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Page 83
... inaequalis ipse honores sibi quaerit, aut digniori concessos invidet, aut non
intelligit nihil esse in societate hominum magis vel Deo gratum, vel rationi
consentaneum, esse in civitate nihil aequius, nihil utilius, quam potiri rerum
dignissimum.
... inaequalis ipse honores sibi quaerit, aut digniori concessos invidet, aut non
intelligit nihil esse in societate hominum magis vel Deo gratum, vel rationi
consentaneum, esse in civitate nihil aequius, nihil utilius, quam potiri rerum
dignissimum.
Page 153
Ecce autem partes dum sese versat in omnes Invenit mea Musa nihil, ne despice
munus. Nam nihil est gemmis, nihil est pretiosius auro. Hue animum, hue igitur
vultus adverte benignos: Res nova narratur quae nulli audita priorum, Ausonii ...
Ecce autem partes dum sese versat in omnes Invenit mea Musa nihil, ne despice
munus. Nam nihil est gemmis, nihil est pretiosius auro. Hue animum, hue igitur
vultus adverte benignos: Res nova narratur quae nulli audita priorum, Ausonii ...
Page 154
Inveniunt atque inventum nihil usque requirunt. Hoc dimetiri non ulla decempeda
possit : Nec numeret Libycae numerum qui callet arenae: Et Phoebo ignotum
nihil est, nihil altius astris. Tuque, tibi licet eximium sit mentis acumen, Omnem in
...
Inveniunt atque inventum nihil usque requirunt. Hoc dimetiri non ulla decempeda
possit : Nec numeret Libycae numerum qui callet arenae: Et Phoebo ignotum
nihil est, nihil altius astris. Tuque, tibi licet eximium sit mentis acumen, Omnem in
...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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