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“Per Armeniam in hostes contendit, quae fermo sola, seu facilior vincendi via est.”
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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It opens with the Latin verse anthem Jehova quam multi sunt hostes which is a field-day for soloists.
BBC Blog Network 2009
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The international criminals who use human shields are hostes humani generis: "common enemies of humankind."
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Virgo Sacrata, da nobis virtutem contra hostes tuos!
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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Such people would be regarded as hostes humani generis, enemies of all humanity.
Inaccrochable 2009
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The international criminals who use human shields are hostes humani generis: "common enemies of humankind."
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Teh Tee Bee taulkshowes hostes, adn teh neuwspapure peeps caime roun adn wunted tuu knoe teh sekrit ov tihs soe sukcessfool diet;
Teh diet… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Gloria tantum elatus, non ira, in medios hostes irruere, quod completis muris conspici se pugnantem, a muro spectantibus, egregium ducebat.
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And whan this emperour wille ryde from o contree to another, he ordeynethe 4 hostes of his folk; of the whiche, the firste hoost gothe before him, a dayes iourneye.
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And it fresethe so strongly alle zeres, that many tymes men han foughten upon the Ise with grete hostes, bothe parties on fote, and hire hors voyded for the tyme: and what on hors and on fote, mo than 200000 persones on every syde.
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