abest

-- My copy of this poet being unfortunately without notes, I was not aware that there was authority for "abest" in this passage; but my argument still remains much the same, as regards quoters {634} having retained for their own convenience a reading which most editors have rejected.

Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852

But in looking at the films from this year, I thought there were enough good ones (a lot of solid 4 stars - very few 5stars) that I should at least make my lazy selfdo abest films of 2008.

Best Films of 2008 « 1979 Semi-Finalist… 2009

Marry whilst thou mayst, donec viventi canities abest morosa, whilst thou art yet able, yet lusty, [5958] Elige cui dicas, tu mihi sola places, make thy choice, and that freely forthwith, make no delay, but take thy fortune as it falls.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Deum rogat, non pro salute mariti, filii, cognati vota suscipit, sed pro reditu moechi si abest, pro valetudine lenonis si aegrotet.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Nam quando mulieres cognoscunt maritum hoc advertere, licentius peccant, [6048] as Nevisanus holds, when a woman thinks her husband watcheth her, she will sooner offend; [6049] Liberius peccant, et pudor omnis abest, rough handling makes them worse: as the goodwife of Bath in Chaucer brags,

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

[5455] Nam si abest quod ames, praesto simulacra tamen sunt

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

+ In the speech of Vulteius in Lucan, animating his soldiers in a great struggle to kill one another. — “Decernite lethum, et metus omnis abest, cupias quodcunque necesse est.”

Letter to a Friend 2007

Remember your own motto, Nullum numen abest si sit prudentia.

Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005

English and German, the principal ladies, and most of the foreign ministers; so that I may apply to you, nullum numen abest, si sit prudentia.

Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005

Nullum numen abest, si sit prudentia, is unquestionably true, with regard to everything except poetry; and I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by proper culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself whatever he pleases, except a good poet.

Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005