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Si servum viderint, aut flatorem altius cinctum, aut pulvere perfusum, aut histrionem in scenam traductum,
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Galeria, Copiola, Emboliariae, reducta est in scenam: annum certissimum quartum agens_, "is thus translated by an English author, Philemon Holland," Lucceia, a common
A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent
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"Quid enim deformius, quum scenam in vitam transferre?"
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 Various
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Lacedæmoni tam est nobilis vidua, quæ non in scenam eat mercede conducta.
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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In scenam vero prodire, et populo esse spectaculo nemini in iisdem gentibus fuit turpitudini.
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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'Notandum est, scenam jam Athenas translatam sic institui, ut primo Orestes solus conspiciatur in templo
Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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On the other side, if behaviour and outward carriage be intended too much, first it may pass into affectation, and then Quid deformius quam scenam in vitam transferre -- to act a man's life?
The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 1593
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On the other side, if behaviour and outward carriage be intended too much, first it may pass into affectation, and then Quid deformius quam scenam in vitam transferre — to act a man’s life?
 
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