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- noun Plural form of
acquest .
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Who doth otherwise, shall not only lose what he hath gained, but also be loaded with this scandal and reproach, that he is an unjust and wicked purchaser, and his acquests perish with him; Juxta illud, male parta, male dilabuntur.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Who doth otherwise, shall not only lose what he hath gained, but also be loaded with this scandal and reproach, that he is an unjust and wicked purchaser, and his acquests perish with him; Juxta illud, male parta, male dilabuntur.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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VALUE the judicious, and let not mere acquests in minor parts of learning gain thy preexistimation.
Christian Morals 1605-1682 1863
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Darius's dominion was very large; all he got by his conquests and acquests was that he had so many more countries to take care of; no more can be expected from himself than what one man can do, and therefore others must be employed under him.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Who doth otherwise, shall not only lose what he hath gained, but also be loaded with this scandal and reproach, that he is an unjust and wicked purchaser, and his acquests perish with him; Juxta illud, male parta, male dilabuntur.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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