latinity

Had he written his great work in Latin, it would have been consigned, with the Italian latinity of the middle ages, to oblivion; while his Tuscan still delights the ear of princes and lazzaroni.

English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Henry Coppee

Shrewsbury School: HIS _latinity_ it is which Dr. Samuel Parr [_ut supr. _] characterises as FAULTY: and for the defects of which he endeavours, successfully or otherwise, to account.

Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850 Various

I annex as literal a translation as possible, and from the beauty and ease of their latinity, have been tempted to precede it with the original words.

Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 John Hughes

Archbishop Healy says of it: "We read over both fragments carefully, and we have no hesitation in saying that whether we consider the style of the latinity, the learning, or the ingenuity of the writer, it is equally marvelous and equally honorable to the School of Clonard."

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The expression is in some instances obscure and even incorrect from the point of view of classical latinity, but the many images, comparisons, and allegories, the use in some chapters of verse and acrostics, the beauty and nobleness of the thoughts, the earnestness and love of the writer which are manifest throughout the whole work, always keep the reader's interest alive.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

His latinity might perhaps appear to more advantage if it were critically edited.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

It was written between 1063 and 1073, is of even less historical value than the "Annals", but, like the "Annals", it is a masterpiece of pure and elegant latinity.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Recalled to Rome, he was appointed Vicar of St. Peter's, and on the death of Cardinal Slusio succeeded to the important position of Secretary of Papal Briefs, which he held for thirteen years, and for which his command of classical latinity singularly fitted him.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

The poems of Sidonius are written in a fairly pure latinity.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

The chief service that Cheke and Ascham and their fellows rendered to English literature was their crusade against the exaggerated latinity that they had themselves helped to make possible, the crusade against what they called "inkhorn terms."

English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge G. H. Mair 1906