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These pages, I have said, were the ultimus labor of mine ingenious assistant; but I say not, as the great Dr. Pitcairn of his hero — ultimus atque optitmis.
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For there is no such finis ultimus (utmost aim) nor summum bonum (greatest good) as is spoken of in the books of the old moral philosophers.
Leviathan 2007
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"Si autem ultimus finis esset divitiarum affuentia, oeconomus rex quidam multitudinis esset."
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Prior, prīmus, ultimus, and postrēmus are frequently equivalent to a relative clause; as, -- prīmus eam vīdī, _I was the first who saw her_; ultimus dēcessit, _he was the last who withdrew_.
New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
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= Compare _Tr_ I i 127-28 (the end of Ovid's instructions to his book) 'longa uia est, propera! nobis habitabitur orbis/ultimus, a terra terra remota mea'.
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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Dictus est autem dies nuptiarum ultimus Augusti, circa quod tempus vos ad colloquium profecturum (_sic_) spero.
The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics Alexander F. Mitchell
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Scribes, however, found the declension puzzling; and it is common to find the pseudo-accusative in _-on_ offered by some manuscripts whenever the true form in _-o_ occurs; this has happened at _Her_ VI 65 'ultimus
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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Accordingly he begins his "Liber ultimus" with a new signature, preceded by a blank page.
Catalogue of the William Loring Andrews Collection of Early Books in the Library of Yale University Addison Van Name
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_Ep_ I xvii 35 'principibus placuisse uiris non ultima laus est', _Cons ad Liuiam_ 44 'ultima sit laudes inter ut illa tuas', Vell Pat I 11 1, and the other instances cited by _OLD ultimus_ 9.
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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AeneadAs et primus et ultimus orbis ', _Fast_ III 105-6' quis tunc aut
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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