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During the minority of Edward VI, no longer cowed by the "vultus instantis tyranni", he favoured first
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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A sight of Philip Schuyler's face sent him sliding into the next ode -- _Justum et tenacem_ ... _non voltus instantis tyranni_ ....
Fort Amity Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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After the quotation from Horace (_Non vultus instantis tyranni_), in the
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Here was the 'vultus instantis tyranni,' in this stout, be-wigged, lace-covered, yellow-faced man in front of me.
Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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But it none the less required a great soul to utter these stirring sentiments before the very face of Nero, the "vultus instantis tyranni" of which Horace had dreamed.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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The just man is not frightened by the frown of the threatening tyrant -- _non vullus instantis tyranni_.
Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Robert Browning 1850
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Non vultus instantis tyranni, "etc. [The just man tenacious of purpose is not to be turned aside by the heat of the populace nor the brow of the threatening tyrant.]
Dramatic Romances Robert Browning 1850
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