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Hoc enim ratio naturalis, juncta necessitate publica, exigit, ut militibus potissimum Praedia, ab Hostibus occupata, pro bene meritis concederentur sub Conditione tamen fidelitatis, quo eo securior esset
John Adams diary 10, includes legal notes, 24 January - 21 February 1765, August 1765 1961
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The candidate for that honour was required to keep his vigils with great strictness, after a previous ablution from which the name of the order is derived, and which were together meant to indicate the moral purity required of him; as the motto "_Tria juncta in uno_" implied a peculiar devotion to the honour of the Holy Trinity.
Coronation Anecdotes Giles Gossip
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It consists of a rose, thistle and shamrock, issuing from a sceptre surrounded by three imperial crowns, enclosed within the ancient motto _Tria juncta in uno_.
Coronation Anecdotes Giles Gossip
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The two women corresponded daily; and, if the minister's wife deceived herself as to the amount and importance of what she effected, there is no doubt that she was very busy, that she was commonly believed to exert much influence, and that great admiration for one another was expressed by herself, Hamilton, and Nelson, the “Tria juncta in uno” as the latter was pleased to style them.
The Life of Nelson Mahan, A. T. 1897
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The two women corresponded daily; and, if the minister's wife deceived herself as to the amount and importance of what she effected, there is no doubt that she was very busy, that she was commonly believed to exert much influence, and that great admiration for one another was expressed by herself, Hamilton, and Nelson, the _ "Tria juncta in uno" _ as the latter was pleased to style them.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877
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The Trio (if we admit there are tria juncta in uno, in this knot of savans) pretend to be governed by patriotic motives in attacking Mr. Schoolcraft.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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These North Staffordshire lines, Tria juncta in uno, form an engineering continuation of the Trent Valley, and are invaluable to the manufacturers of porcelain and pottery in that district.
Rides on Railways Samuel Sidney 1848
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Colorado potato-bug, (_coryphora juncta_, Germor,) which has existed throughout a great part of the United States from time immemorial.
The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. D. A. Compton 1846
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"Your question is religiously mysterious, tria juncta in uno," replied
Pelham — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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"Your question is religiously mysterious, tria juncta in uno," replied
Pelham — Volume 01 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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