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"Yes, a very dangerous case." Jake grew pale, released Rachel's hand, turned over on his side and groaned. "Do you really think so, Doctor?" said Rachel in the same tone. "Yes, really. It's as clear a case of de gustibus non disputandum as I ever saw in my life." "O, Lordie, hev I got all of that?" asked Jake, as he sat bolt upright, with eyes starting.
Notwithstanding this, they are eaten by many tribes of Indians, and even the French Creoles of Guiana have their "bat-soup," which they relish highly. The proverb "De gustibus non disputandum est," seems to be true for all time. The Spanish Americans have it in the phrase "Cada uno a su gusto;" "Chacun
It will soon be aristocratic to maintain the truth of the familiar Latin axiom of "de gustibus non disputandum est." As we approached the door of the Nest House, which opened on the piazza that stretched along three sides of the main building, and the outer ends of both wings, the coachman was walking his horses away from it, on the road that led to the stables.
"Isn't it?" exclaimed Betty. "And he never told a word." "Well, The Don's not a publisher." "But then he told you." "Yes, he told me and Shock one night. He likes us, you see." "'De gustibus non disputandum," murmured Lloyd, and in answer to Betty's inquiring look added, "as the old woman said when she kissed her cow." "Now then, what about Shock's name?" continued Betty.
"Degustibus non est disputandum," observed Thompson. "Very true," said the marine officer, looking sapiently. "That remark of yours about the winds is opposite. We ought to dispute their entrance, as you said in Latin. But is it quite fair, my dear doctor, for you and me to converse in Latin? We may be taking an undue advantage of the rest of the company." "Greek! Greek!" said the purser.
Without for one moment believing in the phrase "De gustibus non est disputandum" as ordinarily interpreted, one must fully recognise that palates differ.
Wherefore, whilst Hooker saith, that Christ hath not, by positive laws, so far descended into particularities with us as Moses with the Jews; whilst Camero saith, Non esse disputandum ita, ut quoniam in vetere Testamento, de rebus alioqui adiaphoris certa fuit lex, &c., id in novo Testamento habere locum; and whilst Bishop Lindsey saith, that in the particular circumstances of persons by whom, place where, time when, and of the form and order how, the worship and work of the ministry should be performed, the church hath power to define whatsoever is most expedient, and that this is a prerogative wherein the Christian church differeth from the Jewish synagogue, they do but speak their pleasure in vain, and cannot make it appear that the Christian church hath any more power to add to the commandments of God than the synagogue had of old.
Dodsley, for the benefit of the author; and in the next edition care shall be taken that this chapter be expunged, and your Lordship's titles, distinctions, arms, and good actions, be placed at the front of the preceding chapter: All which, from the words, De gustibus non est disputandum, and whatever else in this book relates to Hobby-Horses, but no more, shall stand dedicated to your Lordship.
These vary, of course, in degree of excellence, but it does not pay to be dogmatic on this subject, and to those who would insist that the Princeton "Line" is more effective than the Harvard ditto, or that the Westover "Line" flows more smoothly than that of Farmington or Spence, one can only say "De gustibus non disputandum est."
"Faith, he's drivin' his pigs to market in foine stoil; you should only hear him, cap'en!" answered the Irishman, looking out to windward. "Begorrah, ain't it blowin', though, sir! Sure, as we used to say at ould Trinity, de gustibus non est disputandum, which means, Mister Spokeshave, as yo're cockin' up your nose to hear what I'm after sayin', it's moighty gusty, an' there's no denyin' it!"
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