equiponderate

Updated: May 13, 2025

As he shut the book, 'Now, lads, said he, 'have at them in the morning with heavy hands and light consciences. He then kindly greeted Mac-Ivor and Waverley, who requested to know his opinion of their situation. Why, you know Tacitus saith, "In rebus bellicis maxime dominalur Fortuna," which is equiponderate with our vernacular adage, "Luck can maist in the mellee."

Sir Walter Scott - Waverley

As he shut the book, 'Now, lads, said he, 'have at them in the morning with heavy hands and light consciences. He then kindly greeted Mac-Ivor and Waverley, who requested to know his opinion of their situation. Why, you know Tacitus saith, "In rebus bellicis maxime dominalur Fortuna," which is equiponderate with our vernacular adage, "Luck can maist in the mellee."

Sir Walter Scott - Waverley — Complete

As he shut the book, 'Now, lads, said he, 'have at them in the morning, with heavy hands and light consciences. He then kindly greeted Mac-Ivor and Waverley, who requested to know his opinion of their situation. 'Why, you know, Tacitus saith, "IN REBUS BELLICIS MAXIME DOMINATUR FORTUNA," which is equiponderate with our vernacular adage, "Luck can maist in the mellee."

Sir Walter Scott - Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since

As he shut the book, 'Now, lads, said he, 'have at them in the morning with heavy hands and light consciences. He then kindly greeted Mac-Ivor and Waverley, who requested to know his opinion of their situation. Why, you know Tacitus saith, "In rebus bellicis maxime dominalur Fortuna," which is equiponderate with our vernacular adage, "Luck can maist in the mellee."

Sir Walter Scott - Waverley — Volume 2