pronus

_ I. 455; II. 290, 253; where the epithets _tortus, pronus_, applied to Capricorn, which was Tiberius's star, hint at his character and his disgrace.

The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879

[36] "Quisque enim in spes suas pronus et expeditus, commodo serviendum," says Giovio, borrowing the familiar metaphor, "et orientem solem potius quam occidentem adorandum esse dictitabat."

The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 William Hickling Prescott 1827

Upon which account, Socinus and his followers state the reason of a man's believing or embracing Christianity upon the natural goodness or virtuous disposition of his mind, which they sometimes call naturalis probitas, and sometimes animus in virtutem pronus.

Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I. 1634-1716 1823

"_Vivum quidem, haud diu est, hominem videbam -- vigere autem quis dicat qui sub fulminibus eloquentiae tuae, rex magne, jamdudum pronus jacet, et prostratus? _"

The Fortunes of Nigel Walter Scott 1801

Peach is a type of fruit bearing tree from the Rosaceae family, it belongs to the pronus type

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Cumque introifTet in conf - pedfai regis, Sc adoraiTet eum pronus in terram, dixit Nathan: D6m ine mi rex: ta dixifti: Adonf as regnet poft me, & ipfe ftdeat fuper thronum meum?

Breviarium ecclesiæ Rotomagensis Rouen diocese 1777

Knowing all this, Lord Glenvarloch, though a courtier of only five minutes’ standing, had address enough to reply — “Vivum quidem, haud diu est, hominem videbam — vigere autem quis dicat qui sub fulminibus eloquentiae tuae, rex magne, jamdudum pronus jacet, et prostratus?”

The Fortunes of Nigel 2004