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  • Nihil quicquid homini tam prosperum divinitus datum, quin ei admixtum sit aliquid difficultatis ut etiam amplissima quaqua laetitia, subsit quaepiam vel parva querimonia conjugatione quadam mellis, et fellis.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • “Omnium qu� dixerat feceratque, arte quadam ostentator” (He had a knack of showing off and advertising whatever he said or did).

    Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions 2007

  • Nihil homini tam prospere datum divinitus, quin ei admixtum sit aliquid difficultatis, in amplissima quaque laetitia subest quaedam querimonia, conjugatione quadam mellis et fellis.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Sic radius a corde percutientis missus, regimen proprium repetit, cor vulnerat, per oculos et sanguinem inficit et spiritus, subtili quadam vi.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • In quibus jejunus diu sedeat eo tempore, ne sudorem excitent aut manifestum teporem, sed quadam refrigeratione humectent.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Immortalitatem beneficio literarum, immortali gloriosa quadam cupiditate concupivit.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Galliae et Italiae Regiones, molli tepore, et benigna quadam temperie prorsus antecellit, Jovi.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • But all this while, when I speak of vain – glory, I mean not of that property, that Tacitus doth attribute to Mucianus; Omnium quae dixerat feceratque arte quadam ostentator: for that proceeds not of vanity, but of natural magnanimity and discretion; and in some persons, is not only comely, but gracious.

    The Essays 2007

  • Memorabile quod Ulricus epistola refert Gregorium quum ex piscina quadam allata plus quam sex mille infantum capita vidisset, ingemuisse et decretum de coelibatu tantam caedis causam confesses condigno illud poenitentiae fructu purgasse.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Cum in mulierem incident, quae cum forma morum suavitatem conjunctam habet, et jam oculos persenserit formae ad se imaginem cum aviditate quadam rapere cum eadem, &c.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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