olet

At least, Grey, [_turning to him_,] Plautus says, "_Mulier recte olet ubi nihil olet_" which you may translate for the ladies, if you choose.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 Various

"_Mulier tum bene olet ubi nihil olet_" is an ancient dictum, and in the sixteenth century

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899

_Mulier bene olet dum nihil olet_ is the maxim written above this article of our code.

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel William John Locke 1896

Mulier recte olet, ubi nihil olet, then a woman smells best, when she hath no perfume at all; no crown, chain, or jewel

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Cujus erat gratissimus amplexus (whose embrace was so agreeable) as Barnard saith, erit horribilis aspectus; Non redolet, sed olet, quae, redolere solet, As a posy she smells sweet, is most fresh and fair one day, but dried up, withered, and stinks another.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

‘Non olet,’ he would say with a grim smile when the charitable cheque of the firm would come punctually to hand on the first Saturday after Christmas.

He Knew He Was Right 2004

Ex abiete factus est, ait ille, terebinthinum olet —

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2003

Ex abiete factus est, ait ille, terebinthinum olet —

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2003

From good old Vespasian stems also the proverb non olet -- it does not smell.

Cleaning Up Our Act (The Income Tax Act, That Is) 1983

That he should do this presupposes, indeed, that his point of view regarding money is non olet; but he acts as he does exclusively in the interest of his party, and not a penny of the money he receives goes into his own pocket.

Political Parties; a Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy 1916