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Infensus Britanniae Duci, et in ultionem versus, nec cibum cepit, nec quietem, ad Calendas Julias 1392. comites occidit.
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Florent.hist. virtus quietem parat, quies otium, otium porro luxum generat, luxus interitum, a quo iterum ad saluberrimas,
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The true motto for the Government is precisely and preeminently the motto of the State of Massachusetts, "_Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem_," which, freely, but faithfully, translated, means, "We must conquer a just and abiding peace."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 Various
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Vestalis 'father, Cottius, became a client of Augustus; at XV 10 7 Ammianus mentions the worship still accorded Cottius' quod iusto moderamine rexerat suos, et ascitus in societatem rei Romanae quietem genti praestitit sempiternam '.
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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Consequently, canonists call the clause the "mother of repose": "sicut papaver gignit somnum et quietem, ita et hæc clausula habenti eam."
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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"Liberty under the Law," citizens who, like him, look not with apology, but with respect and approval and admiration on that sentiment inscribed on the white flag of Massachusetts, "_Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem_" (With a sword she seeks secure peace under liberty).
Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages Calvin Coolidge 1902
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Te enim appello, qui apud Deum cum Christo vivis, nosque illic exspectas, donec tecum in beatam quietem colligamur.
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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Tunc autem hoc Sabbatum Deo sancte celebratur, quum post corda rite praeparata, et compositas suas res mundanas, homines non solum a suis ipsorum operibus, dictis, cogitatis; (quae circa illas exerceri solent) a recreationibus etiam ludicris quietem sanctam toto observant die; [1749] verum etiam in exercitiis divini cultus publicis privatisque, ac in officiis necessitatis et misericordiae toto illo tempore occupantur.
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However you fare, you will have the pleasure of Hope and the consolation of books _quietem inveniendam in abditis recessibus et libellulis_.
Letters on Literature Andrew Lang 1878
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[Footnote 406: 'Sed quid, Judaeo, supplicans temporalem quietem quaeris si aeternam requiem invenire non possis.'] 38.
The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872
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