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  • Though we seem many times to be angry, [1912] and blush at our own praises, yet our souls inwardly rejoice, it puffs us up; 'tis fallax suavitas, blandus daemon, makes us swell beyond our bounds, and forget ourselves.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Otherwise, as [4317] Pliny telleth us; if singular moderation be not had, [4318] nothing so pernicious, 'tis mere vinegar, blandus daemon, poison itself.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Finis erat: tenera matris ceruice pependit blandus et admotis tepefecit pectora pennis. illa refert uultum non aspernata rogantis: 105

    The Marriage of Stella and Violentilla 1912

  • And, again, on that of the Rev. Nathan Stone, of Dennis: "Vir humilis, mitis, blandus, advenarum hospes; (there was need of him there;) suis commodis in terrâ non studens, reconditis thesauris in coelo."

    Cape Cod 1865

  • (pande foris!), te, Stella, chorus; tibi Phoebus et Euhan et de Maenalia uolucer Tegeaticus umbra serta ferunt, nec blandus Amor nec Gratia cessat amplexum niucos optatae coniugis artus20 floribus innumeris et olenti spargere nimbo. tu modo fronte rosas, uiolis modo lilia mixta excipis et dominae niueis a uultibus obstas.

    The Marriage of Stella and Violentilla 1912

  • 'biandi 508, 5 blandienti 196, x blandior 3 31, 1 blawlitts 95, 8 blandum 50,7 blandus 842, 7

    Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Horace, Ludovicus Desprez, André Dacier 1793

  • MRurfum alter illumi qui mioas junxent iiPoft mille prol) ra; funditus peream 1 mil iiNi te necaro peflimei vires habens: - iiRemuneratur blandus his dittis ftatim: ifEt ipfe pe/eam, ni te amicum fecero.

    Analysis operum S.S. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum 1790

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