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Over the sublime figure of William -- sævis tranquillus in undis -- we should be glad to dwell, but we are not reviewing the "Rise of the Dutch Republic," and in Mr. Motley's present volumes the hero of toleration appears no longer.
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'Soevis tranquillus in undis', he was never more placid than when the storm was wildest and the night darkest.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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'Soevis tranquillus in undis', he was never more placid than when the storm was wildest and the night darkest.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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'Soevis tranquillus in undis', he was never more placid than when the storm was wildest and the night darkest.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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'Soevis tranquillus in undis', he was never more placid than when the storm was wildest and the night darkest.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 15: 1568, part II John Lothrop Motley 1845
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This implies that while man is at enmity with his Maker the inferior creatures are at war with him; but tranquillus Deus tranquillat omnia -- a reconciled God reconciles all things.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Implens officii Obfequiis inftare fuis tranquillus slumnus.
Panegyrici veteres qvos ex codice ms. librisqve collatis recensvit ae notis integris iisqve partim ad hve ineditis Christiani Gottlibii Schwarzii et excerptis aliorvm additis etiam svis instrvxit et illvstravit Wolfgangvs Iaegervs .. Schwarz, Christian Gottlieb, 1675-1751 1779
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praefectus Gallis et Libyae et Latio, tranquillus, clemens, oculis uoce ore serenus,
An Epitaph for his Father Ausonius 1912
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Over the sublime figure of William -- saevis tranquillus in undis -- we should be glad to dwell, but we are not reviewing the "Rise of the Dutch
The Unseen World and Other Essays John Fiske 1871
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That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality. "] [413] [" Euganeis istis in collibus ... domum parvam sed delectabilem et honestam struxi ... hic quanquam æger corpore, tranquillus animo frater dego, sine tumultibus, sine erroribus, sine curis, legens semper et scribens, Deum laudans. "
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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