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But this habit of borrowing was regarded with disfavour by pious conservatives, and was probably, in the width of its hospitality at least, an innovation. As Tiele remarks, we cannot derive Dionysus from the Assyrian Daian nisi, 'judge of men, a name of the solar god Samas, without ascertaining that the wine-god exercised judicial functions, and was a god of the sun.
By which he means reputation; like Cicero, who says that he would employ his solitude and retirement from public affairs to acquire by his writings an immortal life. "Usque adeone Scire tuum, nihil est, nisi to scire hoc, sciat alter?"
Corwin painted in mock heroic style the knowledge of military affairs which the lawyer member from Michigan had acquired from reading Tidd's Practice and Espinasse's Nisi Prius, studies so happily adapted to the art of war, the House fairly roared with delight.
such a man is five hundred cubits above kingdoms and duchies; he is an absolute monarch in and to himself: "Sapiens, . . . Pol! ipse fingit fortunam sibi;" what remains for him to covet or desire? "Nonne videmus, Nil aliud sibi naturam latrare, nisi ut, quoi Corpore sejunctus dolor absit, mente fruatur, Jucundo sensu, cura semotu' metuque?"
"That's right!" said Sir Mallaby Marlowe. "Work while you're young, Sam, work while you're young." He regarded his son's bent head with affectionate approval. "What's the book to-day?" "Widgery on Nisi Prius Evidence," said Sam, without looking up. "Capital!" said Sir Mallaby. "Highly improving and as interesting as a novel some novels.
"And better. Horas non numero nisi serenas." "And what's that?" I translated literally. Dolly clapped her hands, and her face gleamed with smiles. "I like that one," she cried. "Stop!" said I imperatively. "You'll set it moving!" "It's very sensible," said she. "More freely rendered, it means, I live only when you "
Maledictus sit in totis compagibus membrorum, a vertice capitis, usque ad plantam pedis non sit in eo sanitas. Maledicat illum Christus Filius Dei vivi toto suae majestatis imperio et insurgat adversus illum coelum cum omnibus virtutibus quae in eo moventur ad damnandum eum, nisi penituerit et ad satisfactionem venerit. Amen. Fiat, fiat. Amen.
"We often imagine so; but distrust the animism of your dear Horace. You know that there is no middle course with it: 'nisi paret, imperat'." "I know it, but in the family of which we were speaking there is no danger for my heart." "I am glad of it, because in that case it will be all the easier for you to abstain from frequent visits. Remember that I shall trust you."
He wants to consult me on some difficulty which has arisen with one of his clients. Rightly or wrongly he values my advice. Can you spare me for a short while? I shan't be more than ten minutes." "Certainly." "Here is something you may care to look at while I'm gone. I don't know if you have read it? Widgery on Nisi Prius Evidence. Most interesting." He went out. Jno.
"In omnibus Sabbatis per annum entra Adventum et Quadragesimam, ac nisi Quatuor Tempora aut Vigiliae ocurrant," etc.
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