tutius haberi. Lat. TACITUS.'-" Power is more safely to be retained by cautious than by severe councils."Mildness combined with vigilance, as a prop of power, is more to be relied upon than a system of irritating severity. Polentia non est, nisi ad bonum. Lat. Law Max." Power is never conferred, but for sake of the public good." Polentissimus est qui se habet in potestate. Lat. SENECA.-" He is most powerful, who has himself in his power;"-who is able to command himself. Potins igsnoranticajuris litigiosa est, quam scientia. Lat. Cic. DE LEGIBUS.-" Ignorance of the laws is more frequently the cause of litigation, than an acquaintance with them." Pour comble de bonheur. Fr. —" As the height of hap piness."-As an increase of satisfaction. Pour connoitre le prix de l'argent, ilfaut etre oblig6 d'en emnprnter. Fr.-" In order to know the value of money, a man must be obliged to borrow. "-He will then learn its value, from the price which is set upon the obligation. Poutr passer le termps. Fr. —" To pass away the time." Pour se flire valoir. Fr. _ — To give himself a value." To add to his consequ >nce. Pour s'Ulablir dans le monde, on fait tout cc que l'on peut, pour y paroitre ttabli. Fr; ROCHEFOUCAUIVT.-" When a man has to establish himself in for eBO PO- P -PR the world, he makes every effort in his power to exhibit himself as being already established." Pour y parvenir. Fr. —"' To attain the object." Pr.aferre patriCm liberis regem decet. Lat. SENECA " A king should prefer his country to his children.'" -His duty to his subjects should take place of his family affections. Prazmunire. Law Lat. -(From Przmonere, " to fore. warn.")-A writ by which offenders in certain cases are put out of the protection of the law. Prazserlim ut nunc sunt mores, adeo res redit, Si q uisquis reddit, magna habenda est gratia. Lat. TERENCE. In the present state of manners, the matter is brought to this point, that if any man pays a debt, the creditor must accept it as a favour. "-In every state of life, which is called civilized, it appears that this same payment of debts was always considered as a most awkward, reluctant, and ill-complexioned sort of business. Praosto et persto. Lat. —"' I perform and I persevere." Praefextuz legis injasfa agens, duplo ptuniendus. Lat.-" He who under the cloak of the law acts unjustly, should bear a double punishment.' Preteritorum memoria evenlorznz. Lat.-" The remembrance of past events. Pravo vivere naso, Spectandum zigris octculis, nigroque capillo. Lat. HORACE. "With an ugly nose, to be remarkable for fine olack eyes and hair." —ieauty consists in the proportion, correspondence and harmony of parts.-A fine eve, the poet hints, will only serve to make an ugly nose the more conspicuous. Thus the value of one qualification is frequently impaired through the want of another. Preiepte commence, exemple acheve. Fr. Prov.-_ " Precept begins, but example completes. Preceiv armalc. Lat. —" Armed prayers. " —Claims PR- PR 211 made with feigned submission, but which az the same time are to-be sustained by force." Prend moi tel queje suis. Fr. —" Take me just as I am. 1Prendre la lune avec les dents. Fr.- " To seize the moon with one's teeth. "-To aim at impossibilities. Prendre martrepour renard. Fr. Prov. —" To take a marten for a fox. "-To catch a Tartar-To take the wrong sow by the ear. Pret d'accomplir. Fr. —" Ready to perform." Pref pour mon pays. Fr.-" Ready for my country." Primd facie. Lat. -"' On the first face."-On the first view of an affair; or, in parliamentary phraseology, on the first blush of the business. Primx vix. Lat. — " The first passages" of the humao body-the intestinal canal. Primurm mobile. Lat.- " The first cause of motion." -— The main spring, or impulse, which puts all the other parts into activity. Primus inter pares. Lat. —"The first amongst his equals,"-as in a meeting of magistrates, where the senior is called upon of course to preside. Principia non homines. Latin. —" Prinr.iples-not Me n." Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est. Lat. HORACE. "' To have pleased great men, is a circumstance which claims not the lowest degree of praise."This poet was also a courtier. Principiis obsta. Lat.-" Meet the first beginnings." — Look to the budding mischief, before it has time to ripen into maturity. See the next article. Prinlcipiis obsta: sero medicina paratur, C'ur mala per longas convaluere moras. Lat. OvIp. "Meet the disorder in its outset. The medicine may be too late, when the disease has gained ground through delay. "-This precept is universally just It is at present more frequently applied to political than to animal economy. 212 PR-PR Priisaqzcmz incipias consulto; et ubi consuluerz.s zantzair fatcto opuns est. Lat. SALLUST. —'" Advise well before you begin; when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude." Privatus illis census erat brevis, commune magnum. Lat. HORACE. "Their private fortunes were small, but the wealth of the public was great." —This description was applied to the infancy of the Roman republic, and contrasted with the latter and more corrupt times, when individuals were possessed of enormous wealth, while the public treasury was impoverished..Pro aris et focis. Lat.-" For our altars and our hearths. "-For our religion and our fire-sides. Probam pauperienz sine dote quwero. Lat. —" I court virtuous poverty without a dowrv. "-1 throw myself into the embraces of poverty, unactuated by any ambitious wishes. Probitas laudater et alget. Lat. Juv. —" Honesty Is praised and freezes."-Acts of probity have too frequently no other reward than a cold commendation. Probitas, pudorque virgini dos optima est. Lat. TER. "' Chastity and modesty are a girl's best dowry." Probitas verus honor. Lat.-" Probity is true honour." Pro bonopublico. Lat.-" For the public good." Probumn- non penitet. Lat.-" The honest man does not repent."-He may regret the result, but the purity of his intentions precludes remorse. Procbs verbal. Fr.-A written statement in which a person testifies to what he has seen or heard.-;' Verbal process. " Prochein am/y. Law Fr.-" The nearest friend -or next akin." Pro Christo et patria. Lat. —" For Christ and my country." Pro confesso. Lat.-" As if conceded. "-To take it pro confesso-to take it for granted. Procul a -Jove, procul a fulmine. Lat.-" Being far PR -— PR 213 from Jupiter, you are also far from his thunder. "-Those who feel not the sunshine of courtfavour, are exempted, in return, from the dangers of courtly intrigue. Procul, O! procul este profani, Conclamat vates, totoque absistite luco. Lat. VIRGIL. "Retire! far hence retire, ye profane; and quit en tirely the sacred grove." —This was the solemn preface to the Eleusinian mysteries. The first line is often quoted in an ironical sense. Prodesse civibus. Lat. — " To be of advantage to my fellow citizens. "-To be employed on a work, the end and aim of which is to be of service to the community to which one belongs. Prodesse quam conspici. Lat. —" To do good, rather than to be too conspicuous." Pro et con. Lat. —" For and against. " —The reasonings pro et con-on both sides of the question. Proformcl. Lat. —" For form's sake."-As a formality, or point of etiquette. Pro hcic vice. Iat. —" For this turn."-A. shall present pro hidc vice, when B. has an alternate right of presentation to a living. Prohibeltur ne quis faiciat in suo, quod nocere possit in alieno. Lat. Law Maxim. —" It is forbidden that any man should do that on his. own property, which may injure another."-If a man does any thing on his ground which offends his neighbour, it is held to be a nuisance, and as such may be abated: Such an offence is the building which darkens the windows of another, erecting a dye-house, forming a tanpit, &c. the smells of which are offensive, and sometimes infectious. Proh superi! quantum mortalia pectora cmcaz Noctis habent! Lat. OVID. "4 Heavens! what thick darkness pervades the minds of men!"-What infatuation prevails in the world! Projicit ampullais et sesquipedalia verba. Lat. Hon. " He throws away his swollen phrases, and his 214 PR- PR words a foot and a half long." —When reduced to adversity, a man forgets the lofty tone, and super. cilious language of prosperity. Pro!ihertate patrie. Lat. —' For the liberty of mly country." Pro patria. Lat.-"- For my country." Promenade. Fr.-" A walk-a fashionable place for walking. " Pr.. optimo est minim~ malus. Lat. SEN.-" That should be considered the best, which has in it the least of evil.'"-As all human things are imperfect, we can only speak of any good in relative terms. Propaganda fide. Lat.-" For extending the faith." The name of a missionary society anlong the Roman Catholics. Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem lxserit. Lat. TACITUS.-: It is the nature of man to hate those he has injured." Pro rata. Lat.-," In proportion." Pro rege et patria. Lat. —" For my king and coun try." Pro rege, lege, et grege. Lat.-" For the king, the law, and the people." Pro re nata. Lat. —' For a special business."-An assembly called pro re nata —for some emergency. Pro salute animx. Lat. — For the health or safety of the soul."-Thus the ecclesiastical court has cognisance in certain cases,pro salute anime. Prosperum et felix scelus virtUs vocatur. Lat. SEN. "Wickedness, when successful and prosperous, is called virtue." Pro lanto. Lat.-" For so much"-for its value. Protectio trahit subjectionem, et subjectio protece tionem. Lat. Law Maxim. —" Protection implies allegiance, and allegiance should insure protection."-_As the subject owes to the sovereign obedience, so the sovereign is bound to defend the laws, the persons, and property of his subjects. Pro tempore. Lat.-;" For the time."-A measure pro tempore-a temporary expedient. PR PTJ 21 Pro viriute felix temeritas. Lat. SEN. —"Instead of valour, there was an happy rashness. "-The philosopher speaks of ALEXAN DER. Proximus ardet Ucalegon. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Ucalegon burns next "-Your next neighbour's house is on fire. —The danger is so near, that it becomes you to consider your own safety. Proximus sum egomet mihi. Lat. Law Maxim. — " 1 am always nearest to myself."'-This maxim bears on certain cases,-in which a man may, with out injustice, take to himself a preference: as an executor may first pay alegacy to himself, or take his own debt, before other debts of an equal degree. Prudens fJtturi. Lat.-" Thoughtful of the time to come. " nrs5 Iatp ov. Gr. Psuches Iltreion.-"' Physic fox the mind. "-Applied to books or reading. Publicum bonumn privato est preferendzum. Lat. Law Max.-" The public good is to be preferred before private advantage."-Thus, a woman en. titled to a dower, shall not be endowed of a castle of defence, because that is pro bono publico. Pudet hec opprobria nobis Et potuisse dici, et non potuisse refelli. Lat. HORACE. 4' It is shameful that such reproaches should be cast upon us, and that we are unable to refute them." Pudore et liberalitate liberos Retinere, satius esse credo, quam metu. Lat. TERENCE "It is better to keep children to their duty, by a sense of honour, and by kindness, than by fear and punishment. " Pulchrumn est accustari ab accusandis. Lat.,-"6 It is an honourable circumstance to be accused by those, who are themselves deserving of accusation.' Pulchrum est benefacere reipubilicw: etiarn bened,. cere haud absurdumn est. Lat. SALLUSr " It is commendable-to act well for the republic - even to speak well, should not be without Its praise." 216 PU- QU Pulchrum est, digito monstrari, et dicier hic est. Lat. PERSIUS "It is pleasant to be pointed at with the finger, and to have it said,'There goes the man.' 9' —Ay plied to those who are fond of intruding themselves upon the public notice. Pulvis et umbra sumus. Lat. —"We are but dust and fleeting shadows." Punctumn saliens. Lat.-" The leaping or starting point."-The first rudiments of the heart in the formation of the fcetus. Punica Jides. Lat. — " Punic faith. "-This phrase was used in an ironical sense by the Romans, to denote the treachery of the Carthaginians-a charge from which they were not themselves to be exempted. It is now used generally to mark the absence of good faith, or the breach of a political engagement. Punitis ingeniis gliscit auctoritas. Lat. TACITUS. " When men of talents are punished, their authority is strengthened. "-When the infliction of the law falls upon the witty or ingenious author of what is termed a libel, it generally serves to give weight and notoriety to that which might have been overlooked in its impunity. Puras Deus, non plenas, adspicit manus. Lat. SYRUS.-4" God looks only to pure, and not to full hands." —The Supreme Judge looks to the innocence, and not to the wealth of the party. It is sometimes otherwise in the courts below. Qus arnissa, salva. Lat. —" What was lost is safe." 1Qux cura vivos, eadem sequtitur tellure repostos. Lat. —' The same cares which agitated them while living, haunt them in the grave." Quwedam virtutes odio sunt. Lat. TACITUS.-" There are some virtues that are hateful,"-as an inflexible severity, and an integrity that admits no favour. Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt. Lat. SENECA. QU- QU 217 "6 Wihat once were vices, are now'he manners of the day." —Such is the general depravity, that what was once imputed as a crime, is now exhibited as a boast. Q:!ltft it durum pati, Meminisse dulce est. Lat. SENECA. "That which it was painful to suffer, it is pleasing to remember."-There is something soothing to a man, in the recollection of his past misfortunes. Quxa ladunt oculos festinas demere: si quid Est animum, differs curcandi teanpus in annum. Lat. HORACE. " If any thing affects your eye, you hasten to have it removed; but if your mind is disordered, you postpone the term of cure for a year." —Men are infinitely less solicitous about their m-ral, than their physical state. Q uelibet concessio fortissim~ contra donatorem interpretanda est. Lat. Law Max.-'" Every man's grant shall be taken most strongly against himself."-Whenever the words of a deed are ambiguous or uncertain, they shall be construed against the grantor. If a man grants an annuity out of land, and has no land at the time of making the grant, it shall charge his person. Quat non vaierent singula, juncta ]juvant. Lat." Those things which, considered individually, are of no force, may, when taken conjunctively, have great influence." Quxre. Lat.-' Inquire."-A suggestion of doubt, calling for further information. Quwerenda pecunia primum. Lat.-" Money must first be procured." Quterit, et inventis miser abstinet, ac timet uti. Lat. HoRACE. —" The miser is ever on the search, yet fears to use what he has acquired." Quzstio fit de legibus, non de personis. Lat. Law Maxim.- 6 The question must refer to the laws, and not to persons. -In a court of judicature, regard must be had to the letter and meaning of the T 2' 18 QU law, and not to the rank or situation of either of the contending parties. Quae supra nos, nihil ad nvs. Lat. Proverb. —" The things which are above us, are nothing to us. "-A maxim frequently used against astrologers, and sometimes, but falsely, applied to politicians — Every man ewho call understand the first principles of government has a right to examine into the conduct of his rulers. Qualis ab incepto. Lat.-"6 The same as from the beginning." Qualis ab incepto processerit, et sibi cons/et. Latin. HORACE.-"- Let him proceed as hle began, and be consistent with himselfL"This was written as an instruction to the tragic poet. It is now used to recommend an adherence to consistency. Qualis vita, finis ita. Lat. —' As the life of a man has been, so will be his death." Quam angusta innocentia est, ad legem bonumn esse! Lat. SENECA.- 6' How narrow is that notion of innocence, which confines it to the letter of the law!'" Quarndiu se bene gesserit. Lat.-" 4 As long as he shall conduct himself properly.' —A phrase first used in the letters patent granted to the chief baron of theexchequer. All the judges now hold their places by this tenure: they were formerly held, " Durante bene placito," during the king's pleasure. Quamprope ad crimen, sine crimine? Lat. —' How near may a man approach to guilt, without being guilty?" —This was a favourite question with the Jesuits, who reasoned on the different shades and gradations of criminality, until, if it suited their convenience, they could do away the crime itself. Quanquam. animus meminisse horret, luctuque refugit, Incipiam. Lat. V IRGIL " Although my soul shudders at the recollection, and shrinks back with grief, I will begin" my mournful tale. Quam sa pe fort~ temerg Eveniunt, qute non audeas optare? Lat. TER, QuJ-QU 219 "'How often do things occur by mere chance, which we dared not even to hope for?" Q1uam seipsulm amans sine rivali. Lat. CICERO de flertio. —" How much in love with himself, and that without a rival. "-Describing a man absorbed in self-love, and despised by the rest of the world. Quam tenrer~ in nosmet legem sancimus iniquant. Lat.- 6 How rashly do we sanction an unjust law against ourselves. "-How blindlv do the unthinking part of the world lend their aiEl and approbation to measures, of which, if better instructed, they would perceive that they must ultimately be the victims. Quand les vices nous qutittent, notus notsfalltfons que c'est nous qui les quiittons. Fr. —" When the power of committing vice forsakes us, we flatter ourselves, by assuming the praise of having forsaken the vices.' Quando aliquid prohibetur, prohibetur et omne per qod devenitur ad illud. Lat. Law Maxim." When any thing is forbidden to be done, whatever tends or leads to it, as the means of compassing it, is forbidden at the same time." Quand on ne troutve pas son Hrpos en soi-memre, il est inztile de le chercher ailleurs. Fr. —" When a man finds not repose in himself, it is in vain for him to seek it elsewhere."'-He can not escape by change of place from the anxiety which is lodged within his bosom. Quand on parle d'outvrages d'esprit, il ne s'agil point d'honnetes gens, mais de gens de boy, sens. Fr.-" In speaking of the works of mind, we do not speak of the character of the man, but his fund of wit or sense.'" Quandoqtue bonus dornmiltf Homerus. Lat. HoR 4" Sometimes even the good Homer nods. "-Superior minds are not at all times exempt from lapses, or from frailty. Qucando ullurn inveniemrusparemrn? Lat. HoRAce. "When shall we look upon his like again?"-Or, 220 QU —QU with " invenient," when will they find any person to equal him? Qltand tout le monde a tort, tout le monde a raison. Fr. —"When all the world is in the wrong, all the world is in the right." —When a comnmunity, almost unanimously, agrees upon any subject, their decision is correct, although individuals may impugn it. -Or, according to our proverb, " What every body says must be true." Quanti est sapere! nunquam accedo ad te, quin abs te abeam doctior. Lat. TER. — 6 How desirable is wisdom! I never am in your presence without being edified.' Quanto mayor e lafortuna, tanto e menor secura. Spanish Prov. —" The more exalted is the fortune, the less it is secure " Quanto plura recentium seu veterum revolvo, tanto ludibria rerum mortalium cunctis in negotiis observantur. Lat. TAc.- "The more I revolve in my mind the transactions of the ancients or the moderns, the more of frivolity and absurdity appears to me in all human affairs." Q uanto quisque sibi plura negaverit, ed diisplur(aferet. Nil cupientium Nudus castra peto; multa petentibus Desunt multa. Lat. HORACE. "The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from Heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing; those who require much, are ever much in wvant." Quantum. Lat. —-" How much."-The quantum, "' the due proportion." Quantum infido scurra distabit amicus. Lat." How much a triue friend differs from a faithless sycophant." Quantum est in rebus inane humntanis! Lat. PERS. —. " How much folly is there in the affairs of men!" -How senseless and frivolous are the pursuits of men in general. Quantum libet. Lat.-" As mutch as you please.'" QU — QU 221 Quantum nzeriait. Lat. —' As much as he has deserved. "-This phrase occurs in an action on the case, for work done wvithout a previous agreement. The law will in this case give the plaintiff as much as he has fairly earned." Quantumt muatlt s ab illo! Lat. VIRGIL.-" How much chanced from -him!"-How much altered from that figure which we regarded with so much interest. Qtzlantum quisq?te suin nulmmorum condit in arcd, Tanctlum habet et fidei. Lat. JUVNAnL. " Every man's credit and consequence are proportioned to the sums which he holds in his chest."It is wealth alone which commands respect. Quantum Religio poltuit stadere malor'um! Lat. LUcRETIUS.-" rTo how many mischiefs does not Religion persuade!"- The poet is speaking of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, enjoined by the priests on her father Agamemnon. —The line is sometimes invidiously used, and in a broader sense. Quantzum suffcit. Lat. —" A sufficient quantity." Quare facit ojpiutm dormire? Quia in eo est viertus dormitiva. Lat —-" Why does opium induce sleep? Because it has in it a sleepy quality. "-This question and answer are given by MOLIERE, in ridicule of that pompous ignorance which affects to solve every difficulty, whilst it dwells only in lofty 1:o. meanings; or, as in this instance, only retorts the terms of the original question. Quare impedit. Law Lat.-" Why does he disturb?" The name of a writ which lies for the patron of a living, against the person who has disturbed his right of ad vowson. Quare vitia suat nemo confitetur? Q9uia etiamn nunc in illis est. Somnum 2Nvrrrare vigilantis est. Lat. SENECA. "Why does no man confess his vices? It is because he is yet'in them. It is for a waking man to tell his dreams." Quas auit incuria fudit, a/Sut humana parium cavit naL ua}. I]at. Hoa T2 '" Fa.,lt. originating from carelessness, or, of which humain..ature was not sufficiently aware."-Errors 111 a literary work either springing from haste, or partaking of the infirmity of nature. Quas dederis, solts semper habebisopes. Lat. M ART. — "l The wealth which you give away will ever be your own.:'-As the poet was ignorant of the Christian precept of " laying up treasures in heaven," he seems to have placed too much reliance on human gratitude. Quasi. Lat.-"- In a manner."-A quasi contract,an implied bargain. Qutemcunqute miserumn videris, homninem scias, Lat. SEN.-" When you see a man in distress, know him for a fellow-man."-Recollect he is formed of the same materials, with the same feelings as yourself, and then relieve him as you would wish to be relieved. Quem Deuzs v~ult perdere, prius dementat. Lat. — " The man whom God determines to destroy, he previously deprives of his understanding." Quienz pcenitel peccasse, pene est innocents. LatY SEN. ~-" He who is sorry for having sinned, is almost innocent." —His penitence has nearly obliterated his fault. Q utem res plus qzimio delectavere secundc, MtluYale quatlient. Lat. HORACE. "' The man who is most fond to-revel in prosperity, will most acutely feel the shock of adversity."He, who is intoxicated by his height, will most se. verely feel his fall. Q uem'semper acerbum, Semper honoratttm (sic Dii voluistis) habebo. Lat. VIRGIL. " That day which 1 shall always recollect with grief, but, as the gods have willed it, Nwith reverence, "-referring to the day on which'the speaker hlad lost a most valued friend. QuLem: e Decus esse jussit. Lat. -" What God corn manded you to be " QU —- QU 223 Querelle d'.tllemand. Fr —-" A German quarrel." — A drunken affray. Qui ad pauca respiciunt, defacilijudiccnt. Lat."Those, who bestow but slight attention upon a subject, must form a trivial judgment of it. "-The most superficial observers are the most speedy in forming their opinions. Qui amicus est amat, qui amat non utique amicus est. I/acque amicitia semper prodest; amor etiam aliquando nocet. Lat. SEN. —' He who is a friend must love, but he who loves is not therefore a friend. Thus friendship is always advantageous, whilst love is sometimes injurious."This is a useful lesson to to the fair sex, who should learn to, distinguish between that disinterested friendship, which seeks only their happiness, and that selfish love which would destroy their peace for its own gratification. Quti inquirit quid in se dictum sit, se ipse inquietat. Lat. SENECA.-" He who is anxious to learn what others say of him, destroys his own peace." Quia te non capio, tu capies mnze. Lat.-" Because I do not take (or comprehend) thee, thou shalt take me. "-This is the language imputed to ARISTOTLE, who is said to have flung himself into the river, because he could not comprehend the fluctuation of the tides! Q ui Baivium non odit, amet tua carmina, Mavi. Lat. VIRGIL. "He who does not hate Bavius, may be pleased with the verses of Mwvius."- These were two of the worst poets of antiquity. He who has so little taste, as to relish one bad performance, can not be disgusted with another equally indifferent. Qui capit, illefacit. Lat. Prov. —" He who takes it to himself, is the object of the allusion." -Whon the cap fits, let him wear it. Quicquid agunt homines nostri estfarrago libelht. Lat. Juv. —" Our book relates to all the acts and employments of man."-A motto often prefixed to periodical works. 24, QU —— QU Quicquid erzt-superanda omnis fortuna fetrendo est. Lat. VIRGIL. "Whatever the event may be, we must subdue our fortune by bearing it."-The only way to overcome disaster, is by fortitude and perseverance. Quicquid excessit modzum, Pendet inzstabili loco. Lat. SENECA.'" Whatever has exceeded its due bounds, is ever in a state of instability." -This is a maxim equally true, whether applied to men or to goverments. Quicquid prwcipies, esto brevis. Lat. HORACE. "Whatever precepts you give, be short."-All didactic rules should be given with brevity. Qui cupit optautm cursu contingere metain, aMulta tulitfecitque puer, sudavit et alsit. Lat. HORACE. 1" He who desires to reach with speed the wishedfor end (the winning post of the race), must, in his earlier days, have suffered and laboured much, and borne the alternate extremes of heat and cold."No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession, without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. Qui Curios simulaunt, et Bacchanalia vivunt. Lat. JUVF;NAL. "Who affect to be Curii, and live like Bacchanals."-Applied to men, whose feigned austerity is nothing more than a malik for their debauchery. Quid dcatur a Divis felici optatius hord? Lat. CATUTLLUS.-'" What is there given by the gods more desirable than a happy hour?"-The felix hora of the Romans implied a "lucky occasion," or what our RowE calls, " a glorious, golden opportunity. " Quid denz? Quid non dem? renuis tu, quod jubet alter. Lat. HORACE.-" What shall I give? what shall I withhold? What you refuse, another imperiously demands."-The poet alludes to what authors in all ages, have complained of, the differenco of taste, and the capriciousness of their readers. QU —.QU 22. Qui de contemnendd glorid libros scribunt, nomen suum inscribunt. Lat.-" Those who write books about despising glory, inscribe their own names." They show a wish for that fame which they affect to contemn. Quid de quoque viro, et cui dicas, swpe caveto. Lat. HORACE. " Take especial care what you say of any man, and to whom it is said."-Nothing in human life requires more caution, than the manner of making our report on the character of others. Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatz? Lat. HoRACE.-" What will this promiser bring forth worthy of so large a boast?" Quid dominifacient, atudent cum talia fures? Lat. VIRG.-" What will their masters do, when low villains can thus presume?"-What are we to expect from the principals, when we are thus insulted by their' subalterns? Quid enim 2ratione tirnemus,.dat cuZimus. Lat. JUVENAL. 6" For what do we either dread or desire, from a rational motive." "' How void of reason are our hopes and fears!" Quid est turpius quam senex vivere incipiens? Lat. SENECA.-"' What is more scandalous than an old man just beginning to live?"-It is shameful to see a man in advanced life, entering for the first time, on the rudiments of knowledge, or the practice of virtue. Qui dit docteur, ne ditpas toujours un homnze doctt, mais un homme qui devroit-etre doct. Fr. ST, REAL. —" He who speaks of a doctor (or professor) does not always speak of a learned man, hut only of a man who ought to be learned."-Pomnpous titles only serve, in some instances, as a cover for ignorance. Quid leges, sine moribus, Vane proficiunt. Lat. HORACE. "What can idle laws do without morals?"-lf the moral sentiments of a people are completely relaxed 226 QU QU or forgotten, little can be expected from the penal. ties or restraints to be imposed by the wisest legislature. Quid mulnus Reipuzblicwe majus, meliusve (tifferrepossumnuis, qutamn, si juventulern docemnus, et bene. eruadim us? Lat. CIcERo.-" How can we more essentially benefit our country, than by instructing, and giving a proper direction to, the minds of our youth?" Quid non ebrietas designzat? Operta recludit, Spesjubet esse ratas, in prwlia trudit inermemn, Lat. HORACE. " To what does inebriety not point? It discloses every secret-it ratifies every hope, and pushes even the unarmed man to battle."-Drunhenness makes men, at the same. time, confident and imnprudent. Quid non mortalia pectora cogzs, - 7uri sacra fiames? Lat. VIRGIL. " Accursed thirst of gold! to what dost not thou compel the human breast?"-To what atrocities can not that mind reach, which is impelled by selfish avarice? Qu@id nutnc. Lat. —' WVhat now?"-What is the news at present?-Applied in ridicule to a person who makes the acquisition of news his principal pursuit. Q@ui docet, discit. Lat.-"He who teaches others, informs himself." Quidprodest, Pontice, longo Sanguine censeri, pictosque os/endere vulf us Iiajorum? Lat. JUVENTAL. " Of what advantage is it to you, Ponticus, to enumerate your remote ancestors, and to exhibit their portraits?" Quidppro quo. Lat.-" What for what."-A quid pro quo, "A mutual consideration2'-An equivalent. Quidquid delirant reges, plectuntur tchivi. Lat HoR.-" Whatever error their kings may commit, the Greeks are nunished."- The people always suffer for the crimes or errors of their rulers. QU — QU 227 Quidquid in altum fortuna tulit, ruitura levawt. Lat. SENECA. "'Whatever fortune has raised to an height, she has raised only that it may fall."-When chance, not merit, has contributed to a man's elevation. his fall may be considered as certain. Quidquid multis peccatur, inultum est. Lat. LUCAN "The guilt which is committed by many, must pass unpunished."-Where the offenders are numerous, it is sometimes prudent to overlook the crime. Quid quisque vitet, nunquam honmini satis Caultun est in horas. Lat. HORACE. "Man never takes sufficient and hourly care against that which he ought to shun."-Our misfortunes are in general, to be set down to our own want of caution and foresight. Quid Rides? Zlutato nomine, de tefaibula narrator. Lat.'HORACE. "' Why.do you laugh? Change but the name, and the story is told of yourself."-FWe smile, as the satirist justly observes, at follies related under feigned names, when we should smart if they were linked with our own. Quid Romzefaciam? 2MVentiri nescio. Lat. JUVENvAL.'~"What should I do at Rome? I can not lie."What should he do in a great capital, who can not adopt its corrupt manners? Quid sit futurum eras, fuge quxrere. Lat. HORACE. "' Avoid all inquiry with respect to what may happen to-morrow." -Look not so anxiously into the future, as to preclude all present enjoyment. Quid sit pulchrum, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non. Lat. HORACE. —" What is becoming, what is base. what is useful, and what the contrary."-These are stated by the poet as the first aims of every moral enquiry. Quid tam ridiculum quam appetere mortem, cam vitam tibi inquietam feceris metu mortis. Lat. SENECA.-" What can be so ridiculous as to secn '2a ~ QU-TQU for deatn, when it is merely the fear of death that renders your existence miserable." Quid te exempitajuvat spinis ~ pluribus una? Lat. JUVENAL. "What does it avail to you, if one thorn be removed out of many?" -How are you bettered by the removal of a single grievance, if the general pressure is suffered to continue? Quid terras alio calentes sole mutamus? Lat. HOR. " Why do we change for soils warmed only by another sun?"-i. e. for different climates? Of what use is the change of residence, when the mind bears with it its own disease? Quid times? Cwsarem. vehis. Lat.-" Of what are you afraid? You have Cmsar on board."-This was addressed by Caesar to his boatmen, who were aftrighted by a raging tempest. Quid verum atque dc:ens? Lat.-" What is just and honourable?" Quid vetums atquse decens curo et rogo, et omnis in hoc sum. Lat. HoR.-" My cares and my inquiries are directed in search of decency and truth, and in this 1 am wholly engrossed and occupied." Quid violentius aure tyranni? Lat. Juv.-" What can be more violent than the ear of a tyrant?"What more dangerous than the confidence of a despot? Qui zquitlaem petit, equitalem faciat. Lat.-" Let him who seeks for equity, act equitably himself." Let him " do unto others as he would be done by." Qui b nuce nucleum esse vult, frangit nucem. Lat. PLAUTUS.-," He who would get at the kernel; must crack the shell."-If we would accomplish any given purpose, we must use the right means. Q ui est plus esclave qu'un courtisan assidu, si ce n'est un courtisan plus assidu? Fr. LA BRUYERE.-"Who can be a greater slave than the assiduous courtier, unless it be the courtier who is more assiduous " Quieta non movere..Lat. — Not to disturb things QU —- U 229 which are at rest." When a state is tranquil, iI should not be unsettled by causeless innovatiGc:. Quifacit per alium, facit per se. Lat. Law Max — "'What a man does by another, he does by or through himself." —Every man must be responsi. ble for that which he empowers or commands anotiler to do. If he orders another to commit a trespass, he is himself a trespasser. Qui fit, Mzecenas, iut nemo, quam sibi sortem, Seu ratio dederit, seu fors objecerit, illd Contentus vivat: laudet diversa sequentes? Lat. HORACE. 4' How comes it, Maecenas, that no person is contented with his condition in life, -hether selected by choice, or thrown in his way by chance, but is always praising those who follow a different pursuit."'-Every man, with few exceptions, seepms to think that he would have thriven better in any other pursuit, than that which he has adopted. Qui genus jacfat sn1um, aliena laudat. Lat. SEN,.i He,who boasts of his lineage, boasts of that which does not properly belong to him." Q.ti hteret in literd, hwret in cortice. Lat. —" He who clings to the letter, clings to the shell."-In the interpretation of a legal instrument, we may not confine ourselves to the literal meaning alone, but should endeavour to get at the spirit and intention of its maker. Qui in omni re, atqiue in omni tempore, Omni laude vacat, is illaudautls est; Isque omnium pessimus deterrimusque est. Lat.'" He, who in his every act, and at all times, is undeserving of commendation, is truly unworthy, and is the vilest and worst of men." Qui inscienter lesit, scienter emendit. Lat. Law Max -" He who ignorantly does an injury, shall knowingly make reparation." Qui invidet, minor est. Lat. —" He who envies ano. ther, admits his own inferiority." Qui rmale agit, odit lucem. Lat. Prov. —" He who ~3O QQU QU commits evil actions, shuns the ligt.:"-The worst')resumable motives will always be inferred, where the doer of an act seeks to shroud himself in darkness and mystery. Q ui mori didicit, servire dedidicit. Supra omnemz potentian est, cerlt extra omnenm. Lat. SEN.4' He who has learned to die, has learned how to avoid being a slave. Such a man is most certainly beyond the reach of all human power. " —The Nwriter, who afterwards suffered himself to bleed to death, when commanded by a tyrant to terminate his existence, seems, when writing this energetic passage, to have had some presentiment of his fate. Qui n'a point de sens a trente ans, n'en aura jamais. Fr. —' He who has not sense at thirty years of age, will never have any.' Quin corpus onusturn [tuni, HJesternis vitiis, animunm qtoque prxgravat dtique affigit hummo divinw particiulam auurx. Lat. HORACE.' The body loaded by the excess of yesterday, depresses the mind also, and fixes to the ground this particle of divine breath." 1" The body too, with yesterday's excess "' Burden'd and tired, shall the pure soul depress; " Weigh down this portion of celestial birth, " The breath of God, and fix it to the earth." FRANCIS. Qui nescit dissimulare, nescit vivere. Lat. -" He who knov'-s not how to dissemble, knows not how to live. "-The man is little fitted for society, who has not the faculty, on particular occasions, of concealing his feelings, and dissembling for the moment his resentments. QuLi nil molitur inepte. Lat. HoR.-" Who attempts nothing fruitlessly or absurdly."-Whose means are always suited to his end. Spoken of a wise and provident statesman. Qui non est hodie, cras mintus aptus grit. Lat. MAR TIAL.-" He who is not fit fbr business to-day, twill be less fit to-morrow." QU —— QU 231 Qui non libert veritatem pronunciat, proditor est veritatis, Lat. 4 INST. EPIL. —" He who does not freely speak the truth, is a betrayer of the truth." Qui non negat, faletuir. Lat.-" He who does not deny, virtually confesses."-" Silence gives assent.'" Qui non obstat cum possit, ficere videtutr. Lat. Law Max.-" I He who does not prevent a crime when he could, is considered as participating in it. Qui nonpeccavit, pwnamn non feret. Lat. —" He who is innocent of the crime, shall be exempt from the punishment. " Qui non proficit, deficit. Lat. —" He who does not advance, goes backward."-This is a maxim for all ages; the boy at school, who is not gaining, is certainly losing ground. —It Nwill equally apply to tile political and military world. Qui non vetat peccare curn possit,j tbet. Lat. SEN. " He orders the commission of a crime, who does not forbid it, when it is in his power. Qui non vllt.fieri desidiosus, amet. Lat. OvID." Iet him who does not wish to be indolent, fall in love."-That busy passion will call all his faculties into exercise. Qui pense? Fr. —" Who thinks?" Qui perd, pc9che. Fr. Prov.- 4' He who loses,.sinls." The man who is unsuccessful, is generally held to be in the wrong. Qlui prasravat artes Intra se positas, extinctus amalbitur idem. Lat. HORACE. "He whose moral-or.ntellectual excellence causes envy in his life-time, shall be revered when he is dead. " Qtdi prefe' l'ami, perd au double. Fr. Prov.-"- He who lends his money to a friend, is sure to lose both." Qui prior est tempore, polior estjutre. Lat. Law Max 232 QU —-QU "' He who is first in point of time, has the advan. tage in point of law." Qui proficit in literis et deficitz in moribus, non proficit sed deficit. Lat.-" He who acquires his learning at the expensp of his morals, is the worse for his education." Q uique sui memnores alios fecere merenhdo. Lat. VIRG. -" Those who have insured their remembrance by their desert."-Those who have embalmed their memory by benefits conferred upcn the human race. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Lat. JUVENAL,.-' Who shall guard your own guards?"-What check have you upon the very spies which you have set on this occasion? Q uis desiderio sit pudor, coaut modus Tam chari Capilis? Lat. HORACE. "What bounds shall we set to our glrief, on losing an individual so intimately and justly esteemed?'-This is a common preface to an obituary notice, elegy, or funeral sermon. — By the poet it was originally given as a solemn tribute to the memory of an endeared firiend. QuLis enim virtutem anmplectilur ipsam, Prrntia si tollas? Lat. JUVENAL. "' For who will embrace even virtue itself, if you take away its rewards?" What man is wholly disinterested even in the best pursuit? Quis expedivitpsittctco suum xatpE. Lat. PERSIUS." Who taught that parrot his' how d'ye do.' "Who instructed that pedant to quote so largely from other languages? Quisfatllere poss i ama ntem? Lat. VIRGIL.-" Who can deceive a lover?"-What can escape a lover's jealousy and penetration? Qui sentit conmmodum, senlire debet et onus. Lat. Law Maxim. -"He should endure the burden, who derives the advantage." Qlui se sent gctleux, se gractle. Lat. Prov. —" He who feels himself scabby, let him scratch."-Let hlia who feels the allusion, resent it. QU — QU 2s33 Quis furor, 0 cives, qia tfanta licentwa ferri? Lat. VIRGIL " What fury, oh citizens, what dreadful outrages of the sword!'"-An appeal often and forcibly made in case of popular insurrection. Qui sibi amicus est, scito hunc amiczum omnnibus esve. Lat. SENECA.'-"He who is his own friend, is a friend to all men.'"-He who is considerate in his own concerns, will kindly extend his consideration to those of his friends. Quis iniquz Tamz paliens urbis,?,t tenett se? Lat. JUVENAL. "4 Who can have the patience in this wicked city, to restrain his indignation?" Quisnam hom'inurm estl, quem fu contentumn videris u no Flagitio? Lat. JUVENAL. "' Where have you ever found that man who stopped short, after the perpetration of a single crime?" Quis nam igitzur liber? Sapiens qui sibi imperiosuts. Lat. HORACE. "' Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself. "-No man is less free than the slave to his lpasion. Quis novus hic nosiris successit sedibus hospes? Quem sese ore ferens! Lat. VIRGIL. "What new guest is this that has approached our dwelling, and with so proud a deportment?" Quis Peccandi finem imposutit sibi? Quan~ldo recepit hjectum scmel attri/t de fronte ruborenm? Lat. JUVENAL. "What man has ever laid down a boundary to his crimes? Who ever regained the blush of modesty, after repeated transgression had driven it from his cheeks." Ql?sqte sIos patzimur manes. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Each man is liable to his peculiar destiny." Quts talia fando temnJeret aI lachry.mis? Lat. VIRG.' Who, in speaking such things, can. abstain fromr rT2 2 4 QU — -QU tears?"-Who can remain unaffected by such a narrative? Quii statuit aliquid, parte inauditd alterd; /Equunz licet statuerit, haud equtus est. Lat. SENECA. "If any one decide, upon hearing only one side of the controversy, although such decision prove cvrrect, he has acted unjustly." Quis tulerit Gracchos de seditione querentes? Lat. JUVENAL. "Who could endure the Gracchi complaining of sed tion?" —The Gracchi were Roman Tribu nes, remarkable for being at the head of every seditious movement. The purport of the question therefore is,-who can bear to hear men complain of faults of which they are themselves particularly guilty? Qui stullis videri eruditi volunt, stulti eruditis videntztr. Lat. QuINCT. —" Those who are anxious to appear wise among the ignorant, usually appear ignorant in the company of the wise."-Or, according to the sarcasm of Lord Chesterfield, " He may be a wit among lords, w!h.is only a lord among wits." Qui tam. Law Lat.-" Who as well." —An action in the nature of an information on a penal statute. Qui terret, pluls ipse timet. Lat. CLAUDIAN.-" He who awes others, is more in fear himself." —The despot keeps others in dread of his tyranny, whilst he is himself a prey to his own alarms. Qui timid~ rogat, docet negsre. Lat. SEN.-" He who asks fearfully, teaches a denial." -Theclaimant who has the greatest share of confidence is the most likely to succeed. Quni transtulit sustinet. Lat.-" He who hath brought us hither, preserves and supports us."-Motto of the state of CONNECTICUT. Qidi uti scit, ei bona. Lat.-" That man should be posssessed of wealth, who knows its proper luse." Qzi vive! Fr.-" Who goes there?"-He is on the gui sive — on the alert. QU —QU 235 Qum vult decipi, decipiatur. Lat. Prov.-'" If any man wishes to be deceived, let him be deceivea." If he will not be advised, let him take the consequences. Quoad hoc. Lat. -"As far as this. " —Or, as relates to this matter. -He is right quoad hoc, as to this stage of the business, or point of the argument. Quo animzo? Lat. —" With what mind?"-The quo aEimo-the spirit and intention under which any act was performed. Qzlocunque trahunt fata se~ vamur. Lat. VIRGIL. " Wherever the Fates direct us, let us follow."Let us yield to the imperious necessity of circum stances. Quod ab initio non valet, tractu tenmporis convalescere non potest. Lat. Law NMax.-" That which had no force in the beginning, can gain no strength from the lapse of time." —A claim or title, originally defective, can not derive any additional weight from prescription. Quod alias bonumn etjustum est, si per vinz autfrvrudem petatur, malurm et inustlumn est. Lat. Law Max.-" What otherwise is good and just, if it be attempted by fraud or violence, becomes evil and unjust." —Thus, it is forbidden even to those, who have title of entry, to enter into lands or tenements, otherwise than in a peaceable manner. Quod avertat Deus! Lat. —" Which God forbid!"An exclamation frequently used on viewing, or auguring an impending calamity. Qutod caret initio etfine. Lat. -" That which has neither commencement or termination" of existence. This was the reply of Thales, the philosopher of Miletus, to the question " What is God?" Qluod certaminibus ortum ultra metam dutrat. Lat. VELL. PATERC. —" That which arises from contest often goes beyond the mark. "-From all political contentions certain consequences flow, be. vond what the actors on the scene had in their imrn mediate contemplation. 236 QU —— QU Quod cessat ex reditu, frtugalitafe suppletur. Lat PLIN.-" What is deficient in my income, I sup ply by frugality." Qizodezunque ostendis mihi sic, in2credutlzs odi Lat. HoR. —" Whatever you show me in such a way, I detest and disbelieve."-This is applied to poets, who deal in nothing but monsters, spectres, and extravaganzas. Qu.eod dztbites, nefeceris. Lat. —" Never do an act, of which you doubt the justice or propriety." Quod est inconveniens et conItra ratione7r, non est permissum in leoge. Lat. Law Maxim. —" Whatever is inconvenient and contrary to reason, is not permitted in the law. "-Thus, if a town has customs which can be shown to be unreasonable, they shall be no longer binding. Quod est violenturni, non est durabile. Lat. Prov."' What is violent, is not durable." Quod licet ingratun est, quod non licet acrifzs urit. Lat. HoRAcE. "'That which is lawful is less pleasing. Men are more strongly prompted to that which is unlawful."-As they look, for instance, with more desire on other men's goods than to their own. Qu'odr maldfJrs, assuesce, feres bent. Lat. SENECA."' Accustom yourself to that which you bear ill, and you will bear it well." —Patience and resignation will lighten every difficulty. Quiod medicorum est Promittunt medici; tractantfabrilia fabri. Lat. HORACE. " Physicians promise that which belongs to physicians; and workmen handle their own tools. " —In these cases, no man interferes.with another's business. Qluod non potest, vtilt posse, qui nimium potest. Lat. SENECA. —" He who is too powerful, is still aiming at that degree of pouwer which is unattainqble. "-It is in tho nature of despotism to be insatiable Q —- QU 237 Quod nullius est, fit occupantis. Lat. Law Mlax."T hat which belongs to nobody, becomes the pro. perty of the occupier." Quod optanti divfim promittere nemo ~/userat, volvenda dies, enl! attuzlit ultro. Lat. VIRGIL. " Lo! What none of the gods could have promised to your prayer, progressive time has spontaneously supplied."-Spoken of some very unexpected good fortune. Quod petlit spernit, repetit quod nuper omisit. Lat. HORACE. —" He despises that which he had formerly claimed, and he asks for that which he had at one time rejected."' —This is applied to a capricious man who changes his views and intents, not from any change of circumstance, but from the veering and fluctuation of his own opinions. Quod petis hic est-est Ulubris. Lat. HORACE."' What you seek is here-it is at Uliubri. "-You look for happiness in change of place, when in fact it is every where within your reach, were your search but properly directed. Quod petis, id sanz invisum est acidutmqzte duobtus. Lat. HORACE.-" What you ask is disagreeable and distasteful to two others. "-This is the language of an author, labouring under something worse than a dilemma, which has but tuwo horns, as not knowing how to please a trio of readers! Quodpotui, perfeci. Lat. —" I have done what I could do." Quod ratio nequiit, swpesanavit morcw. Lat. SEX." That which reason could not avoid, has often been cured by delay."-To forbear and wait for events, is sometimes all that is left to the most consummate prudence. Quzod sapit, nutrit. Lat. —" What pleases the taste, nourishes."-This doctrine has been long since proven not to be of universal application. Quod satis est cui contingit, nil ampliuts optet. Lat HORACE: "' He who has enough, should wish for nothing 238 QuJ- Qt J niore." —The man who has a sufficiency, should learn to smile at the artificial wants of others. Quod sit esse velit, nihilqute malit. Lat. MARTIAL. — " Who wishes to be what he is, and sees nothing preferable."- A brief and just definition of a state of contentment. (Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certU Lazus erit; in magnis voluisse sat est. Lat. PROPERTIUS. "Even though strength should fail, still boldlness shall have its praise: in great attempts it is laudable to dare."' —The resolution to attempt a great deed is laudable, even though the attempt should be unsuccessful. Quod sors feret, feremns xquo arninzo. Lat. TER." Whatever chance shall bring, let us bear it with an equal mind.'"-As we can not control the vicissitudes of Fortune, let us make sure of a relief and an asylum, in our own fortitude and equanimity. Qutod vide. Lat.-" Which see."-A reference to a subject under its proper head. Quod volumuts bonum; quodplacet sanctclm. Lat. - o "What we wish for, we call good; what pleases us, holy."-Men are rarely at a loss for a justification of, or an excuse for, any of their own actions. Quod vos jus cogit, idvoluntate impetret. Lat.'rER. — " What the law insists upon, let your adversary obtain from your own free will." —When the merits of the case are decidedly against a man, it is folly to persist in a vexatious course of litigation. Quto fata trahunt retrahuntque, sequamur. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Let us follow the fates wherever they may lead or divert our steps."-Let us submit ourselves implicitly to Providence. Quo',tre. Law Lat.-" By what right. "-A writ that lies for him who has lands, wherein another challenges common of pasture time out of mind, whereby the party is compelled to show by " what rih-'' he entertains this claim. QU —-- QU 239 Quo me cunque rapit tempestas, deferor hospes. Lat. HORACE. " To whatever quarter the storm may blow, ih bears me as a willing guest." —1 endeavour to accommodate myself to every circumstance and conr dition of life. Quo mihi fortutnas, si non concedilur usli? Lat. HOR. -_' Of what use are fortune's gifts to me, if I am not permitted to enjoy them?" Quo minus. Law Lat.-The appellation given to a writ issuing by fiction from the Court of Exchequer, on behalf of a person supposed to be the king's farmer or debtor, against another, where there is any cause of personal action. Quo more pyris vesci jubet Ctalaber hospes. Lat HORACE.-" In the same manner as a Calabrian would insist on your eating pea-rs. "-This fruit is so plenty in Calabria that it is chiefly used to feed hogs. The application is therefore to those, who officiously force on you that which is of little value, and for which you have no liking. Quondamn etiam victis redit in prwcordia Firtuzs. Lat. LuCAN. —' Valour sometimes returns even Into the bosom of the conquered. "-Nations have risen upon their victors, and regained their liberty. Quondcam his vicimus armis. Lat.-"We were once victorious wi-th these arms." Quoniamn diu vixisse denegatur, aliquid faciamus quo possimus ostendere nos vixisse. Lat. Cic." As length of life is denied to us, we should at least do something to show that we have lived." Quoniam id fieri quod vis non potest, Id velis quod possis. Lat. TvEENCE. " As you can not effect that which you wish, you should wish for that which you may effect."-You should endeavour to divert your inclination from that which you can not possibly attain. Quo nihil majus, meliusve terris. Lat. HoRACE."Than whom (or which) was never any thing greater, or better on earth. " —A convenient phrase of compliment. 1240 QU QU Quo res cunque cadent, unum et communeperzcu lum, Una salus ambobus erit. Lat. VTRGIL,' Whatever may be the result, we (or they) shall share one common danger, or rejoice 1n mutual safety." Quorum. Lat.-" Of whom," one of the quorum.This description of a justice of peace, is taken from the words of his Dedimus. " Quorum unum. "" One of whom," I have appointed N. S. Esq. to be.-It is also used in another sense: "Such a number to be a quorum," i. e. to be of sufficiency to proceed in the business. Quorum parsfui. Lat. —" Of whom I was one," —In which I have participated. Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat. Latin." Those whom God has a mind to destroy, he first deprives of their senses."-'This is a phrase most frequently applied to ministers, whose real or imputed faults are taken as the prelude to their approaching fall. Quos ego..... Lat. VIRGIL. "Whom 1,"9.... (if I willed it, could destroy.) This is a figure of speech, in which through anger or earnestness, the speaker leaves out a part of the sentence, to be understood. Quo semel est imbutca recens, servabit odorem Testa diuc. Lat. HORACE. "' The cask will long retain the flavour of that with which it was first filled."-The prejudices imbibed from early education, will probably last through life. Quos spiritus gessisset, vultu ferebat. Lat. TAC."His countenance betrayed the affections of his mind." Quota. Lat.-" How much-How many."-It is usually applied to the proportion of taxes or soldiers to be paid, or furnished by each member of a confederacy. Quot capitum vivunt, totidem studiorum Mlillia Lat. HoRACE. QU —--- RA 241 "6 The number of different pursuits and passions is equal to the number of men who live. "-Each man has his own prevailing passion, which differs in some respects from that of his neighbour. Quo tenean vutllts mutantem Protea nodo? Lat HORACE. -" In what knot shall I hold this Pro teus, who so often changes his countenance?"How shall I confine to a specific point, the man who so often shifts his ground of argument? Qucot homines tot sententiez. Lat. TERENCE. -" SO many men, so many different opinions."-An allusion to the continued diversity of taste and opinion. Quo warranto. Law Lat. —" By what warrant."-A writ lying against the person who has usurped any franchise of liberty, requiring him to show " by what authority" he exercises it. Q. V. an abbreviation of quod vide, " which see.' R ilans de vache. Fr. -The name given to a favourite air among the Swiss shepherds, which they play upon their bagpipes, while tending their flocks. When in any foreign country, they hear this air, they become very much dejected, and melancholy. Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillirnca cygno. Lat. OVID.-'4 A rare bird on the earth, and very like a black swan. "-Something singular or wonderful. A unique, a prodigy. Rart est adeo concordia forma? L dtque pudicitie. Lat. JUVFENAL. "So rare is the union of beauty and of virtue. " Rara fides, probitasque viris qui castra seqzunlur Lat. LUvc.A. "Good faith and probity are rarely found amongst those. who are the followers of camps. — A military life but too often relaxes the principles of men, and renders their feelings more callous. Rard temporum felicitate ubi sentire qum velis, et quw sentias dicere, licet. Lat. TACITUS. —' Such X 242 RA — RA being the happiness of the times, that you mighl think as you wished, and speak as you thought.'" -This strong description, so seldom realized, is given by the historians of the reigns of Nerva and Trajan. Rari nantes ingurgite vasto. Lat. VIRG. — Swimming dispersedly in the vast deep."-This was originally used in speaking of seamen escaping friom a wreck. It is now applied to a literary performance where a few happy thoughts are nearly lost in an ocean of no meanings. Rarz quippe boni: numero vix sunt totidem, quot Thebarum portw, vel divitis ostia Nili. Lat. JUVEINAL. "6 Good men are scarce indeed. They are scarcely more in number than the (seven) gates of Thebes, or mouths of the rich Nile!" Rarb cantecedentem scelestum Deseruit pede pcena claudo. Lat. HORACE. " Justice, though moving with a tardy pace, has seldom failed of overtaking the wicked in their flight.' —lt is one of the strongest arguments for the belief of a superintending Providence, that few men, guilty of enormous crimes, whether the scourge fall sooner or later, have finally escaped their deserved punishment. lRarb magzni errores nisi ex magnis ingeniis pro. diere. Lat. PETRARCH.- " Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds." BRarus concubilus corpus excitat, frequens solvit. Lat. CELSUS. —" The bodily powers are excited by occasional intercourse; by too frequent repetition they are relaxed." Rarus enimferme sensus communis in illd Fortund. Lat. JUvvENAL. "' We do not commonly find men of common sense amongst those of the highest fortune " Rarus sermo illis, et magna libido tacendi. Lat. JUVENAL. Thev seldom converse, and are much inclined to RA —RE 243 be silent."-This is spoken of men who affect silence, as a characteristic of gravity and wisdom. Ratio est anima legis. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Reason is the soul of the law. "-There is, however, no reason in the "law's delay." Ratio et consilium proprix duEcis artes. Lat. TAC.-'" The essential qualities of a general are reason and deliberation. " Patio, quasi quedam lux, lumenque vitm. Lat. Cic. -" Reason is, as it were, the light and the ornament of life." Ratio justifica. Lat.-" The reason which justifies." Ratio suasoriat. Latin.-" The reason which persuades."-These two phrases are used to distinguish, when a speaker is impelled by a different motive from that, by which he means to influence his auditory; when he secretly justifies his measures on one ground, and wishes to persuade his hearers on another. Rebus angustis, animosus atque Fortis appare. Lat " In adversity and difficulties, arm yourself with firmness and fortitude." Rebus in angustis facile est contemnere vitam; Fortiter ille facit, qui miser esse potest. Lat. MARTIAL. "4 It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude, who can dare to live and be wretched." Rebus secundis etiamn egregios duces insolescere. Lat. TACITUS.-"- In the hour of prosperity, even the best generals become haughty and insolent.", Rcctg et suaviter. Lat. —" Justly and mildly." Rectus in curia. Lat.-" Upright in the court."-A man coming into a court of justice, as the phrase is, " with clean hands." Reculer pour mieux sauter. Lat. Prov. —" To go backward in order to leap the better."-The metaphor is borrowed from the practice in what is called a running leap. To retreat with prudence for the purpose of coming forward with greater energy 244 PRE- RE Reddere personw sct convenientia cuwqtue. Lat. How. " He knows how to assign what is proper and becoming to each person. —As a dramatic poet he gives to every personage its apposite and characteristic expression. Redlire cutm perit, nescitlpudor. Lat. SENECA.'M"When modesty is once extinguished, it knows not a return." -The ingenuous sense of shame, when once lost, can never be restored. Redolet lueerna. Lat. —" It smells of the lamp."-It is a laboured production. Reductio ad absurdunm. Lat.-A phrase in logic, when your adversary is, or is supposed to be, reduced to submission, by showing him the absurdity of his conclusions. Regalia. Lat. —The ensigns of royalty, as the crown, the sceptre, &c. Regula ex jure, non jus ex reg~ula, sumilur. Ilaw Max. —" We draw the rule from the law, and not the law from the practice." Re infectl. Lat. CMSAnR.-" The affair not having been done."- He returned re infectl-without accomplishing his purpose. Re ipsa reperi, Facilitate nihil esse homini meliuos alque cle mentid. Lat. TERENCE " I have found by experience, that nothing is more useful to man than a spirit of mildness and accommodation."-In the various contracts of human life, the man of bland and gentle manners will, in general, win his way, before the person who aims to gain his object by a coarse and undistinguishing austerity. Reipubliexa forma, la'tdare facilius qunazn evenire, et si evenit, hand diutltrna esse potest. Lat. TAC." It is much more easy to praise than to establish a republican government; and when it is established, it can not be of long duration." Rem, facias remnt, Reclt, si possis' si non, qutocunque modo, renm, Lat. HORACE. RE -RE 24.5'A fortune-make a fortune, by honest means If you can; if not, by any means make a fortune." — This language is put by the poet into the mouth ot a corrupt man. Renovato nornine. Lat. —" By a revived name." RepentO dives, nemo factus est bonvs. Lat. SYRUS.'" No good man ever became rich of a sudden." — Immense and rapid fortunes, generally speaking, are acquired by fraud or violence. Repondre en Normand. Fr.-To give an indirect, or evasive answer. Requiescat inpace. Lat. -" May he rest in peace. "This Inscription is often found on tombstones. It is sometimes used ironically, as to a minister, departed from office. Rerum copia verborzum copiam gignit. Lat. CICERO. -"i A copious supply of matter will produce an abundant flow of languagee" to a writer or speaker. - See Verba provisam, &c. Rerum prinlordia: Lat. —" The first principles or elements of things." Ilergum suorum qguidlibet est moderator et arbiter. Lat. Law Maxim..-" Every man is the regulator and disposer of his own property." Res angusta domi. Lat. HoRACE.-" Narrowed circumstances at home." —He was impelled by the res angusta domi-by the severe pressure of poverty. Res est sacra miser. Lat. OVID. —" The person of af.. fliction is sacred." —There is a hallowed respect due to: the wretched, which should protect them from further insult or depression. Res est soliciti plena timoris amor. Lat. OVID." Love is the perpetual source of fears and anxieties." Res judicata pro veritate accipitzr. Lat. Law Max. " A case once decided is considered an:ust," and will afford a precedent. Respice finenz. Lat. — " Look to the end." —Beforo x2 246 RE — RE you enter on an affair, let the consequences be well considered. Respicere exemplar vite, moru7que jubebo )octunz imitatorem, et veras hinc ducere voces Lat. HORACE. "' would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely into life and manners, and thereby to learn to describe them with truth."-Characters to be striking, should be drawn from nature, not from fancy. This should be particularly observed upon the stage. Re.spondeat superior. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Let the principal answer. " —In civil cases, the master is alw-ays to be considered as responsible for the acts of his servant. Respublica. Lat. —" The common-weal."-The general interest. Res unius ltatis. Lat. —' A thing of only one age." This is a phrase used by civilians to denote a legal provision, which by no possibility can pass beyond the first generation. Resurgacm. Lat. —" 1 shall rise again. "-A sepulchral inscription. Retorquere non est respondere. Lat.-" To retort is not to reply." Retraxit. Law Lat.-" He has recalled or revoked." -A term in law when the plaintiff or demandant says that he will proceed no farther. Revenons a nos monltons. Fr. Phrase.-" Let us return to our sheep. "-A French lawyer pleading the cause of a client who had lost some sheep, talked of every thing but the matter in question, when his unfortunate client recalled him, Ly the above exclamation, It is used in conversation, to check any impertinent wandering from the argum cnt. Rex datur propter regnum, non reegnum propter vegem Potentia -nonz est nisi ad bonum. Lat. Law Maxim. —" A king is given to serve the. tingdom, not the kingdom to serve the king RE -RI 247 Power is only conferred for the purpose of general advantage." Rex est qui mzetuit nihil; Rex est qui cupit nihil. Lat. 64 Hle is a king who fears nothing; he is a king who covets nothing." —Such a man has erected in his own mind an independent sovereignty Ridenlem dicere verum, Quid vetal? Lat. HORACE. "'What forbids a man, when laughing, to speak the truth?"-Why may not wholesome truths be conveyed under the garb of pleasantry? Ride si sapis. Lat. —" Laugh, if you are wise."-En joy the ridicule which you will find is directed solely against error, ignorance, or folly. Ridetur chordd qui semper aberrat eademr. Lat. HoR. —" That person makes himself ridiculous, who is ever harping on one string."-Nothing is more disgusting than sameness in conversation, or writing. RidiculuLm acri Fortiius ac melius plerurnrque secat res. Lat. HORACE. "Ridicule is frequently employed with more power and success, than severity." —Plavful satire may sometimes reform, where serious indignation would be of no avail. Rien de plus estimable que la civiliie, mais rien de plues ridicule et de plus c) charge, que la c~rdmonie. Fr. —" Nothing is of more value than cornplaisance; nothing more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony."' Rien n'empeche tant d'etre naturel, que l'envie de le paroztre. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. -" Nothing prevents a person from being natural and easy, so much as the desire of appearing so." Rien ne peut arreter sa vigilante audace: L'Et1 n'a point de feux, I'hiver n'a point ae glace. Fr. BOILEAU "' Nothing can arrest his daring vigilance. For him 248 RI —RU the summer has no heat, the winter has no ice." — This was the eulogy of the poet on Louis XIV. then ne s'anvanitif; non, rien; et la matiere, Comme n fleuve eternal, roule toujours entigre. Fr. ROUcHER. c" Nothing whatever is annihilated. Matter, like an eternal river, still rolls on without diminution." Rien n'esl beatu que le vrai, le vrai seul est aimable. Fr. BOILEAU.-"' Nothing is beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely," Rien n'est si dangereux q u'un indiscret ami;.lJIieux vaudroit un sage ennemi. Fr. LAFONTAINE.' Nothing is more dangerous than an imprudent friend; it is better to have to deal with a prudent enemy." Rira bien, qui rira le dernier. Fr. Proverb. —" He laughs successfully, who laughs the last."-Nothing is more ridiculous than when the anticipation of triumph is mocked by a defeat. Risuz inepto res ineplior nulla est. Lat. MARTIAL. — "' Than silly laughter nothing is more silly." Risum leneatis amici? Lat. HORACE.- " Can even friends abstain from laughter?"'-Is not the thing so ridiculous, that even partiality must smile? Risus abundat in ore stultorum. Lat. —' Laughter abounds in the mouth of fools." Rixator de land caprind. Lat. — " One who will quarrel about goat's wool," —or, for a very trifle. Role d'Equipage. Fr. —" A list of the crew. "-An official list of the persons on board, which neutral vessels are compelled to produce in time of war. Rostrum. Lat.-The stage or pulpit, in the Roman forum, or court, from which speeches or harangues were made. Rudis indigestaque moles. Lat. OVID. —" A rude and unarranged mass."-A chaos of undigested matter.?uRt mnole sua. Lat. HOR. -"- It is crushed by its nwa weigbh. " RU- S.E 249 Ruse contre'ruse. Fr. Phrase.-" Trick against trick.' — A counterplot. Ruse de guerre. Fr. Phrase.-"' A trick of war." —A stratagem. Rus in urbe. Lat. —" The country in town."-De. scribing a situation which partakes of the advantages of both. Rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis; at ille Labitur et labetur in omne volubilis oevum. Lat. HORACE.'" The peasant sits waiting on the bank, until the rivershall have passed aNway, but still the stream flows on, and will continue to flow forever."This is used to mark the disappointed ignorance of those who seem to be of opinion, that the same causes will not continue to produce the sane effects. &, boule est demeurhe. Fr. Phrase. —" Hlis bowl has stopt short of the jack."-He has failed of his object. S&pe intereunt alliis meditantes necem. Lat. PH.EDRUS.-" Those who plot the destruction of others, very often fall themselves the victims."'-The mischiefs which men devise against others, very often recoil, and crush themselves. Sepoe stylubm vertas, iterum qute digna legi sint Scriplurus: neque te ut miretur turba, Iatborcs, Contentus paucis lectoribus. Lat. HORACE. "You must often turn your style, if you mean to write any thing worthy of being read a second time: nor should you labour to be admired by the multitude, but be content with few readers." —The first part of this quotation alludes to the stlylum, or instrument of steel, with the sharp end of' which the Romans wrote on a tablet of wax, and with the flat end erased what they deemed imperfect. The meaning therefore is, that the writer who wishes for permanent fame, must submit to the labour of repeated correction. 250 Sy —SA'xpius ventis agitur -ingens PAnus, et celse graviore casu Decidunt turres,feriuntque sum mos Fulaura montes. Lat. HORACE. "The lofty pine is oftenest agitated by the winds -high towers rush to the earth with a heavier fall -and the lightning; most frequently strikes the highest mountains." —The proud and the exalted are more liable to the strokes of adversity than the lowly and humble. Sevi inter se conveniunt uzrsi. Lat. Juvr.-" Even savage bears will agree with each other.",wasviior armis luxuria incubuit. Lat. LJUCAN." Luxury, more injurious than war, has cast her baleful influence over us." Sawvit amor ferri, et sceleratca insania belli. Lat. VIRGIL.-" The passions are in arms, and nothing is heard of but the mad wickedness of war." Ssevitque animis i nobite vulgus; Jamque facces et saxa volant: furor arna ministrut. Lat. VIRGIL. "' The rude rabble are enraged, now the fire-brands and stones are seen to fly about: their fury supplies them with arms." —A striking description of a popular tumult. Sctltabat melius quam necesse est probw. Lat. SAL. -." She danced much better than became a modest woman."-Amongst the Romans to excel in this art was expected only from the public women. Saltat Milonius, ut senmel icto d.ccessit ftrvor cajpiti, numerusque lucernis. Lat. JUVENAL "' Milonius dances as soon as the wine gets into his heated head, and the lights are doubled to hisview." Used to describe a drunken frolic, where the actor is in other respects of a distinguished character. Salus per Chrislumn Redemptorem. Lat. — " Salvation through Christ the Redeemer." calus populi suprema est lex. Lat. -'; To consult the welfare of the people is the first great law. " —T'he main end of every government should he the wvell SA- SA 25l being of the people, the establishment of order and security, and the diffusion of social happiness. Salvojure. Lat.-" Saving the right."-A clause of exception.-Such a thing shall be granted, bsalvo jure Regis, " saving the King's right,'" if it does not trench upon his rights or prerogatives. Salvo pudore. Lat. -" Without offence to modesty " — I shall describe the matter "salvo pudore,"' without offending the decent eye or ear. Sanctioju-ta, jubens honesta, et prohibens contra. ria. Lat.-" A just ordinance, commanding wtat is honest, and forbidding the contrary."-This is the proper definition, given by BRACTON, of our municipal law. Sanctissima divitiarum majestas. Lat.-" The most holy majesty of wealth."-Used ironically in relation to the influence and respect, which riches obtain among men. Sanctum Sanctorum. Lat. —" The Holy of Holies," -or, most holy place of the Jews. -A place which it is prohibited (except to the high priest) to enter, or look into. Sang froid. French.-" Cold blood."-lndifference, apathy. Sanguinejunctus, mente tamen propior fuit. Lat Ovin.-" Related by consanguinity, but of a yet more kindred mind.", Sans chandler. Fr.-" Without changing." Sans culottes. Fr.-" Men without breeches."Ragamuffins. -A name given to one of the parties in France in the time of the revolution. Sans Dieu rien. Fr. —" Nothing without God." Sans peur et sans reproche. Fr. —" Without fear, and without reproach. " Sapere aude. Lat. HoR. —" Dare to be wise."-Pur sue the path of wisdom, without regarding the obstacles which may be thrown in your course. Sapiens dominabitur astris. Lat.-" The wise man will govern the stars."-His prudence and foresight will enable him to counteract that which, 252 s -SA —SC with vulgar minds, is suffered to pass for fate or destiny. Slapientem paseere barbarn. Lat. HOR. — "To nursp a wise beard.'>-To assume the outward indica tions of wisdom. Vapientes principes sapientum congressu. Lat. friom PLATO. —" Princes become wise from their intercourse with wise men."-The good sense of a monarch may be judged of by that of those whom he takes for his advisers. Sapientis estprovidere; ex quo sapientia est appellataprudentia. Lat. CICERO.-" It is the part of a wise man to be cautious and circumspect; an"d hence wisdom has derived the name of prudence." Sapientiaprima est stultitid car-uisse. Lat. HoR." The first step to wisdom is, to be exempt from folly."-No man can be called wise who makes occasional lapses in point of prudence. Satis dotala, si beng mtorata. Lat. Prov.'-" She is well enough dowered, if possessed of good morals." Satis eloqztentix, sapientizparum. Lat. SALLUST. — " A sufficient share of eloquence, with little wisdom."-A fluent elocution is not alwavs a proof of intrinsic good sense. Satis, superque. Lat.-" Enough, and more than enough." Satitus est peterefontes, quam sectari rivmulos. Lat. -"' It is better to seek the fountain, than to follow the stream. " Salurnazlia. Lat.-A Roman festival in honour of Saturn, celebrated on the 16th or 17th of December; which was attended by a general freedom from restraint, when slaves were allowed to take liberties with their masters, and scholars with their teachers. S'auve qui peuit. Fr.-" Save himself who can." — The phrase of flight, when a French army is routed. Sc'wz. Mag. (Scandalum Mazgnatum.) Law Lat." The scandal of the Peerage."-The name given S —— SC 253 to a statute of Richard II. by which, punishment is to be inflicted for any scandal or wrong offered to. or uttered against a noble personage. Scavoirfaire. Fr.-" Ability, skill, industry," —and, Scavoir vivre. Fr.-" Good breeding, polite behe, viour." Scelere velandunz est scelus. Lat. SEN. —" One crime must be concealed by the commission of another." Sceluts intra se taciturnm qui cogitat uzllum, Facti crimen habet. Lat. JUVvENAL. 6 He who meditates the commission of a crime., hks all the guilt of the deed."-The intention, in certain cases, is as guilty as the act itself. Scilicet utfitlvum spectatur in igni5ts aururn, Tempore sic duro est inspiciendac fides. Lat. Ov. "' As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so the faith of friendship can only be known in the season of adversity." Scindituir incertum studia in contrar2ia vutlgus. Lat. VIRGIL. —" The wavering multitude is divided bv opposite opinions."-The populace incapable of judging for themselves, and generally taking their opinions from others, are seldom to be found in a state of unanimity. Sc'io, coacthts tud voltuntate es. Lat. TER ENCE. -" 1 know, thou art compelled by thy own will."You plead necessity, when in fact you are biassed only by your own inclination. Scireftacias. Law Lat.-" Cause it to be known."The name given to a judicial writ, ordering the defendant to show cause, why the execution should not be made out on a judgment which has passed. Srcire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc scicat altea. Lat. PERSIUS. —" Your own knowledge is as nothing, unless others know you to possess that knowledge." Scire volunt omnes, mercedem solvere nemo. Lat. Juv.-" Every man wishes to be informed, but few are willing to pay the price;"-to undergo the study and expense.'y 254 SC —SE Scribendi recta, sapere est principium et fons. Lat. HORACE. "The first principle and source of all good writing is, to think justly." &Sribimus indocti, doctique, poemata passim. Lat. HORACE. "We, both learned, and unlearned, are in the habit of writing poetry."'-Other pursuits are supposed to require some previous study, but most men suppose themselves as it were instinctively qualified to become poets, as well as politicians. Secren' amicos admone, lauda palam. Lat. SYRUS. " Admonish your friends secretly, but praise them openly." Secundutnzm artem. Lat.-" According to art."-To die secundum artem-to expire under the doctor's hands.. Secundem fornzam statuti. Law Lat. —" According to the form of the statute." Secundum naturam. Lat. —" According to the course of nature." Se defindendo. Law Lat. —" In defendinghimself. "A plea for him who is charged with the death of another, that it was necessary in his own defence. Secundis dubiisque rectus. Lat.-" Preserving my integrity, both in prosperity and in adversity." Sedfugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempuls. Lat. VIRGIL. " But in the mean while time flies;-time, whose 1)ss is never to be retrieved."-Used as an admonition against procrastination or delay..Sed nunc amoto qpueramus seria ludo. Lat. HOR."But, now laying sportiveness aside, let us attend to more serious matters. "-Putting wit and raillery out of question, let us come to facts and argu. ments. Sged notat hunc omnis domus et vicinia tota, Iktrorsum turpem, et speczosum pelle decora. Lat. HORACE. " Yet all the house and the whole neighbourhood SE - SE 2:55 see the inward baseness and the outward specious ness of this man."-Applied to a plausible but detected hypocrite. Sed nunc non erat his locus. Lat. HoR.- " But there was at this time no place for these matters. "-The observations were sufficiently well in themselves, but they were extraneous and inapplicable to the subject. Sedpost est occasio calva. Lat.-" But opportunity is bald behind."-This alludes to the figure of Time, as represented by painters, with ajbrelock only, to intimate that when once past, he can not by any means be caught or recalled. -An opportunity once missed, is most frequently lost forever. Sed te Nosfacimus, Fortuna, Deam, coeloque locamus. Lat. " We, Fortune, make theea goddess, and place thee in the heavens."-Or, as Dryden has it; " Fortune a goddess is to foiols alone, The wise are always master of their own." Sed ubi plura nitent in carmine, non ego paucis Offendar maculis. Lat. HORACE. " But if there are many brilliancies in the poem, 1 shall not be offended with a few faults. "-Where there are many beauties, we should pardon a few defects. Segnem ac desidem, et Circo et Theatris corrupturn JMilitem. Lat. rACITUS.- " A slothful and listless soldiery, debauched by the circus and the theatres"-by the dissipation of a long peace. ~Segnius irritant animos demissa per aurem, Quam que sunt oculis subdecta fidelzbus. Lat. HORACP. "The facts, which are merely told, produce a slight impression, compared with that of those which are presented to the eve. "-We are indifferent hearers of acts, which, had we been eye-witnesses, would have excited our lively indignation. S'elon les r~gles. Fr.-" According to rule." Semel insanivimus omnes. Lat.-'" We have all at 256 SE —SE some time been mad."-Every man must recol. lect some period iln his life, when his conduct was not influenced by his reason. Semel malus, semper prwesumitur esse malus. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Thiose who are once evil, are always presumed to be so."-This is to be understood in eodem genere nzali, " in the same kind of evil:" as, persons convicted of perjury are not to be admitted as witnesses in any cause, after having once so offended. Semira certg Tranquill/a per vzrtutem patel,unica vzte. Lat. JUVENAL. " Virtue offers the only path, which, in this life, leads to tranquillity." Semper avaruts eget. Lat. HIORACE.-" The miser is ever in want. " Sezmper ego auditor tantum, nunquamnre reponam? Lat. —" Must I still be compelled to hear, and be refused the privilege of replying?"-Shall I not be allowed to repel such calumnies? Semper habet lites, alternaquejurgia lectus, In qeuo nuptajacet: nminimunz dornzitur in illo. Lat. JUVENAL. ": That bed in which a married woman lies, is full of scolding and disputes: it will therefore admit of little sleep." Semper honos, nonzenque tuum, laudesque manebunt. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Your honour, your name and your praises shall ever remain."-Your fame shall be eternized. Semper idem-Semper eadem. Lat.-" Always the same.'"-The former phrase is of the masculine and neuter, the latter of the feminine gender. & mSper inops quicunque cupit. Lat. CLAUDIAN. "The man who desires more. is ever poor. "-The avaricious, xwho are continually extending their wishes, are poor even in the midst of affluence. Sezlmevr nocet differre paratis. Lat. LUCAN. —" Delay is always injurious to those who are prepared."- SE —SE -257 When you are ready, you should leave to your ad. versary no further time for preparation. e'cmperrfidelis. Lat.-" Always faithful " Semperparatus. Lat.-" Always ready." Semper timidumrn scelus. Lat. —" Guilt is ever cowardly." Semper vivit in armis. Lat.-" He ever lives in arms;"-or, in continual hostility. Semper il mal non vien per nutocere. Ital. Prov."Misfortune does not always come to injure."That which we take for an infliction, sometimes comes as a blessing.,Senatus consulta. Lat.-" The public acts or laws passed by the Roman Senate." Senectus est natura loquacior. Lat. Cic. —" 0ld age is naturally more talkative." Si non ~ vero; ~ ben trovato. Ital. Prov. —" If it be not true, it is at least well invented. "-It has the appearance of truth, if it be not true in reality. Sequari vestigia rerum. Lat.-" To follow the footsteps of things.' " —To trace up effects to their causes. 5equi debet potentia justitiam non pracedere. Lat. Law Maxim.-" Power should follow, not precede, justice," Sequiturque patrem non passibus wquis. Lat. VIRG. " He follows his father, but not with equal paces." — He follows his predecessor, but with an inferior share of vigour or ability. Seria cum possim, quod delectantia malirn Scribere, tu causa es lector. Lat. MARTIAL. " That 1 dwell on lighter topics, when I could handle those more serious, thou, reader, art the cause."-An author must strive to gratify the taste of his readers. Seriatim. Lat. —" In order."-According to place or seniority. Series implexca causarum. Lat. SENECA. —' The complicated series of causes."-,By this is signified Y2 258 SE — SE what the ancients expressed by the general termFate. Sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis. Lat. CATO.'-" All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom." S'ero respicilur tellus, ubi fune soluto, Currit in immensum panda carina salum. Lat. OVID. I" t is too late to look back upon the land, when the cable being loosed, the vessel is making her way into the immense deep."-We should use all previous circumspection, when about to commit an act which in its consequences, may be irretrievable Serb sed serio. Lat. —" Late, but seriously." Sero venientibus ossa. Lat.-" The last comer shall have the bones."-A word of reproach to those who do not steadily maintain their dinner appointments. Serpentes avibus geminentur, tigribus agni. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Let serpents couple with birds, and lambs with tigers. —Let things the most dissonant agree, ere this harsh union be completed. Serum est cavendi temnpus in mediis malis. Lat. SENECA. —" The season of caution is past, when we are in the midst of evils." Serus in ccelum redeas, diuque lxto Intersis populo. Lat. HORACE. " Late may you return to heaven, and long may you continue to gladden your people with your presence. " —This was the flattering invocation ot the poet, to the emperor.qugustus. &ervajugum. Lat. —" Preserve the yoke." *Servabo fidemr. Lat.-" 1 will keep faith." Servare cives, major est virtus patrid patri. bIat. SEN.-" To preserve the lives of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the father of his country." S'ervare modum. Lat. —" To keep within bounds."To preserve a propriety of conduct " Servata fides cineri. Lat.-" Faithful to the n emory of my ancestors."' SE — S1 239 &rvetur ad irnum, Qualis ab incxpto processerit, et sibi constet. Lat. HORACE. "Let the character be preserved to the last, as it set out from the beginning, and be consistent with itself."-Let not your conduct, or that of the -haracter which you pourtray, be disgraced by inconsistency. Serviet eturnunm, qui parvo nescit uti. Lat. HOR. — "He must be a perpetual slave, who knows not how to live upon a little. " —Prodigality in the first instance, is the natural parent of baseness, and servility in the second. Sesquipedalia verba. Lat. —" Words a foot and a half long."-Big, vaunting words-swollen and bombastic expressions. Sexu fnemina, ingenio vir. Lat. (Epitaph of Maria Theresa of Austria.)-"-' A woman by sex, but a man in mind." Si ad naturamn vivas, nunquam erns pauper; si ad opinionem, nunqquamrdives. Lat. SEN.-" If you live according to the dictates of nature, you will never be poor; if according to the world's caprice, you neve-r will be rich." Si antiquitatem spectes est velustissima, si dignitatem est honoratissima, si jurisdictionem est capacissima. Lat. COKEl. —" If you look to its antiquity, it is most ancient-if to its dignity, it is most honourable-if to its jurisdiction, it is most extensive." —-This is the description given, by one of the ablest law-writers, of the English House of Commons. Si codere necesse est, occurrendum discrimini. Lat. TACITUs.-" If a man must fall, he should manfully meet the event."-When the danger is extreme, it should be met with a proportioned energy &i caput dolet, omnia membra languent. Lat. —" If the head aches, all the members of the body sympathize with it." Li ceux, qui sont ennemis des divertissimens honeftes, avoient la direction du monde, ils LtwoU 260 SI SI droient 6ter le przntemps et jla jeunesse, —l'un de l'annle, et l'autre de la vie. Fr. BALZAC. — " If those, who are the enemies of innocent amusements, had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring and youth-the former from the year, and the latter from human life." Sic itur ad astra. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Thus men ascend to the skies." —Such is the way to immortality. Sic omnia fatis In pejus ruere, et retro sublapsa referri. Lat. VIRGIL. "Thus all things are changed for the worse, and at length borne down by fate.'-By the greater number of the ancient poets in particular, every signal misfortune was supposed to spring from a fixed and irrevocable destiny. Sic passim. Lat. —" So every where. "-This is used to denote, that the same sentiment occurs in several passages of the same work. Sicprxsentibus utzaris voluptatibtls, utfiaturis non noceas. Lat. SENECA.-" Enjoy your present pleasures, so as not to injure those which are to follow." —Take care in every indulgence, not to destroy your powers by excess. Sic quisquepavendo, Dat viresfame, nulloque auctone ma lorum, Quxe finxzre timent. Lat. LuCAN. " Thus each person by his fears, gives wings to rumour, and without ally real source of apprehen sion, men fear what they themselves have feigned."' The popular apprehension too often makes the mischief which it fears. Nic semper tyrannis. Lat.-" May this ever be the fate of tyrants." —May a similar punishment always await them.-Motto of the state of VIRGINIA. Sic transit gloria mundi. Lat.-" Thus fades the glory of this world.'-=-Such are the transitions and fluctuations of worldly splendour, and of human happiness.:~cut ante. Lat. -" As before." Sic utere tuo cut alienum non ledas. Lat. Law Max. -" Make use of your own property in such a manner as not to injure that of another. "-This is often applied in case of nuisances, &c. Sic volo, sicjubeo, stat pro ratione voluntas. Lat."Thus 1 wish and order; my will stands in the place of reason."-This characteristic language is generally put into the mouth of a despot. Sic vos non vobis. Lat. VIRGIL.-" So you do not labour for yourselves."' —This is merely the commencement of some stanzas, in which the poet complains, that as bees do not make honey, or sheep bear fleeces, for their own use, so the profit and honour of his labours had been usurped by others -The application is to those who have suffered by a similar usurpation. Si DetLs nobiscum, quis contra nos? Lat.-" If God be with us, who shall be against us?" Si dixeris wstuo, sazdat. Lat. —" If you say that you are warm, he sweats."-Spoken of such sycophants, or " water-flies" as Osrick in Ha-nzlet, who amongst other modes of adulation, are ever of the same opinion with those to whom they address themselves. Si d210uo in testamento ptugnanti reperiuntur, tti.mnum est ratum. Lat. Law Max. —" If in a will, any two clauses are found at variance with each other, the last is to be sustained." Sifas est magnis componereparva. Lat. VIRGIL." If it be allowable to compare small things with great." Siforet in terris, rideret Heraclitus. Lat. —" If Heraclitus were on earth, he would laugh." —The philosopher of antiquity, who was only remarkable for weeping, must laugh perforce, at the absurdity of these arguments or proceedings. Si fortuanajuvat, caveto tolli, Siforluna tonat, caveto mergi. Lat. AvsoN. " If fortune favours you, do not be elatea;-f she should frown, do not despond." —Preserve art equal mind in all situations. 262 S —-— S Si genus humanum et mortalia temnitis arma, dSt sperate Deos memores fandi atque nefandz Lat. VIRGIL. " If you despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet be aware that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong. "-Recollect that there is a future state of reward and punishment. Sije puzs. Fr. —" If 1 can." Sijudicas, cognosce; si regnas,jube. Lat. SENECA. — " If you judge, inquire; if you reign, command." -If your office be judicial, inform yourself; if ministerial, you may decide without inquiry. Silent leges inter arma. Lat. CIC. -- The laws are silent in the midst of arms. "-The violence of war ofttimes prevents the equitable administration of the laws. Si mens non laxva fuisset. Lat. VIRGIL. —" If my (or the) mind had not been perverted,"' literally, had not been on the left side.-If I had not been infatuated. Simia quam similis, turpissima bestia, nobis! Lat. -" How like to a man, in shape and action, is that vile beast the monkey!",Si mihipergit quaz vult dicere, ea qux non vult dIudiet. Lat. TERENCE. "' If he proceeds to state what he pleases against me, he shall have something in return, which it will not please him to hear." Similis si?nili gaudet. Lat. —" Like is pleased with like."-Those of similar tastes, or dispositions, will associate. " Birds of a feather will flock together. " Simplex mttnditiis. Lat. HORACE.-" Simple in neat. ness." —Recommended by propriety of dress, but unincurnbered with superfluous ornament. Simplicissimnd mente, et verd fide. Lat. PETRON. - " Of the most pure intentions, and strict integrity." Simplicissimi omniurn habentur iracundi. Lat. SENECA. —' Of all persons, they, who are proneto anger and petulancy, are the most silly." SI -SI 26S Simul etjucunda et idonea dicere vitm. Lat. HoR.- - "To tell at once what is pleasant and proper Ir. life."-This is the task of the didactic poet, whose business it is to blend amusement with instruction. S'i natura ne at, facit indignatio versus. Lat. Juv. -" If nature does not, anger makes us write." Sincerum est nisi vas, quodcunque infiundis acescit. Lat. HORACE. " Unless the vessel be pure, whatever you put in will turn sour."-If the young mind be not duly prepared, all after instructions are thrown away. Sine Cerere et Baccho, friget Venus. Lat.-" Without the aid of Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes. " -Love will speedily cool, says the poet from the school of Epicurus, without the aid of wine and good living. Sine cura. Lat. —' Without charge.' —A sinecure. - This is a denomination given to an office which does not require any duty to be performed by the incumbent. Sine die. Lat.-" Without a day."-The business was deferred sine die:- no day was named for its reconsideration, or for a further meeting. Sine dubio. Lat. —" Withollt doubt;"-assuredly. Sine invidia. Lat.-'" Without envy. — Not speaking invidiously. Sine odio. Lat. —" Without hatred."-1 speak sine odio-I feel divested of all animosity. Sine qudy non. Lat.-" A thing without which another can not be."-An indispensable condition. —An ingredient absolutely necessary. Sine virtute esse amnicitia nullo pacto potest; qumn autem inter bonos amicitia dicitur, hAc inter malosfactio est. Lat. SALLUST.-" There can be no friendship without virtue; for that intimacy, which amongst good men is called friendship, becomes faction, when it subsists among the unprincipled." Siz gula de nobis anni prxdantur euntes. Lat. HoRn 264 SI SIS "Each passing year robs us of a share of what we possessed.'"-Talents, beauty, and health, the most valuable possessions of human nature, all fall a prey to the ravages of time. Si&gula qulque locum teneant sortite decenter. Lat. HOR.-" Let each thing keep the place it occupies with propriety." —The poet is instructing the dramatist not to go into any deviation from propriety of character. The phrase is also used in a political sense, to recommend that all things may preserve their due place and order. Si non errAsset, fecerat ille minus. Lat. MARTIAL. 4' Had he not erred, he would have done less."' — Applied to one who has atoned for a temporary lapse, by great efforts of industry or virtue. Si nous n'avions point de d4fauts, nous ne prendrions pas tant de plaisir a en remarquer dans les autres. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" if we had no defects in ourselves, we should not take so much pleasure in remarking those of others." Si nous ne nous flcattions pas nous-mbenes, la flatterie des autres ne nous pourroit nuire. Fr. BouHOURS. —" If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could do us no harm." —Their incense would be thrown away, if it was not grateful to our self-love. Si parva licet componere magnis. Lat. VIRGIL. —" If small things may be compared with great." — If I may be permitted to use the comparison.,Si qua vis apUt nuhbere, nube pari. Lat. OVID. " If you wish fitly to marry, then marry your equal." -The Poet alludes to an equality of years; but it may also refer to an equality of conditions. Si quasris monutmentum, czrcumspice. Lat. -- If yotu seek my monument, look around."-This is the epitaph of the architect, (Sir C. WTren) in the church of St. PAUL, which he designed and erected. If you question my merit, behold my works. Si auid ego adjuvero, curamve levasso, Qume nounc te coqulit, et versat sub pectore Jfixa, Ecqui.d erit p-rwtii? Lat. ENNIutS% SI-SI 265;"If I can by any means assist you, or lighten the cares which now oppress you, and incessantly harass your anxious breast, what shall be my reward?"'i quid novisti rectius istis, Candidus imperti; si non his utere mecum. Lat. HORACE. 4' If you know of any thing more proper than these (precepts), be so candid as to communicate your knowledge if not, make use of what I have furnished. "-Thus translated: "'- - If a better system's thiiie, Impart it freely, or make use of mine." 9z sine am-re, jocisque Nil est lucuznitdum, vivas in amore, jocisque. Lat. HORACE. " If nothing appears to you delightful without love and spofts, then live in sports and love." —A maxim from the Epicurean school. Si sit prudentia. Lat.-" If there be but prudence.;"'i I bt deficiant medici, medici tibifiant.Tec trza: mens hilaris, requies, moderala diaeha. Lat. " If you need a physician, employ these thrce-a cheerful mind, rest, and a temperate diet." it msnihi quod nunc est, etiam minus, ut miAi vivam Quod superest Exvi-si quid superesse volu nt dii. Lat. HORACE. "' Let me, I pray, possess what I now have, or even less, that I may enjoy myself for my remaining days, ift' Heaven grants any to remain." Sit mihiJfis audita loqui. Lat. —" Let me have permission to state what I have heard." ~Sit piger adpenasprinceps, ad prm ria velox. Lat. OVID. —" A ruler should be slow to punish, and swift to reward.",ii tibi terra levis. Lat.-"' Light lie the earth upon thy grave. "-This was the wish of the Romans to d departed friiend, from an idea that the clay whiclh covered the guilty dead, was heavy, painful, and oppressive. 266 SI SO Sz veris magna parat ur Fama bonis, et si successu nuda. remoto Inspicitur virtus, quic quid laudarnus in ul/o.Mqjorum,.brluna fiuit. Lat. LucaN. " If honest fame awaits upon the truly good-if set ting aside the ultimate success, virtue and valour are alone to be considered, then was his fortune as proud as any to be found in the records of our ancestry."-This is the poetic incense offered at tile shrine of Pompey. Si vis incoltnmem, si vis le reddere sanum, Curas tolle graves, irasci crede profatnum. Lat. 6' If you wish to preserve yourself in health and safety, avoid all serious cares, and never give way to vehement passion." Si vis me Jfere, dolendum est Primum ipsi tibi. Lat. HORACE. 6" If you wish me to weep, you must first appear to be yourself affected."' —This was the precept of the didactic to the tragic poet. It is equally applicable to the actor in tragedy, and to every public speaker. Si volet usus, Quem penes arbitrium est, et jus et norma ioquendi. Lat. HORACE. "If usage so wills it, within whose power is the rule and law of speech."-The use and pronunciation of particular words and expressions are arbitrary, and must be governed by the fashion of the day. Sobriquet. Fr. -" A nick-name.'" Soi-disant. French.-" Self-called.' —The soi-disant Marquis-the self-styled Marquis. Soiree. Fr.-" An evening." —an evening appropriated to literary conversation. Sola jurat virtus. Lat.-" Virtue alone assists me." Solamnzez miseris, soczos habuisse doloris. Lat. VIRG.'" It is a comfort to the wretched to have companions in misery."' Sola nobilitas virtus Lat.-"' Virtue alone is tile nobility. " SO — SP 257 Sola salus servire Deo. Lat. —" Our only safety is in serving God." Sola virtus invicta. Lat.-" Virtue alone is invinci ble." iSoizudieeem2 faciunt,pacem appellant. Lat. TAC. — " They make a desert, and call that tranquillity." — l'hey exterminate a people, and then say that peace is restored. So! occubuit; nox nzlla secuta est. Lat.-" The sun set, but no night followed. "-An ingenious stroke of flattery, addressed to the successor to a throne. The meaning is, "The sun of your father's glory is set, but we feel not the loss, whilst mnlightened by your radiance." Solvit ad diem. Lat. Law Term.-"He paid it to the day. " —This is a plea to an action of debt on a bond or penal bill, by which it is alleged that the money was paid on the day assigned. Solvutnlur tabulee. Iat. -" The bills are dismissed." -The defendant is acquitted. Sonat vitiumn. Lat. PERS.-" It sounds as if cracked."-There is a hidden defect or mischief in it. Soyezferme. Fr. —' Be firm.' —Persevere. Sprargere voces in vulgztm amzbiguas. Lat. VIRGIL. " To scatter ambiguous soundsamong the crowd." To circulate deceptive rumours amongst the populace. Speclantes plaudebant in reficted; quid arbitramrnr in vera fuitsse facturos? Lat.-" The spectators applauded the representation-how would' they have been affected, if they had witnessed the fact?" gSpectas, et tu spectabere. Lat.-" You see, and you shall be seen. "-You witness here the exhibition of character, but if your faults deserve it, you shall be exhibited in your turn. Spectaturm admissi, risum teneatis amrici? Latin. HoRAcE.-" Can even the friends who are admitted to see (the picture), refrain from laughter?" 268 SP SP — Must not the risible mucles, even of partiality, give way at an exhibition so ridiculous. Speteemur agendo. Lat. —' Let us be tried by our actions. —' Let us be examined by our conduct. Sjpenm bonamt certatrnque donzmn reporto. Lat. —' I bring home with me a good and certain hope." -The prospect which I am to open is highly soothing and encouraging. Spempretio non emo. Lat. TERENCE. —'l do not give prompt payment for hope." —1 do not annex any value to idle expectations. Sperate, el vosvmet rebus servate secundis. Lat. VIRG. " L, se in hope, and reserve yourselves for more prospu:ous circumstances." —An appeal from the only source of consolation left, to companions in sev/ere adversity. Sperate, niseri, cavete felices. Lat. —" Let the wretched live in hope, and the happy be upon their guard. "-The mutability of fortune is such, that the lowest have nothing to expect, and the highest something to fear. Sperat inJestis, metuit secundis dllteram sortem, bene prepara/um Pectus. Lat. HORACE. " The breast which is well prepared, hopes every thing in adversity, and fears every thing in pros. perity." —The philosophic mind can buoy up in distress by hope, and curb the insolence of success, by reflecting on its instability. Speratvinzus istic, Dum fortunatz. iit. Lat. VIRGIL.'" We too have hoped for such things, when favoured by fortune."-We presumed as far in our better days. 5Sperne voluptates —nocet empta dolore voluptas. Lat. HORACE. —"' Despise all vain enjoyment,it is injurious when purchased at the price of pain." The pursuit of pleasure to excess, not only takes away the faculty of enjoyment, but leaves a permanent sting behind. SP ST 269,Spero meliort. Lat. -"I hope for better times, ox things. " NSpes durat cavorum. Lat.-" The hope of my ancestors continues." ySpes mea Christus. Lat.-' Christ is my hope." Spes meae, iz Deo. Lat. —" My hope is in God." Spes tutissima ccelis. Lat. —" The safest hope is in Heaven."' Spolia opima. Lat. —When a Roman general slew a general of the enemy in single combat, the sptois which he took from him were called spolia, opiuma, and vwere hung up in the temple of Jupiter Feretrius. —" The rich booty." Sponte sua, sine lege, fidem rectumque colebtant. Lat. —" Freely, and without the injunctions of law, they maintained good faith, and justice." S. P. Q. R. an abbreviation of Senatus Poputlus Que Romannus. —" The Senate and Roman people." Spretie injuria formrn. Lat. VIRGIL. — The insult offered to her despised beauty."' —This is spoken of the resentment of Juno, in consequence of the well-known judgment of Paris. The intrigues of courts, where women bear sway, has made it a phrase of modern application. Stanspede in uno. Lat. HonR.-"' Standing upon one leg."-A work composed stans pede mn utnowith no more than an ordinary degree of exertion. Stant cmterae tigno. Lat.-" The rest stand on a beam. " Stare decisis, et non quieta movere. Lat. Law Max. -_-" To stand by things as decided, and not to disturb those which are tranquil."-lt is advisable to act upon the ground of precedent, and to resist,all innovation. Stare super vias antiquas. Lat.-" To stand hrm on the old paths,"-and not give way to any bold novelties. Slatzm daref, ne differendo videretur negeare. ILat. CORN. NvP.6 "lie would give at once, lest by delaying he Should seem to deny the favour.' z2 270 ST ST Stat mnagni nominis umbra. Lat. LUCAN..-" He stands the shadow of a mighty name."-He exhibits only a faint image of his former greatnessand, Stat nominis um7bra. Lat, —The same as the preceding, omitting "' mighty." Slat promissa fides. Lat. —"' The promised faith re. mains. " Stat pro ratione voluntas. Lat.-" My will stands in the place of reason."-Ap-plied to a despot, whc ordains that his caprices should be obeyed as law See'" Sic volo," &c. Stat sua cuique dies; breve et irreparabile tempus O mnibus est vitw; sed facmam extendere factis, Hoc virtulis opus. Lat. VIRGIL. "' Every man has his brief portion of life, and of time, which can not be recalled; but it belongs to virtue (or valour) alone, to extend our fame by our deeds."-Superior genius or virtue can overleap the brief span of human life, and consecrate the name of its possessor to immortality. Status quo. Lat. —' The state in which," or status quo ante belltrm.-" The state'in which both parties were before the war."-This is used in speaking of belligerent powers when they agree, as a preliminary to peace, to restore their conquests, and to return to that condition in which the parties respectively stood, before the commencement of hostilities. Stavo bene, ma, per star meglior, sto qvi. Ital. —"I was well, but by endeavouring to be better, 1 am here. "-The epitaph on an hypochondriac, who, though well in health, was not easy until he had quacked himself into his grave.-Used to mark tie discontent of those who are dissatisfied when in an eligible situation. ~tem.nalcta qutidfaciunt? quidprodest, Pontice, longo Sangui.ne censeri. Lat. JUVENAL 46 Of what avail are pedigrees, or to derive one's blood from a long train of lofty ancestors?" —' ith ST ST 271 out virtue or genius, what are the boasted advantages of high birth? Sternitur, infelix, alieno vulnere. Lat. VIRGIL. —" Ill-fated man! he is slain by a blow aimed at another.' Stet. Lat. —" Let it stand:"-A marginal direction on a proof-sheet, to let a word or letter, which had been obliterated, remain. Stimulos dedit eemula virtus. Lat. LUCAN. -c" He was spurred on by rival valour. "-An honourable emulation is the best incentive to acts of greatness. Strattum super stratum. Lat.-" One layer upon another."-Beds of matter ranged alternately one upon the other. Strenua nos exercet inertia; navibus atque Qucadrigis petimus bene vivere. Quod petis hic est. Lat. HORACE.' We are here but idly busy; our ships and carriages are employed to take us to happiness. That which we seek is on the spot."-lt is not for change of place to afford that happiness, which is only to be found in the bosom of honest consciousness. Sludiis et rebus honestis. Lat. —" By honest pursuits and studies." Studiofallente laborem. Lat. HoR. —" With zeal so ardent as to beguile the labour or fatigue." Studium imnazne loquendi. Lat.-"- The insatiable rage for talking." Sullti malorum memoria torquentur. Lat. CICERo. -" Fools suffer themselves to be tormented by the remembrance of past evils." Stultitia plerumque exitio est. Lat. —" Foolery is often fatal." Stulltitiam patiunter opes. Lat.-" Riches will bear out folly."'-The rich fool is suffered to play such pranks with impunity, as if played off by one in ar inferior station, would meet not only with derision, but punishment 272 ST SU Sltultitiam simulare loco, sapientia smumma est: Lat. Prov.- " To assume the garb of folly is, in certain situations, the most consummate wisdom." — Such was the conduct of the first Bruthls, who, by affecting to be mad, eluded the vengeance of Tacrquin, and ultimately succeeded in-expelling. that tyrant. Siultorum incurata malzs pudor tlcerct celat. Lat. HORACE.- The false shame of fools makes them conceal their uncured sores."-lt is the height of folly, to conceal our faults from those, from whom we may derive amendment.-This maxim applies itself both morally and physically. Slultum est timere, quod vitare non-potes. Lat. SYRus. —" It is idle to dread that which you can not avoid." —In such a case, instead of giving way to fear, we should summon all our fortitude. S/ultus labor est ineptiarum. Lat. MART. —- The labour is silly which is bestowed on trifles." —ln. dustry is respectable only when it is applied to useful objects. Stult us, nisi quod ipse faoit, nil rectum putat. Lat. Prov. —" The fool thinks nothing well done, but what is done by himself." Sua cuique voluptas. Lat. Prov. —"Each man has his own pleasure. "-Every person has a taste for some particular enjoyment. Sutam uisque homo rem meminit. Lat. PLAUTUS."' Every one can remember that which has interested himself." Sua quisque exempla debet eqzio animopati. Lat. PHiDRus. ". - Every man is bound to tolerate the act of which he has himself given the example." -No man can fairly complain of that, as an injus tice, of which he has himself furnished a previous specimen. Suave est ex magno tollere acervo. Lat. HORACE."It is pleasant to take from a large heap. "-The poet speaks sarcastically of a miser, whose perverse delight it is to take from a large hoard, the little which he dares to use. SUJ -SU 273 Suave, mart magno, turbantibus xquora ventis, E terra magnum alterius spectare laborenz Lat. LUCRETIUS " It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view fiom land the great distresses of another." —It is not uncommon for men to enjoy the distresses of others, when they can indulge the sense of their own security. Suaviter'in modo, fortiter in re. Lat. —" Gentle in the manner, but vigorous in the deed." —ln affairs of importance, outward complacency should be joined wvith inward firmness. Sub hoc signo vinces. Lat. —" Under this sign thou shalt conquer."-Alluding to the cross which appeared in the air, as the signal of victory, to CONSTANTINE. Sublata causd, tollitur effecthrs. Lat.-" When the cause is removed, the effect must cease." Sublimiferiam sidera vertice. Lat. HORACE. -- Myy lofty head shall strike the stars."-This flight of the poet is now employed as a common place pleasantry. Sub pcen2d. Law Lat. — " Under a penalty. "-The name given to a writ for the summoning of witnesses; and, Subplcen4 duces tecumn. A writ commanding a man to appear, and " bring with him" some piece of evidence that the court wishes to see. Sub sile2atio. Lat. —" In silence. "-The matter passed sub silentio —without any notice being taken. Sub rosd. Lat.-", Under the rose."-Secretly. Substantia prior et dignior est accide?-le: Lat. Law Maxim.-" The substance should be considered as prior to, and of more weight than the accident. "No judgment, it is held, shall be arrested in any court of record for any defect in point of form, or unless it be a matter of substance on which the judges of those. courts are to decide. gYnccedaneum. Lat.-" A substitute. "-A matter sub stituted.-lmpudence is frequently used as a sue. cedaneum for argument. 74 SeSTJ — St Sufficit ad id, Naturca quodposcit. Lat. SENECA." WVe have a sufficiency, when we have what Nature requires. "-H-er wants are but few, and the consciousness of th is should each us limitation and content. Sutggestio falsi. Lat. —" The suggestion of a falsehood."-This, and the svtppressio veri, or "' suppression of the truth," are the strongest charges which can be made against a public.orator or writer. Szi cuiqiue mores fingunt fortunam. Lat. CORN. NEPos. -" His own morals (or manners) shape the'fortune of every man."-Thus, the English proverb, " manners make the man." Sui generis. Lat. —" Of its own kind." —Not to be classed under any ordinary description. Suimite materiam ves'ris, qui scribitis, wquam Viribus. Lat. HORACE. "Let those who write, fix on a subject to which their force is equal." —Every author should look to his mental powers, and consider whether they are equal to the task which he is about to under. take. Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes. Lat. MART. -" You should neither fear, nor wish for, your last day. "-The philosophic mind neither timidly shrinks from death, nor desperately wishes to accelerate its approach. ~Summnzu bonum. Lat.-" The chief good." —The object of attainment most desirable, which some of the ancient philosophers stated to be pleasure, and others virtue. Sumnmum crede nefas, animame prwferre pudori, Et propter vitam, vivendi perdere causas. Lat. JUVENAL. c" Believe it to be the last of all infamies, to prefer your existence to your honour, or, for the sake of life, to lose every inducement to live." Sum7nmumjus, sumnma injuria. Lat. -" Strictness of law is sometimes the greatest injustice."-A. too rigorous interpretation of the lan; is not un(re SU SU 275 quently productive of results which do not accord with equity. Sum quod eris, foci quod sis. Lat.-" I am what thou shalt be, as 1 have been what thou now art.'"- An admonitioni frequently met with as a sepulchral inscription. Sunit lacchryme rerum, et mentem mortalia tctngunft. Lat. VIRGIL.-"'Fears are due to human misery, and the woes of mortality affect the mind. "-Every virtuous mind on hearing of such calamities, must be touched by sympathy. Sunt stpepris sua jurca. Lat. OVID.m-" The gods or supreme powers have their own laws."-This is sometimes quoted in political discussions, to inti. mate that the higher powers often overlook those duties and promises, which are supposed to be binding on the lower orders of the community. Suo Marte. Lat.-" By his own exertion."-He per. formed it.suo Marte-by his own unaided skill and ability. Sto sibi gladio hune jutgulo. Lat. TER.-" With his own sword do I stab this man."-I defeat him, in argument, with the weapons and the admissions which he has himself furnished. Superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est. Lat. VIRGIL. " Every misfortune is to be subdued by patience." Supersedeas. Law Lat. —"' You may remove or set aside."-A writ to stay proceedings. *Super subjectam materiam. Lat. —" On the subject submitted." — A lawyer is not responsible for his opinion, when it is given sutper subjectam mnateriam-on the circumstances, as they are laid before him by his client. SUtper visum corporis. Law Lat. —" Upon a view of the body.' -A coroner holds his inquest, super visum corporis. Supremum Carpere iter comites parati. Lat. HORACE.''Friends, pirepared to take the last journey together"-to die with each other. 278 SU TA Sylppressio veri. Lat. —See suggestio falsi. Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat. Lat. LUCRETIUS.-" Something bitter ever arises, and alloys our highest pleasures." Surgo ut prossimn. Lat. —" I rise to do good." —I ex. ert myself for the public benefit. Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibuls, qui proximus destinaretur Lat. TACITUS._-" rThe next in succession is ever hated and suspected by those, who are actually in possession of the supreme power." Suum cuique. Lat. —' Let each man have his own." -Let the laws of property be strictly observed. Swum cuique incommodumn ferendutm est, potius quarn de allerius commodis detrahendum. Lat. CI. —" Every man should bear his own grievance and inconveniences, rather than detract from, or abridge the comforts of, another." Suuts cuique mos. Lat. TERENCE.-" Each man has his particular habit." —n opinions and habitudes, there is a permanent diversity, and every person should in fairness, be left to the free exercise of his own. T Tabula rasa. Lat.-" A shaved or smoothed tablet." — His mind is a tabulda rasa-it is a mere blank. The idea is taken from the waxed tablets of the ancients, on which they made their memoranda with a sharp instrument called a stylus, With the other flatted end of which they afterwards erased what they had written. Table d'hote. Fr. —" A public eating house-An ordinary." Tacent, satis lautdant. Lat. TER.-" Their silence is sufficient praise."-lt is ample proof of worth, when the censorious have nothing to allege. T2che sans tdche. Fr. —" A work without a stair.' TA —-TA 277 iatcitlum vivit sutb pectore vulnus. Lat. VIRGIL -- "'The secret wound still lives within the breast." -The injury is not forgotten, but is treasured up for an opportunity of revenge. Twdium vilxe. Lat.-" A weariness of life. "-A disgust of existence.-This, in France, is called Ennui, but this does not amount to the full force of the Latin term. Tale atuam carmen nobis, divina Poetca, Quale soporfessis. Lat. VIRCIL. " As pleasing are thy verses to us, divine Poet, as sleep is to the wearied," &c."-This compliment, for such it is meant in the original, is sometimes ironically turned against a different description of Poets, who are " Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep!" Talibus ex adyto dictis, Crimea Sibylla Horrendas canit ambages, anlroque remugit, Obscuris vera involvens. Lat. VIRGIL. "'In words like these, the Sybil utters her fearful oracles of dubious import. and sounds them forth from her cavern, blending truth with obscurity."This quotation is frequently used to reprobate a style which is at once pompous and ambiguous. Tam deest avaro quod habet, qyam quod non habet. Iat. SYRUS.-" The miser is as much in wvant of that which he has, as of that which he has not!"for he fears to make use of what he has. Tam Marte quam Minervd. Lat.-" As much by Mars as by Minerva."-He has succeeded "tam lMarte quanz Minervd,";-equally by his courage and his genius. Tam Marti quam Mercurio. Lat.-" As much for Mars as for Mercury. "-As well qualified for war as for merchandise. Tandem fit surculus arbor. Lat. —" A shoot at length becomes a tree."'Tantene animis coelestibus ire? Lat. VIRGIL. — " Can heavenly minds such anger entertain?" -Is it possible for exalted minds to descend to such low resentments? a t''48'TA - TE Tanti eris, quanti tu hte fatcias. Lat.-" You shall be esteemed in proportion to )your merit." Tanris parta malis, curca majore metuque Servantur. Lat. JvVENAL " That wealth, which is acquired by so much labour and so many privations, can be preserved only by greater anxiety and solicitude." Tant mieux. Fr.- " So much the better." Tanto buon, che val niente. Ital. Prov. —" So good. that he is good for nothing."-Applied to that weak good nature, which is injurious to the possessor, without being of advantage to any other per son. Tanto honzini fidus, tant/g virtutis amator. Lat."A faithful friend to so great a man, and a steady admirer of such distinguished excellence." Tantpis. Fr. —' So much the worse." Tanturn de medio sumptis accedit honoris. Lat. HORACE..-" So much of honour is due to subjects taken from middle or common life."-This is a phrase very justly granted to the authors of such plays as " George 3arnwell," or, the "Game. ster,'" where the sentiments come home to every man's business and bosom, as contra-disulngu ished to those, where emperors, queens, and heroes fill the scene; and whose sorrows astound for the moment, but in a moment are forgotten. Tantumr se forttune permittunt, etiam ut 7naturan. dediscant. Lat. QUINT. CURT.-" They give themselves up so much to fortune, as even to for get their nature." Tatnlturn series juncturaque pollet. Lat. HORACE."Of so much force is system and connexiop." Tarrlda sit illa dies, et nostro serior arvo. Lat. OVID. -" Long may it be before that day arrives, and after our period of' existence. Tardy, quoa credita lwdunt, credimrs. Lat. OVID -- " We are slow to believe that, which, if believed, would hurt our feelings." 1'e 1)eunz (laudamnus). Lat. —' Thee, Lordl, (we TE —-TE 279b praise)."-These are the initial words of a musical service, usually celebrated in the churches, in Catholic countries, on the occasion of a victory, or any other great national event. 7'e brille au second rang, qui s'eclipse au premier. Fr. —" A man my shine in the second rank, who would be eclipsed in the first." —Many who conceive themselves fitted for first-rate characters in life, would in fact appear to more advantage in subordinate situations. Tel en vous lisant, admire chaque trait, Qui, dawns le fond de l'ame, et vous craint et vous ha't. Fr. BOILEAU. " Such a one on reading your work, admires every stroke, but from the bottom of his soul, he fears and hates you."- The living satirist ekcites more of fear than of regard. Tel maitre, tel valet. Fr. Prov.-" Like master, like man." Tsxos opav,auxpov MBov. Gr. Telos oran macrou Biout. —:"To see the end of a long life."-This was the wish of Chilias, one of the celebrated seven wise men of Greece. Telum imbelle sine ictu. Lat. VIRGIL. -" A feeble weapon thrown without effect." —Applied metaphorically, to a weak or imbecile argument. 7'el vous semble applcaudir, qui vous raille et votes joue; d.inmez queon votes conseille, et non pas qu'on vous loue. Fr. BOILEAU " That man appears to applaud you, who in fact makes you his jest and sport. Let your inclination be to those who advise, rather than to those who praise your conduct." Temeritas a sapienatii dissidet plurimurn. Lat. Cic — " Rashness differs widely from wisdom." Temeritas est Jlorent is xtatis, prmdentia senectuttis. Lat. Cic.-" Rashness is the characteristic of ardent youth, and prudence that of mellowed age." Te;npla quan dilecta! Lat. —" Temples how beloved!" 280 TE TE Temnpora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. Lat -" The times are changed, and we are changed with them."-There is nothing fixed or stable, either in situations or opinions. " Men change with fortune, manners change with climes, Tenets with books, and principles with times."'en2pora sifiterint nubila, solus eris. Lat. OVID. "If the stormy season should arrive, you will be alone."-Adversity finds but few companions or comforters. Tempore ducetur longo fortasse cicatrix: forrent admotas vulnera cruda manus. Lat. OVID, 6' TheAwound will perhaps be healed by the process of time, but it shrinks from the touch, whilst it is yet recent.' —This is figuratively applied to sorrow, which, in the first burst,. will reject the most friendly attempt at consolation. Tempore felici, multi nqtmeranatur amici; Siforltuna perit, nutllus amicus erit. Lat. Ov. " In prosperity we can discover many friends; but if fortune fails, not one is to be found." Tempus edax rerum. Lat. HORACE.-" Time that devours all things." Tempus omnia revelat. Lat.-" Time reveals all things."-Few things, these two proverbs say, escape the disclosure of time, and nothing, its ravages. Tenacem propositi. Lat.-" Firm to his purpose." 7enet insanabile multos Scribendi cacoethes,,groque in corde senescit. M" Many have an incurable itch for writing, which takes full possession of their disordered faculties." -The race has been numerous, in every age, of those "_- who in despite Of nature, and their stars, will write." 1entanda via est, qud me quoque possim 7Tollere humo.. Lat. VIRGIL. "J I also must endeavour, by some means, to raise TE TI 281 myself from obscurity. "-This is a ntotto very frequently prefixed to the maiden productions of young authors. TerrxeJfihSs. Lat.-"' A son of the earth." —An Oxford phrase, signifying a man of no birth. Terra firma. Lat. —" Solid earth,"-safe footing. Terra incognita. Lat.-" An unknown land or coun try." —Such as the central parts of Africa. Terra malos homines nunc educatt, atque pusillos. Lat. JUVENAL, " This earth now maintains, as before, both bad and weak men." —The condition of the human species in all ages, is nearly the same. Terliutm quid. Lat. —" A third something. "-Struck out by the collision of two opposite forces or principles. Terlials e ccelo cecidit Cato. Lat. Juv. -"A third Cato has dropped down from heaven."-Another rigid moralist has made his appearance. Testamentum, nisi post mortem test atoris, vim non habet. Lat. Law Max. —" No will can have any force, until after the death of the testator." T15 (vcEo5 ypCqCUatEv5 V, tov xajcyuov a7o6psEov S5 vovv. Gr. SUInAs. Tes Phuseos grammateus en, ton calaLmon apobrexon eis noun. —" He was the writer, or interpreter of nature, dipping his pen into Mind." Tete a tele. Fr.-" HIead to head."-In close conversation. Tibi nulllumn periculutm esse perspicio, quod quidem sejtnctun sit ab omzniurn inter'it. Lat. CIc." 1 can see no danger to which you are personally exposed, separately and apart from the destruction o'f us all Tiens tafby. Fr. —" Keep thy faith." Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes. Lat. VIRGIL.-" I fear the Greeks, even when they ofer presents. -1 am on my guard against an enemy, and paxr ticularly, when he proffers kindness. Timetr pudorem. Lat.-" He fears shame." A a 2 282 TI TO Timids se vocal canz um, parcunz sordidus. Lat. Prov. —" The cowardly man says that he is cau. tious, the miser that he is frugal." —We have each an excuse, or palliation for our respective faults. Tirer le diablepar le queue. Fr. Prov. —" To'pull the devil by the tail." —To be put to one's shifts for a livelihood. Toga virilis. Lat. — The manly robe."-This was the dress, which the Roman youth assumed on reaching a certain period of life.-He has assumed the togs virilis-he has entered into a state of manhood To oxov. Gr. To holon.-" The whole. "-Unity. To xaCov. Gr. To Kalon.-" The summum bonum," -The supreme good. TclleJocos-non est jocus esse malin, um. Lat. — ": Away with such jests-there is no jest in being malignant." —-This is properly applied to that sarcastic merriment, which wounds the peace or feelings of the individual, for the purpose of giving entertainment to the many. iolle moras-semper nocuit differre paratis. Lat. LucAN. — " Away with all delays-it is ever injurious to postpone, when you are in readiness."The application is in particular to war. When you are ready, you should allow the enemy no time for preparation. Tolluntlur i alturne, Ut lapsu graviore ruant. Lat. CLAUDIAN. " They are raised to such a height, that they may tumble with a heavier fall."-Some men seem to have been raised to the summit of their ambition, only to aggravate their subsequent reverses.'ro gpEOov. Gr. To prepon. —" That which is decorous." — Decency, decorum. Totamn Philosophiarnm revocavit ad mores. Lat. SEN. " He (Socrates) made all his philosophy subser vient to morality."' Tot honzines quot sententia. Lat. —" So many men so many opinions."-There will be as many di? ferent suffrages as heads. TO TO 283 Totidem verbis. Lat.-" In just so n-,v words." Toties quoties. Lat. —" As many times as, then so often."-A term frequently used in law proceedings, as thus; —If A. B. commit a certain offence, le shall be fined $10., and so on, toties quoties, viz. on every repetition of the offence, he shall incur a similar penalty. Totis viribus. Lat.-" With all his might or force." Totius injustititi nulla capitalior est, quam eorumn qui curn maxim fallunt, id agunt, ut viri bonz essevideantur. Lat. Cic.-"There is no species of injustice so vile as that of those, who, while they practise the grossest frauds, assume the appearance of good men." Toto celo. Lat. —" By the whole heavens."-The men differ toto ccelo-their dispositions, (or opinions,) are as opposite as the two poles. Totus hic locus est contemnendus in nobis, non ne gligendus in nostris. Lat. CIc. —' This place (the place of our sepulture) is wholly to be disre. garded by us, but not to be neglected by our surviving friends." Totus in toto, et totus in qualibet parte. Lat." Whole in itself, and whole in every part." — This was the definition given by the ancient scholiasts, of the human mind. Totus mundus agit histrionem. Latin.-" All the world acts the player. "-All the world's a stage. Totuers teres atque rotundas. Lat.-"Every way round and smooth. " —A man so polished as to roll through the world unbiased by any asperity. Toujours pret. Fr. -' Always ready." Toujourspropice. Fr.-" Ever propitious." Tour d'expression. Fr.-" A peculiar turn or mode of expression. "-An idiom. Tcurner casaque. Fr.-" To turn a man's coal."'This in former times was regarded as a disgrace. Tous frais faits. Fr.-" All expenses paid." 284 TO —TR Tous les hommes sont fous, et malgre leurs soins, Ne different entr'eux, que du pl2us ou du mnoins. Fr. BOILEAU,. "All men are fools, and with every effort, they can only differ in the degree."-There will only be the more foolish, and the less foolish. Tout bien ou rien. Fr.-" The whole or nothing." Totut eloge imposteur blesse une ame sincere. Fr. BOILEAU. —,' Nothing wounds afeeling mind more than praise unjustly bestowed." Tout ensemble. Fr.-"- The whole taken together." Tout est pris. Fr. —" All is taken." —Every avenue to fame and to fortune is pre-occupied. Tout le monde se plaint de sa memoire, et personne ne se pltint de son j ugement. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" Every man complains of his memory, but no man complains of his judgment."-Our pride will not suffer us to impeach the latter. Tout lui rit. Fr.-" All goes well with him." Trahimrnr omnes laudis studio. Lat. Cic.- " We are all incited by the love of praise." T'.rahit ipsa furoris Impetus, et visum est lenti quzesisse nocentem. Lat. LUCAN. "' They are borne away by the violence of their rage, and thev think it a waste of time to inquire who are the guilty."-This is a forcible description of popular and indiscriminate vengeance. TIrahit sua quemque voluptas. Lat. VIRG. -'" Each man is led by lis own peculiar taste or pleasure." -A remark on the ever-prevailing diversity of tastes and passions. T7rchit quodcunque polest, arque addil acervo. Lat. HOR. —" Brings what he can, and adds it to the heap." Transeat in exernmplun. Lat.-" May it pass into an example."-lMay an act so meritorious stand recorded as a precedent for others to follow. Tria juneta in uno. Lat.-" Three joined in one." -This is sometimes used in speaking of the Trlnll TR- TU 285 ty;-oftener in speaking of a political coalition, consisting of three members. Tribus intficyris caput insanabile. Lat. HORACE. — "A head incurable by three Anticyvr."-The island of Anticyra, in the Archipelago, was famous for the growth of hellebore, which is administered to purge the head. -The phrase therefore means an incurable madman. Triumpho morte tam vita. Lat.-" I triu.mph in death, as in life." Tros, Tyriusve, mihi nullo discrimine agetur. Lat. VIRGIL. c"The Trojan and the Tyrian shall be treated by me without distinction. "-I profess no attach ment to either of the contending parties, and shall of course speak of them with due impartiality. Truditur dies die. Lat. HORACE.-" One day is pressed onward by another. "-The progress of time, however neglected by man, is silent and irresistible. Trunco, nonfrondibus, efficit umbram. Lbt.-" It casts a shade, not with its foliage, but witl its trunk." T2ua res agituriparies cum proximus ardet. Lat. HORACE.-" Your affairs are at stake, when the next house is on fire." —We should remember, that the calamity, which afflicts our neighbour, most seriously threatens ourselves, Tuebor. Lat.-6 4 I will defend." Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. Lat. VIRGIL.-" Do not yield to misfortunes, but meet them on the contrary with fortitude."-You car. only subdue adversity by bearing up against it. Tuo tibi.judicio est utendum. Virtutis et vitiorurM grave i psieus conscientiepondus est; qu6a sublatd, jacent omnia. Lat. CIc. —' You must use your own judgment on yourself. Great is the weight of conscience in deciding on your own virtues and vices: if that be taken away, all is lost." Tu pulmentaria quere sudando. Lat., HoR. — " T)o 286 ITU — TU you seek an appetite for plain food, by sweat-inducing labour." lTu quoque, Brute! Lat.-" And thou too, Brutzus!"' -This was the exclamation of Julius Cwesar, when he discovered Brutus among the conspirators in the senate-house. Tu recte vives, si cubras esse quod audis. Lat. HoR. " You will be truly a good man, if you are careful to be what you are supposed to be," or, to act up to your professions. Turpe est aliud loqui, aliud sentire; quanto tutrpius aliud scribere, aliud sentire? Lat. SENECA.-" It is dishonourable to speak one thing, and to think another; but how much more base is it, to write that which is contrary to a man's real sentiments?" — The act of writing is of greater deliberation, and of broader tendency. An attempt to deceive in this way, is therefore more highly criminal. Tu rpe est in patrid peregrinari, et in iis rebus quz ad patrianz pertinent, hospitem esse. Lat. MANUTIUS.- " It is shameful for a man to live as a stranger in his own country, and to be uninformed of her affairs and interests."' Turpe est laudari ab illaudatis. Lat. —" It is degrading to be commended by those, who are not themselves worthy of praise." Turpe est relinqtui. Lat. —- It is shameful to be left behind."-To be excelled by all others. Turpe est viro, id, in quo quotidie versatur, ignorare. Lat. —" It is shameful that a man should be ignorant of that, in which he is every day employed." T'lrpis et ridicula res est elementaritus senex: juveni parandum, -seni utendum est. Lat. SEN." Nothing can be so ridiculous or absurd, as to see an old man in his rudiments. It is for youth to acquire, and for age to employ those acquirements." rurpiter obticuit, sublato jure nocendi. Lat.-" He was shamefully silent when he had lost the pow'er to injure." TU- UB 287 Tu1 si hic szs, alifer sentias. Lat. —" If you were in my place, you would think otherwise." Tubssis pro crepitzu. Lat. —A poor pretext to cover a foul act, or design. Tuta tinzens. Lat. —" Fearing even that which is safe." —Men, who are at the pinnacle of fortune, should know that they are not out of the reach of its vicissitudes. Tutor et ultor. Latin.-" The protector and the avenger. "-A compliment of little meaning, but which is generally found on the medals inscribed to a successful prince or potentate. Thuum est. Lat.-" It is your own." U Uberibus semper lachrymnis, semperque paratis In statione sud2, atque expectantibus illam Quo jubeat manare. Lat. " She has an inexhaustible fund of tears ready at a call, and the flow of which she has only to direct." Uberrima fides. Lat. Phr. —" A full growth of confidence. "-An implicit faith or reliance. Ubicunque ars ostentatur, veritas abesse videtur. Lat.-" Wherever art is displayed, truth seems to be wanting."-We seldom witness a laborious exertion to excite interest or to give pleasure, that we do not begin to doubt the rertlity of the interest or pleasure, which is thus forced upon us. bijuits incerlum ibijus nullrm. Lat. Law Max."Where the law is uncertain, there is no law."No legal decision can properly be made on vague and undefined enactment. Ubi lapsus?-Quidfeci? Lat.-" Where am I fallen? WThat have I done?" Ubi libertas, ibipatria. Lat.-"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." Ubz major pars est, ibi est totum. Lat. Law Max. — " Where the greater part is, there, by law, is the whole. "-The only way of determining the acts of many, is by the major part, or the majority; as the majority in parliament enact laws, &c. 288 UB -UL Ub6 mel, ibi apes. Lat. PLAUTUS. —" Where there is honey, there will be bees."-Where there is a pleasing attraction, there will be no want of followers.'bi non est lex, ibi non est transgressio. Lat. Law MIaxim. —' " Where there is no law, there can be no trespass." Ubi plura nitent in carmine, non ego paucis Offendar maculis, qzas aut incuria faudit,.ut humana parum cavit natfura. Lat. Ho.. "' Where there are many beauties in a work, I shall not cavil at a few faults, proceeding either from negligence, or from the imperfection of our nature." Ubi plus mali, quam boni, reperio, id lolum abjudico atque rejicio. Lat. CIc.-" Whenever 1 discover in any thing, more of evil than of good, I wholly refuse and reject it." Ubiqzuepatriam reminisci. Lat.-" Every where to remember our country." Ubi reddunt ova collnmbx. Lat. JUVENAL. -" Where the pigeons lay their eggs. " —This at Rome, was in the interstices under the roofs of houses, in the garrets of which then, as now, poets had that honourable residence, which by some is called " the first floor down the chimney," and by others, "the roost of eminence," and still more generally, " the llttic story."' UEi supra. Lat.-"Where above-mentioned.' —A reference to a preceding quotation. Ubi velis nolunt, ubi nolis volunt ultro; Concessadpudet ire vid. Lat. TERENCE. " When you are willing, they are disinclined — when you are averse, they are willing. They are loth to tread in that path where it is permitted. "This is rather a severe description of the caprices of woman. Ultima ratio rcgtum. Lat. —" The last reasoning of kings. "-An appeal to violence and hostility. This inscription, if we rightly recollect, was ordered to be graven by Louis XIV. on his cannon. UL —-UN 2s9 Ultima semper Expectansat dies homini est, dicique beatus dAte obiturn nemro supremaquejfunera debet. Lat. OVID. " Man should ever look to his last day, and no man should be accounted happy before his decease, or until his funeral rites are performed. "-Such is the instability of human affairs, that no man should be deemed fortunate, until death has precluded arny further possibility of change. Ultim( Thtule. Ilt. -Thule was the name of the most northern island known to the Romans, supposed to be one of the Shetland isles.- Ultirzma TFule is therefore used to express the limits of our geographical discoveries; and figuratively, the boundary of our knowledge on any subject. (llt-ultimizts. Lat.-" The last." Ultimus hwres. Law Lat.-," rhe last heir;" which, in monarchies, is the king, and in. other governments, the State, to whom the property of a deceased intestate escheats, in failure of relations. Ultinzatum. Lat.-"6 The last," —or the only condition. Ultinzum et unicuzm rernedilum. Lat. —" The last and only remedy." Ultimus suorum moriatur! Lat. —" May he die the last of his kindred!"-May he be so miserable as to survive all his friends!-This was an imprecation used by the Romans upon a man who had been guilty of some enormity. Unza salhts victis, nulllam sperare salutert. Lat. VIRGIL. —" The only hope for the conquered is to expect no safety." —The resolute despair of the vanquished sometimes brings about a relief, not to be eflected by any other means. [Unde habeas qurit nemo; sed oportet habere. Lat. JUVENAL.-"- No man inquires how you have got your wealth, (or learning) but it is necessary to possess it." — All men pay respect to riches, with. out inquiring very scrupulously into the means by which they have been obtained. b z99O' UN UN' Unde tibi frontein libertatenquze parenligs u'zl nfacias pejora senex. Lat. JUVENAL, "Whence do you derive the power and privilege of a parent, when you, thoufnh an old man, fall into greater errors. "-Itow can you presume to chide your juniors, when you, though advanced in years, set the vicious example. Vn enfant en ouvranr! es yeux, doit voir sa, patrie, etjusq?'e Ila mrort, ne vair qu'eIle. Fr. RovSSEAU. -"' The infant on first opening his eyes, ought to see his country, and to the hour of his death never to lose sight of it."'-The love of our country should be implanted early, and nourished through life. Unguibus et rostro. Lat. —"' With talons and beak." He fought it utngutibus et rostro-tooth and nail. Unguis in ulcere. Lat. CIc.-";' A nail in the wound. " -This strong phrase was applied by the orator to the conspirator Catiline. "Your country," he would have said in a periphrase, " has received a dangerouis wound, into which, you, vulture-like, infix your talons, for the purpose of irritating and keeping it open." Un homrnoe d'esprit seroit souvent bien embarrasst sans la conmpagnie des solats. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT. -"A man of wit would be often embarrassed without the company of fools. "-He would lack a butt for his sarcasm. Urr homme, toujours saliscfait de lui-meme, pee souvent l'est des a.tres: rarement on l'est de lui. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAUtT.- 6; A man who is alwavs well satisfied with himself, is seldom so with others, and others are as little pleased with him.".-A man, who has an overweening conceit of him. self, is too proud to he pleased with the efforts of others, and by that pride, is sure to excite a general disgust against himself." Uni xiquits virtiuti, acqut e ejvs anzicis. Lat. HOR.;" Friendly to virtue alone, and to- the friends of virtue. " Unica virtus necessaria. Lat.-"' Virtue is the only thiling necessary."' UN — UN 291 Uni quippe vacat, studiis odiisque carenti, Humnanuml lugere genus. Lat. LUCAN " There is only one man, who being equally free from attachments and resentments, is at leisure to weep for the miseries of the human race." —This praise, which the poet has given to Cato, applies to the disinterested patriot, who sighs only for the sufferings of his country. Unique. Fr. -6 Sole, singular, extraordinary." —It is an unique —it is the only thing of its kind. Uno (dbsurdo dato, infinita sequuntur. Lat. —" One absurdity being admitted, you must submit to all that follow." Uno avulso, non deficit alter. Lat. VIRG.-"- When one is plucked away, another shall not be wanting."'-Used in a political sense-remove that man, and you shall have his like for a successor. Uno tiene leaftsiza, y otro carda la lana. Sp. Prov. -" One man gets the credit, while another cards the wool. "-One does the labour, and another bears away the reward. Unocutlus inter cacos. ILat.-" A one-eyed man among the blind."-A man whose very slen(ler abilities are perceptible only among the grossly ignorant. Un sot a triple (tage. Fr. —" A fool of the third story."-An egregious blockhead. Un sot trouve toujours un pltls sol qui l'admire. Fr. BOILEAU. "A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him."'f-Used in reproaching a silly, or adulatory commendation of an indifferent work." Unt " tiens" vaut arieux que deux' tz l'Cauras. Fr. Prov. " One'hold fast' isbetter than two"' 1'11 give thee."-A bird in the hand, &c. LJrzus horno nobis cunctlando restitltit rein, Non ponebal enirn rmrnores ante salutem. Fragment of ENNIUS.;" One man by delay retrieved our affairs, for he preferred the public safety to idle report."- l'hid was aI)plied to Fabius, who, by prudently avoiding a battle, at length wasted away the army of Harn 29'2 UN UT nibal, the inveterate and sworn enemy of the Romans. It is now sometimes quoted, when caution or delay is to be justified on the part of a general or a statesman.;i'fzus lrique Error; sed variis illudit parlibus. Lat. ItoR. " The same error belongs to each, but it mocks them in different ways."-Several men may engage in a pursuit of the same folly, yet each travel by a different road. Urbem lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit. Lat. SUETONIS. —— " He found a city built of bricks, and he left it constructed of marble."This was the boast of v./uguslus, wvith respect to the city of Rome. Urit enim ftilgore sUto, quiprdegravat (artes Infra se positas: extinctus arnibihitr idem. Lat. HORACE. "He is consumed by his own brightness, who depresses the arts beneath him-yet he, after his decease, shall be admired." —The man of exalted genius, throws, by the splendour of his talents, all inferior merits into shade. He is exposed therefore, to all the shafts of contemporary jealousy His death alone can deprive envy of her sting; then, those who were most forward to detract, will be the first to do justice to his merits. Usq.ue adeone Scire luum nihil est, nisi le scire hoc sciat alter? Lat. PERsIUs. "Is therefore your own knowledge to pass for no thing, unless others are aware of that knowledge?" -Is it not the sole object of your studies, to inl press others with a sense of your acquirements? Usque cadeone mori miserumn est? Lat. VIRG. —." I it then so terrible a thing to die?" —-Are the thoughts of mortality then so very dreadful? Ut anmeris, armabilis esto. Lat Ov. -"' That you may be beloved, be deserving of love." —To merit re garde. is the surest mode of obtaining it. UTr UT1 2 93 Ut apes geometrianm. Lat. -" As bees practise geometry." Utatur mnomt amczti, qi ti ri atione 7non potest. Lat. -" Let him be guided by his passions, who can make no use of his ireason. " Fools must be impelled by their passions, but the man of reason is left without an excuse. Ut coeit par, jungatutrqate parn. Lat. HORACE. " That men, of similar tastes and pursuits, may be assembled and classed together." Utcltunque placuerit Deo. Lat. —6 As it shtll please God." Utendum est rtlate, cito pede prz/erit wtaqs; Qu&m cuperes votis hunc revoccare diem? Lat. OVID. "You should employ your youth, which passes swiftly away. With how many wishes will vou not then endeavour to recall the present day?" Uterque bonus belli pucisquie minister. Lat. VIRG. -' Both fit for governing in peace and war."This is a high but rather a scarce character. Ut homo est, ita nmorem geras. Lat. TERENCE. —-" AS the man is, so you should conduct yourself."This is a practical maxim of the most useful killd. The dexterous man who has a purpose to carry, will be full of deference before the lofty, easy with the free, and complacent with the humble. Utile dulci. Lat. —" The useful with the pleasant." — To say that he has combined the utile dazlci-is to give the very first praise to a writer.-See the line at length-'" Omne tit lilpunctum,"g &c. Zrtilium sagax rerutm. Lat. HORACE..-4" Sagacious in making useful discoveries.'" Utimuam tam fatcile vera invenire possez, quam fuilsa convincere. Lat. CICERo. —" I wish that I could as easily discover the truth, as I can detect the falsehood.'9-1 have no clue to the former, but the latter betrays itself by its inconsistency..Uti posszdetzs. Lat. -' As you possess."-A diplo. matic phrase, used when two sovereigns, after saB 1) 2 .194 UT —UT crificing a number of human lives, &c. choose to make peace, " both retaining the possessions which they have acquilred."-Its opposite is the status quo, when both parties re-enter into the conditiotn in which they stood, before the war. Ut nec pes, nec caput uni Reddtztur forrn2. Lat. HORACE. " So that neither the font nor the head shall belong to the same form."-Applied to a dramatic piece, or to a picture, where all is incongruity. Utpictura, poesis erit. Lat. HOR. —" It will ever be in poetry, as in painting. " —There must always be an affinity between those sister arts. Ut prosimn. Lat.-' That 1 may do good. " Ut 2ptdic5 verba fecit! cogitatle el commode! UTt modestl oratlionem prebuit. Lat. PLAUTUS. 4 With how much chasteness, good sense, propriety and modesty, did he speak!" ~Lt que alios i)industria, ita hunc ignavia ad fimam protulerat. Lat. TAC.-" Other men have been advanced to fame by industrious exertion, but this man has succeeded by mere sluggishness and indolence."-The person in question, owes not his elevation to his deserts. Ut quimi us, quacndo ut volzumus non licet. Lat. TER. -"' When we can not act as we wish, we must act as we can."l Ut quisqule s7nitum vult esse, ita est. Lat. TERENCE. " As every man wishes his (offspring) to be, so it is."'-The minds of children are of so plastic a nature, that if they do not answer the hopes of the parent, it is in the greater number of instances, to he attributed to the neglect of their education. Ut quocunque paralus. Lat.-" Prepared on every side." Ut redeat miseris, acbeat fortuna superhis. lat. IIOR. —' That fortune may quit the proud, and return to the Awretched."-'That something like the natural equality of condition mav be restored. Ut adversas res, sic secund(ts inmmodertalt feryre, levitatis est. Lat. CIC.-"' It is indicative of a UT —VA -295 weak mind, to be much depressed by adversity, or elated by prosperity." UI omnes facilius laudare possint, quam zerntlari! Lat. Cic. —" How much easier do we find it, to commend,than to imitate" good actions! Utrum forurm mavis, accipe. Lat.-" Take whichever of those you prefer."-A conclusion generally made in argument, after having offered a choice of difficulties.'t sxpe summa ingenia in occulto latent. Lat. PLAUTUS.-" HOW often men of the greatest genius are lost in obscurity. "-The exercise and use of surpassing talents are frequently lost to the worl(l, through the want of protection and cultivation. Ut sementemn feceris, ita et metes. Lat. CIc. -" As you have sown, so shall you reap." As your conduct has been, so shall be its fruits. Ut vellem his potius nugis, iota illa dedisset Tempora sfevitie. Lat. JUVENAL. "'Would to heaven, he had given up to trifles like these, all the time which he devoted to savage and cruel purposes.' —Spoken of a tyrant, whose days were divided between frivolous pursuits, and barbarous inflictions. V Vacitats cantat coram ltatrone viator. Lat. JUVENAL. 4" The man with an empty purse, may sing before the robber. "-He of course can lose nothing. Vade mecura. Lat. —" Go with me." —A young man's vade rmecirm, —that which should be hus constant companion. lVe victis! Lat.-"Wo to the conquered!" —If it should come to that point, ve victis-it will be a war of extermination. Valeat quantum valere potest. Lat. —" Let it prevail as far as it may."-Let the argument pass for as much as it is worth. 296 V VA-VF E Valeat rt.s ludicra. Lat. HOR. —" Farewell to tne ridiculous. "-Let us leave off all foolery. Valeant, qui inter nos dissidintm volunt. Lat. TER. " Shame upon those, who would create dissension between us." VaMlet de chambre. Fr. —'A servant, a waiting-man." Valete ac plautdite. Lat. TER. — Farewell and applaud." —This was the conclusion of the Latin comedy. It is now sometimes used in the way of triumphant irony, at the conclusion of a political discourse. v alet irna summis Mtctare, et insignem attenuat Deus, Obscura pronzens. Lat. HORACE. "The Deity can change the lowest into the highest-can extinguish the proud, and bring forward the humble."-Every sublunary change is marked out by the finger of Providence. Vana qzuoque ad veros accessit fama timores. Lat. LUCAN. " Idle rumours were also added to well-founded apprehensions."-This is a phrase often quoted, as the circumstance constantly recurs, in every great crisis of national difficulty or danger. Varium et mnztfabile semper Foemina. Lat. VIRGIL. "' A woman is always changeable and capricious.' -The opinions of that sex are ever fluctuating. Vasa vacua pluzrinzum sonant. Lat. Prov. -" Empty vessels give out the loudest sound. "-Ignorance is always most loquacious and noisy. Vedettes. Fr. Mil. Term.-'" Sentinels on horseback," to watch and give notice of the approach of an enemy. l7ehinzur in alturn. Lat. —" We are borne on high." -We have a propensity for the sublime. t'elirn mehercule cmra istis errare, quam cunz a/lis i ectl sentire. Lat.-"' I would rather, in fact. err with those men, than think Lightly with others." — I so much approve of their general consistency, VE —VE 297 that though they may be erroneous in the single point, they still shall have my concurrence. felis et remis. Lat.-" With sails and oars."-He pushed forward velis et remis-by every possible means. Velle suum cuique, nec voto vivitur Muno. Lat. PERsIus.- " Each man has his own wish-the inclina. tions of all can not be the same. "-Taste and opinion must differ in men and in nations. Velociius ac citius nos [nis Corrumpunt vitiorum exempla domestica, macgCumsubeant animos auctoribus. Lat. HORACE. " We are more speedily and fatally corrupted by domestic examples of vice, and particularly, when they are impressed on our minds as from authority." —Such is the effect, for instance, of bad example, held forth by a father or mother, to children of either sex. Velox consilium sequitur pmnitentia. Lat. LABER. "Hasty counsels are generally followed by repentance." Velpace, vel bello, clarumtn fieri licet. Lat. SALI.UST. "' A man may acquire celebrity, either in war, or in peace;" —in cultivating the peaceful arts, or di. recting "' the storm of war." Vel prece, velpretio. Lat.-" Either for love, or for money. Velhti in, speculum. Lat. —" As if in a mirror, or looking-glass."-You shall see here your follies reflected. Venalispopulus, venalis curia pactrum. Lat. —' The people are venal, and the senate is equally venal." -A description once given of Ronze. Vendentem thtus et odores. Lat. HORACE.-" Selling frankincense and perfumes."-Applied to such pamphlets, as are destined to wrap up groceries, line trunks, &c.'endidit hic antropatriamn. Lat. VIRGIL " This man sold his country for gold." —He is nothing less than a venal traitor 2 s8 - VE VE Venditioni exponas. Law Lat. —c You shall expose for sale. "-The name of a writ, directing a sheriff to sell certain property therein mentioned.'enenumn in aitro bibitur. Lat. SENECA. — " Poison11 is generally drunk out of gold. " —Those who use less costly utensils, are not liable to such murderous attempts. Venienti occurrite morbo. Lat. PERSIUS.-" Meet the approaching disease." —Do not let the malady strike root, but seek the proper advice and remedy, on its first approaches. Venirefacias. Law Lat. -" You shall cause, or order to come." —The judicial writ by which the sheriff is empowered to summon a jury. Veniunt a dote sacgitw. Lat. JITVENAL. " The darts were shot by the dowry."-The suit. or was smitten with her property, not with her person. FVeni, vidi, vici. Lat. —'" I came, I saw, I conquered." - rlThis was the brief account transmitted by Julius Cxsar of a victory. Ventis secundis. Lat.-"' With prosperous winds. ". With uniform success. Fentre ciff Jrnn6 n'a point d'oreilles. Fr. Prov.-" A starved belly has no ears."-An hungry audience is not to be satisfied by mexe argument. Verba animi proferre, et vitam impendere vero. Lat. JUVENAL. " To speak the words of the mind, and to stake one's life for the truth."-To speak with honest frankness, and to prefer liberty to life. An admirable summary of the duties of a good citizen. Ferba homicidium non excutsant. Lat. Law Max." No words of provocation will excuse the commission of manslaughter." Verba ligant homrines, taurorunm cornua funes. Lat. —" Words bind men, but ropes are necessary to bind the horns of a bull." U[erba provisam rem non invita sequentur. Lat, HORAC F. VE -VE 299 "CW ords will spontaneously offer themselves to him, who has well-arranged ideas of his subject." -This is of nearly the same import with the quotation from Cicero, Rerum copia, &c., which see. Verbatim el literatim. Lat.-" Word for word- andi letter for letter. "-A faithful and exact copy. Verbosa ac grandis epislola venit id C(aprxis. Lat. PERSIUS. " A verbose and turgid epistle comes from Capreye."-This is applied by the poet, to the haughty mandates issued by Tiberius in his retreat. It is now used to mark a lofty tone, assumedl by the opposite party, in any polemic discussion Verbutm verbo reddere, fidus Interpres. Lat. HORACE. " As a faithful interpreter, to translate word for word;"-to give a translation strictly literal. Verbtm sat sapienti. Lat. —" A word is sufficient to a wise man."-He can take a hint. Veritas, a quocunque dicitur, a Deo est. Lat. — "' Truth, by whomsoever it is uttered, comes from God." Veritas cum libertate. Lat.-" Truth with liberty." Veritas nihil veretiur, nisi abscondi. Lat. Law Makx. -" Truth is afraid of nothing but concealment." -The characters of truth are plainness and frankness. Veritas odium parit. Lat.-"'rruth often causes hatred. " Veritas vincit. Lat.-" Truth conquers." Veritas vis/2 et mora', falsa festinatione et incertis valescunt. Lat. TACITUS.- " Truth is confirmed by investigation and delay: falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty." Verilatis simplex oratio est. Lat. SEN. — C The language of truth is simple.." WVritM sans peitr. Fr.-" Truth without fear." Ver non semper viret. Lat. —" The spring does not always flourishb-or, Vernon always flourishes.' Soo VE —VE Vero verius quid sit, audi. Lat. MART.-" Now listen to what is more true:.Lan truth itself,"-to what is most sacredly correct. Versate diu, quidferre recusent, Quid valeant humeri. Lat. HORACIE. " Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds your ability. " Versus. Lat. —" Against." Versus inopes rerum, nugzque canorie. Lat. HOR. "Verses devoid of substance, melodious trifles." Or, as a modern poet has it, " Your filmy, gauzy, gossamery lines." VTerum atque decens. Lat.- " That which is true and proper. " —Or, just and honourable. Verum illud est, vulgo quod dici solet; Omanes sibi malle melius esse quam alleri. Lat. TERENCE. 4" The common assertion is certainly true, that we all wish matters to be better wich ourselves, than others."-Whatever may theoretically be said of philanthropy and benevolence to others, self-love will be found to be the prevailing principle. Verum opere in longofas est obrepere somnum. Lat. HORAcE. —" But in a long work, it is allowable'that sleep may creep on."-A degree of negligence is pardonable in a long work, which in a brief production would be highly reprehensible. Verul7n utes haud zere, quod valde expefas. Iat. TERENCE.-" You believe that easily, which you hope for earnestly."-Men are led without difficulty into the belief of that, which they passionately desire. Vestigia nulla relrorsum. Lat.-" There are nc traces backward." —All the footsteps lead to the lion's den, but there are no marks of any returning. It is a danger from which there is no retreat. Velcra extollimus, recentlium incuriosi. Lat. TAc. " We extol the ancients, regardless of those of later date."-We are more ready to give praise to the deeds, or writers of antiquity, thxan to do jlustice to contemporary merit. VE —VI 301 Veterum non immemorparenturn. Lat. VIRGIL. " Not forgetful of his ancestors." [Veto. Lat.-" I forbid" it. Vetustas pro lege semper habetur. Lat. Law Mlax. — "Ancient custom is always held as a law."Where there is no positive law, the custom, if from time immemorial, may be pleaded. f'iamque insisle domandi, Dum faciles animijuvenum, dum mobilis Wetas Lat. VIRGIL. " Take the course of strong rule, whilst the mind of youth is flexible, and capable of strong impres sions.'"-Vigorous methods, but divested of harsh ness, should be early called into use by those, to whom the education of youth is committed. tiaum qui nescit, qud deveniat ad mare, Eum oporlet amnemn qaawrere comitem sibi. Lat. PLAUTUMi. " He who knows not his way to the sea, shouldi take a river as his companion. "'-By this figure it is intimated, that a tedious, but certain course, to any iven object, is preferable to one which may possi Sly be more brief;, but is at the same time uncer tain.-The savages of America thus steer their course through its immense deserts: when thla windings of the river are marked and numerous. they know that they are approaching to the sea. Via trita, via tuta. Lat. —" The beaten path is thesafe one." Vice versd. Lat. —" The terms being exchanged."Thus-the generous should be rich, and vice ve7rs the rich should be generous. Vicinuts urit Ucalegon. Lat. VIRGIL. — Your neigh bour Ucalegon's house is on fire."-The danger i,approaching to you so nearly, as to demand youi utmost exertion. Victor, volentes per populos, dat ijura. Lat. —" He, as a conqueror, dictates his laws to a willing people."-This is a compliment generally paid to a victorious leader. The will of the people subdued, cc 2 VI -— VI though it does not actually follow, is presumed as a thing of course. Victrix cacusa Diis placuit, sed victa Catoni. Lat. LUCAN.- -" The victorious cause was adopted by the Gods, that of the vanquished by Cato.' Victrix fortunx sapientia. Lat. JuvENAL.-"WIsdom frequently conquers fortune." —A wise man will often parry or subdue the reverses of chance. Vide. Lat. —" See." —Vide ut supra. "See the preceding statement. " tide et crede. Lat. —" See and believe."-lf any thing like incredulity remains, convince yourself by ocular demonstration. Videlicet. Lat. —'" To wit-that is to say." Vtidendzlm est, ne major benignzilas sit quamfacul. tales. Lat. CIcERo.-" We should be carefuil that our benevolence does not exceed our means."-A caution, which there are very few occasions for urging. Video meliora proboque, Deteriora sequor. Lat. OvID. " I see and approve of better things, but I follow the worse which I condemn. "-This is frequently used by the speaker or writer, as a sentence of selfcondemnation.-It may also be applied to a third person, where his conduct is directly opposite to his known sentiments. Vi et armis. Lat. —" By force and arms."-By a force not sanctioned by law. By rhain force. Vigilantibus. Lat. —" To the watchful." Vigilantibus non dormientibus servit lex. Lat. Law Max.-" The law regards those only who watch, and not those who sleep."-The law is only for the protection of those, who take due care of their property. It notices not those, who may suffer from their own neglect. Vigueur de dessuts. Fr. —" Strength is from above." Viliuts argentltm est auro, virtttibus aurotm. Lat. HORACE VI —VI 303 ~ As silver is worthless compared with gold, so is gold when compared with virtue." zimn vi repellere, omnia jura clamnant. Law Lat. — "All law permits a man to repel force by force. " Vincit amor patriwe. Lat.-" The love of my coun try overcomes." Vincit omnia veritas. Lat. —"Truth conquers all things. "-It must ultimately' prevail over every cavil, and every objection. Fincit qui patitur. Lat.-" He conquers who endures. "-He succeeds by patient perseverance. Vincit, qui se vincit. Lat. — " He conquers who overcomes himself." Vincit verilas. Lat.-" Truth prevails." Vino tortls et ird. Lat. HoR. —" Though tortured both -y wine and anger." —The poet is speaking of a man who can keep his friend's secret, though the lene tormenlum, or gentle compulsion of wine, or the more forcible excitation of anger, were both employed to wrest it from his bosom. Vir bonus dicendi peritns. Lat. —" A good man skilled in the art of speaking."-By this, which was the ancient definition of an Orator, it appears that none could rank as such, but men of probity. Our modern notions are rather more relaxed. Vir bonus est quis? Qi2i consula patrumn, qui legesjuraque servat. Lat. HORACE. " Who is a good man? He who respects the de, crees of the legislature, and bows to every positive law, and every moral obligation." Vir bonuts et prudens dici delector. Lat. HORACE. — " I love to be called a good and a wise man. "-Alli wish to possess, but fewv strive to deserve, this character. V-ires acquirit eutndo. Lat.-" She acquires strength in her progress."-This is spoken by the poet of fame or rumour. Pvirescit vulnere virtus. Lat.-" Virtue flourishes from a wound." 304 VI- VI Fir haud magnn cum re, sed plenus fidei. Lat. CIc. — " A man possessed of little wealth, but of incorruptible integrity." Viri infelicis procul amici. Lat. SEN. —" Friends are always distant firom a man who is unfortunate." -Misfortune occasions a shyness, even amongst friends the most professed. Vfir sapit, qui pauca loquitur. Lat. — " He is a wise man, who speaks but seldom." Vzrtuts ariete fortior. Lat. -" Virtue is stronger than a battering-ram." Virtus est medium vitiorumn, et utrinque reductum. Lat. HOR.-" Virtue is the middle between two vices, and is removed from either extreme."Thus, generosity is the middle virtue, the extremes of which are avarice and prodigality. VZirtubs est per se i psa laudabilis, et sine qud nihil laudanripotest. Lat. CICERO.-" Virtue (or purity of intention), is, in itself, praiseworthy, and, without it, no action can be laudable." Virtus est vitium fiagere, et sapienlia prima Stultitid caruisse. Lat. HORACE. " It is a virtue to avoid vice, and the first step to wisdom, is to be free from folly." V7irtus in actione consistit. rat. -" Virtue consists in acting. "-It does not rest on cold theory, but on positive exertion. Virtus in arduis. Lat.-" Virtue (or valour) in difficulties. " Virtus incendit vires. Lat. —" Virtue kindles the strength." Virtaus lazudatur et alget. Lat. Juv. —" Virtue is praise d and freezes.' "Virtuous efforts are viewed with cold admiration, and often meet only with sullen neglect. Firtus nmille scuta. Lat. — " Virtue is equal to a thousand shields." Virtlts, repuisze nescia sordidx, Intaminatis fulget honoribus. L at. HORAC Z. V1i-VI 305 "C That virtue which is unconscious of a oase re pulse, shines with unstained honours." rzrtius reqntiei nescia sordidl. Lat. —' Valour which knows not ignoble repose." Virltues semper viridis. Lat. -" Virtue is always flour ishing." Virtus vincit invidiam. Lat.-"Virtue overcomes envy."-The virtuous man is, in the end, sure of his reward. Virlute et fide. Lat.-" By virtue and faith." Virtute et labore. Lat.-" By virtue and toil." Virtte et operd. Lat.-"C By virtue and industry." Zirtulte noLn astutid. Lat.-," By virtue, not by craft." Virlute non viris. Lat.-"c From virtue, not from nm en. " V'irtaute officii. Lat.-" By virtue of his office;" which, in a legal sense, makes an act good, and justifiable. Virttle quies. Lat. -' Content in virtue." Viruttem incoluzmen odimts; Sublatamr ex oculis quwrimts invidi. Ibat. HOR "l We hate virtue when it is safe and flourishing; but when removed from our sight, even envy itself regrets it."-Such is the nature of man. Virlteuem primain esse puta, compescere linzguam. Proxinmus ille Deo est, qui scit ratione tacere. Lat. CATO. "Account it a great virtue to be able to govern the tongue. He possesses a god-like quality, wvho can be silent, although he is in the right." iirtulerL videant, itabescan tque r elict -. Lat. Juv. "Let them (the wicked) see the beauty of virtue, and pine at having forsaken her."-This is the greatest curse that can befall them. i'rtati nihil obstat et arnmis. Lat.-" Nothing can resist valour and arms.f" ir/tlIi, non carmis, fido. Lat.-'" I trust to virtue, and not to arms. " Virtutis amnor. Lat.- " The love of virtue." Virtutis arnore. Lat.-" Through the love of v;rtue.' Ce'2 SO6' VI-Vi Virtutis avorumpramium. Lat.-" The reward of the virl.ue of my ancestors." Virtutlisforturna comes. Lat. —" Fortune is the companion of virtue. " Vis a ter,o. Lat.-i' A propelling force from behind." VTis ~ vis, Fr.-"' Opposite-over the way, facing." Viscera. Lat. —" The bowels or intestines. " — Viscus, (in the singular,) denotes any one of the different organs of the human body, having an appropriate use, as the brain, the stomach, the heart, &c. T'i's conservatrix naturm. Lat.-" The preserving power of nature." Vis, consilii expers, mole ruit sud. Lat. HORACE."' Force, not directed by wisdom, falls by its own weight. "-Brutal force is as nothing, when it is not guided by the counsels of reason. ['is inertia. Lat.-" The power of inertness. "-In physics, this is applied to the power of a stationary body, resistin that which would set it in motion. In morals, it has a figurative application, and serves as another name for indolence. Vis medicatrix naturm. Lat. —" The healing power of nature." —That effort which nature constantly makes to overcome disease, and restore a healthy action to the system. Vis preservatlrix. Lat. —" The preserving power." Vis unifa fortior. Lat. -" Force or power is strength. ened by union. " V'itM cedal, uti conviva satur. Lat. HoRAcE, —" Let him take leave of life, as a guest satisfied with his entertainment." Vitez est avidus, quzzsquis non vult, Mundo securn pereunte, mori. Lat. SENECA. "He is greedy of life, who is not willing to die, when the world is perishing around him." Vita enint mortlorurn in memorid vivorum est posita. Lat. CICERO.-" The life of the (lead is placed in the memory of the living."-They survive in remembrance, and still exist, as a biographei would say, in fair report. VI-V1I 307 Vitae post-seenia celant. Lat. LUCRETIUS.-" They conceal that part of their life which is passed behind the scenes." -They throw a veil over their private life, and hide it from the world.;i'tax summnra brevis spem nos vetat inchoare longam. Lat. HORACE. —- The short span of our lives for. bids us to encourage a lengthened hope. " —Such is the brief term of our existence, that he who looks to remote prospects is generally disappointed. Vite via virtus. Lat. —" Virtue is the way of life." Vitam impendere vero. Lat.-" To stake one's life for the truth."-Stated as the best character of a good citizen. Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia. Lat. CICERO. — " Fortune, and not wisdom, governs human life." Vitanda est improba Syren-Desidia. Lat. -IoR. - "That destructive Syren, Sloth, is ever to be avoided."-The man who devotes himself to indolent habits, must be considered as lost to himself and to society. Vita, sine literis, mors est. Lat. —" Life without. learning is death."-The uncultivated mind is unable to enjoy the real pleasures of life. Vitavi deniqzle culpam; Non laudern merui. Lat.'" I have been careful to avoid censure, if I have not deserved commendation."-This is a suitable motto for a very numerous class of poets, who seem to aim at no higher praise than that of faultless insipidity. Vitia otii negotio discutienda sunt. Lat. SENECA. "' The vices of sloth are only to be shaken off by business."-The mind will rust and canker without employment. V/tia nobis, sub virtut/un nornine, obrepunt. Lat. SEN. —'-' Vice steals into our minds, under the name and guise of virtue." Viriant artus agre contagia mentis. Lat. OVIm. " When the mind is ill at ease, the body is also in a certain degree affected." —The cotnverse of this proposition may be asserted with equal justice, 38 VI- -VI Vitzis nemo sine nascitur. Lat.-" No man is born without his faults."-We owe every allowance to the faults of others, being conscious that every human being has his share of imperfection. Vitilwum commutlne omniumn est, Quod nimium ad rem in senectd alten ti sumus. Lat. TERENCE. " It is a fault which is common to all, that in advanced age, we are too much attached to our property and interest."- As prodigality is proverbially said to be the fault of youth, so is avarice that of later years. Vitiumnfuit, nunc mos est, adsentatio. Lat. SYRUS. " Flattery was formerly considered a vice, but it is now grown into a custom."-It has become so familiar, that it no longer provokes our detestation. Vitiuzm, tanto conspectius in se Crimen h(ubet, quanto,major, qui peccat, habetur. Lat. JUVENAL. " Depravity assumes a degree of criminality, proportionate to the rank of the offel.der." Vivat Respublica. Lat.-" May the Republic long continue. " Viva- voce. Lat. —" By the living voice."-By oral testimony, as opposed to written evidence. Electors are said to vote viva vouce, when they call out the names of their candidates, instead of silently depositing them, on a ticket, in a ballot-box., Vive la bagatelle! Fr.-" Success to trifling!"' AVive memor lethi. Lat. PE RSIUS. " Live ever in the remembrance of death. "-This solemn recollection will be the best preservative from vice and error.!:ivendi recta quiprorogat horam, Rusticus expectat dum deftuat amnis. Lat. HOR. "' He who postpones the hour of living rightly, is like the rustic who waits till the river shall have passed awav."-He defers his reformation to a period which can never arrive. Virvendum est rect~, cum propter pluriima, taenz his Prawcppu causis, ut linguas mancipiorum V1 -VI 309 - Contemnas —nam lingua mali pars pessima servi. Lat. JCVENAL.'" You should live virtuously, for many reasons, but particularly on this account, that you may be able to despise the tongues of your domestics. The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant." Vivere rapto. Lat. —" To live by plunder." Vivere sat vincere. Lat.-" To conquer is to live enough. " Vivere si nequis rectW, discede peritus. Lat. HOR. "' If you know not how to conduct yourself properly, show sense enough to leave the company of those who do." Vive sine invidild; mollesque inglorios annos Exige, et amicitias tibijunge pares. Lat. OC)ID c" Live free from envy; and without a wish for glory, desire only placid years, and to live in friendship with your equals. "-Seek the quiet shade of life, and. avoid the friendship of the great.'ive, vale —Si quid novisti rectius istis, Candidus inmperti; si non, his utere rmecum. Lat. HORACE. "' Farewell, and be happy-if you know of any precepts better than these, be so candid as to communicate them, if not, partake of these with me." "- If a better system's thine, Impart it freely, or make use of mine." Vivida vis animi. Lat.-"- The strong force of the mind." —The lively impetus of genius. Vivite felices, quibus est fortuna peractct Jam sua. Lat. VIRGTL. "May those be happy, whose fortunes are already completed."-Though struggling through life, 1 can see those without envy, whose efforts have had a successful termination. Vivit post fitnera virtus. Lat.-" Virtue survives the grave." Vivitur exiguo melius —natlura beatis Omnibus esse dedit, si quzs cognoverit uli. Lat. CLAUDIAN ".Men live best upon a little-naturr has granted 310 VI — VO to all to be happy, if the use of her gifts were but known. " Vivo et regno, simul ista reliqui, Que vos ad ccelu m effertis rumore secundo. Lat. HORA-cE. "' I live and reign within myself, since I have abandoned those things, which you by your praises extol to the skies. "- I have been happy, since I have resigned to you the pleasures of sensuality, and betaken myself to those of reflection.;ezvre ce n'est pas respirer, c'est agir. Fr. RovssEAU. "' Life does not consist merely in breathing, but in action." —The man can scarcely be said to live, who does nothing but obey his animal impulses. Vix ea rostra voco. Lat. —" 1 can scarcely call these things my own," (alluding to ancestry.) Vixvere fortes ante Sgamemnona lMulti: sed omnes illa-chrymabiles Urgentur, ignotique longd Nocte, carent quia vate sacro. Lat. HORACE. " Many heroes lived before Agamemnon, but they are all unrmourned, and consigned to long oblivion. because they are without a sacred bardi," to sing their praises. -This quotation is used in showing the value of poetry, in consecrating and embalming the deeds of virtue and of valour. Vocem Comneadia tollit. Lat.-" Comedy carries the day."-The public show a greater inclination for amusement and ridicule, than for any thing serious. Voila pour l'achever de peindre. Fr. Prov. —." But to finish his picture. "-To give the last and strongest feature of his character. WoilA une autre chose. Fr. -' There you see another thing."'-The circumstances of the two cases are wholly different. UFoila tout. Fr. —" That's all."-There ends the matter.'Voir dire. Law Fr.-A witness is said to be exam ine(\ upon a voir dire, when he is sworn and examined, whether he be not a party interested in the cause. VO-VO 811 Voir toutt en couleur de rose. Fr.-" To see every thing under a favourable aspect. " Volenti non fit injuria. Lat. Law Max. -" An injury can not be done to a willing person."-None can complain of wrong in a proceeding, when the measure had their previous assent. Volo, non valeo. Lat.-4' I am willing but unable." Volti subito. Ital. -" Turn over quickly." —-A direction to the performer, given at the bottom of a page of music, when the piece is continued on the following page. Voluptates commendat rarior usus. Lat. Juv. " Our pleasures have an higher relish when they are rarely used."-The keenest sense of pleasure is blunted by a too frequent repetition. uVota vita mea. Lat. —" My life is devoted." Votorum summa. Lat.-" The very extent of one's wishes." Vous me fites, seigneur, En m'attaquant, beaucoup d'honneur. French. " You did me, Sir, by attacking me, a great deal of honour. "-The reproaches of such an adversary, 1 consider rather as a compliment than a disgrace. Vous yperdrez vos pas. Fr. —" You will there lose your steps." —You will find that your labour and pains are thrown away. V7ox et prmterea nihil. Lat. —" A voice and nothing more. "-An empty and unavailing sound. A fine speech without matter. A mere display of words. Vox faucibuzs hasit. Lat. VIRG IL.-" The voice stuck in the throat."-Spoken of a person struck dumb with amazement. Vnoxpopuli, vox Dei. Lat. —" The voice of the peo. ple is the voice of God."-A strong expression of the sovereignty of the people.-An exclamation often used by demagogues, when that voice can be brought to favour their covert and sinister views. Voyer dire. See Voir dire. Vuilnus alit venis, et cTco carpi/tur igni. Lat. VIRG. — " She (or he) nourishes the poison in her veins. 312 VU-ZO and is consumed by a hidden fire."-Applied very frequently to a secret passion, where, according to our immortal bard: ---- Concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feeds on her damask cheek." Fttlnus imrnedicabile. Lat.-" The incurable wound" -an irreparable injury. Vuitus animi sensus plerumque indicat. Lat. CIc. — "The countenance, most generally, betrays the secret workings of the mihd.'"-and, ytlltus est index animi. Lat. Prov. —" The countenance is th'e index or portraiture of the mind." So say the disciples of Lavater, but like other general rules, it is liable to many exceptions. Zest. Fr.-An interjection.-" Pshaw, stuff, ridicu. lous." xcne ~vzX. Zoe keai psuche. Gr. —" My life and soul." Zonarn perdidit. Lat. HoR. —"He haslost his purse." -He is desperate, through the want of mon.ey. Zonarn solvere. Lat.-" To unloose the virgin zone, or cestus." TRI XUIB.