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We must so be gone sooner or later all, and as Calliopeius in the comedy took his leave of his spectators and auditors, Vos valete et plaudite,
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'Bene valete, et vincite virtute vera, quod fecistis antidhac, ... ut vobis victi Poeni poenas sufferant.'
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills
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This is as it should be, for the _Misses_ ought to have an equal chance with the _Masters_ -- at least so say we, -- _plaudite_, clap your little hands, and _valete_, good bye!
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Various
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I may then conclude, '_spes et fortuna valete; _' she is gone in whom I trusted, and of me hath not one thought of mercy, nor any respect of that which was.
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So if anyone is looking for a battle scene, let him pick a quarrel: if he gets a good strong opponent, I promise him a glimpse of a battle scene so unpleasant that hereafter he will hate the very sight of one.abeo. valete, iudices iustissimi domi duellique duellatores optumi.
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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_ Cp. the well-known epitaph: -- 'iam mea peracta, mox vestra agetur fabula: valete et plaudite.'
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura Lucius Apuleius 1914
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Vale civitas, valete castelli parvi; relicti estis propter aquam et non per vim inimicorum! '
The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 05 Georg Ebers 1867
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Vale civitas, valete castelli parvi; relicti estis propter aquam et non per vim inimicorum! '
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Vale civitas, valete castelli parvi; relicti estis propter aquam et non per vim inimicorum! '
The Burgomaster's Wife — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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It is the same doubt, hardened by the temper of the man into a colder and more mocking scepticism, that sounds in the "plaudite et valete" of the deathbed of Augustus.
Stray Studies from England and Italy John Richard Greene 1860
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