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But the best and surest remedy of all, is to see them well placed, and married to good husbands in due time, hinc illae, lachrymae, that is the primary cause, and this the ready cure, to give them content to their desires.
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Mulieribus omnibus hoc imprimis in votis est, ut formosae sint, aut si reipsa non sint, videantur tamen esse; et si qua parte natura defuit, artis supetias adjungunt: unde illae faciei unctiones, dolor et cruciatus in arctandis corporibus, &c. 5008.
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The same passion made her break out in the comedy, [5475] Nae illae fortunatae, sunt quae cum illo cubant, happy are his bedfellows; and as she said of Cyprus, [5476] Beata quae illi uxor futura esset, blessed is that woman that shall be his wife, nay, thrice happy she that shall enjoy him but a night.
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Hinc illae, lachrymae: in plain truth, Honour had as much love for her mistress as most servants have, that is to say — But besides this, her pride obliged her to support the character of the lady she waited on; for she thought her own was in a very close manner connected with it.
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Twitter photos love-notes e-mail design hosted hinc illae lacrimae
natinski Diary Entry natinski 2004
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Londoniensis Concilii foeminas suas tenuerunt vel alins duxcrunt, si amplius missam celebrare voluerint, eas a se omnino sic facient alienas, ut nec illae in domos eorum, nec ipsi in domos earum intrent ....
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Hinc illae natae sunt Ducum, Comitum, ac reliquorum id genus ad ostentationem confictae appellationes.
An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Robert S. Rait
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Most bitterly hated, but at the same time most formidable -- as the Germans themselves now generally admit, and hence all those tears of rage -- hinc illae lacrymae.
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[Footnote: Nec illae numerare aut exigere plagas pavent.]
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Would it be unkind to say: "Hinc illae lachrymae"?
Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Louis Dechmann
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