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  • Quid quod mollissimum quidque, sicuti medulla est, interiore semper sede reconditur, extra uero quadam ligni firmitate, ultimus autem cortex aduersum caeli intemperiem quasi mali patiens defensor opponitur?

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

  • Cum acerbae famis tempore grauis atque inexplicabilis indicta coemptio profligatura inopia Campaniam prouinciam uideretur, certamen aduersum praefectum praetorii communis commodi ratione suscepi, rege cognoscente contendi et ne coemptio exigeretur, euici.

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

  • Postremus aduersum fortunam dolor incanduit conquestusque non aequa meritis praemia pensari.

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

  • Cum liberum quendam uirum suppliciis se tyrannus adacturum putaret, ut aduersum se factae coniurationis conscios proderet, linguam ille momordit atque abscidit et in os tyranni saeuientis abiecit; ita cruciatus, quos putabat tyrannus materiam crudelitatis, uir sapiens fecit esse uirtutis.

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

  • Quia tacuj inveterauerunt Obmutuj et non aperuj os ossa mea (speach may meum quoniam tu fecistj now & then breed It is goddes doing. smart in y'e flesh; but Posuj custodiam Orj keeping it in goeth to meo cum consisteret y'e bone). peccator aduersum me.

    Bacon is Shake-Speare Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence 1875

  • Beati estis cum maledixerunt uobis et cum oehtas iuih and cuoethas eghwelc yfel with iuih persecuti uos fuerint et dixerint omne malum aduersum uos gesuicas _vel_ wæges fore mec gefeath and wynnsumiath forthon mentientes propter me.

    English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873

  • ut responsurae singula uerba iace. seu tamen aduersum mutarit ianua lectum85

    Cornelia's Plea 1912

  • "Haec enim nondum morbi tui remedia sed adhuc contumacis aduersum curationem doloris fomenta quaedam sunt.

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

  • Deflecte nunc in aduersum mentis intuitum; ibi enim ueram quam promisimus statim uidebis. "

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

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