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Now what should one say of such men but as the Philosopher saith of a friend, 'Amicus omnium, Amicus nullorum, A professor of both, a believer in neither.
"No wonder, Wycherly, for the idea would greatly favour him. Tom and his brothers are all filii nullorum, God forgive me for that same wrong."
Harkee, brother Wycherly; I've never asked you, or wished you to leave the estate to Tom, or his younger brothers; for one, and all, are filii nullorum as I term 'em, though my brother Record will have it, it ought to be filii nullius, as well as filius nullius.
Visne mi dare traductionem in istam linguam Toscanam non nullorum verborum? To this he replied, 'Libenter, and the people revered us both. Thus he told me the name for a knife was cultello; for a room, camera par domire; for 'what is it called? 'come si chiama?; for 'what is the road to? 'quella e la via a...? and other phrases wherein, no doubt, I am wrong; but I only learnt by ear.
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