Definitions
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- noun Alternative form of
Arverni .
Etymologies
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Examples
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To Mr. Sargent and his editors: Facilis descensus Averni.
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To Mr. Sargent and his editors: Facilis descensus Averni.
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Facilis descensus Averni: Sed revocare gradum, superasque evadere ad auras, Hic labor, hoc opus est.
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Averni; but in all kinds of climbing, as Catalani said of singing, it is far more easy to get up than to come down.
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‘Facilis descensus Averni!’ said the Duke, shaking his head.
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Unhappily, the grosser representations of this doctrine are now coming into repute in quarters where, formerly, they would not have been endured, and thus afford another warning example of the "_facilis descensus Averni_."
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Averni_; but in all kinds of climbing, as Catalani said of singing, it is far more easy to get up than to come down.
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"_Facilis descensus Averni_" -- you know the old tag.
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"_Facilis est descensus Averni_," I murmured to myself, and led the way, and the gate was shut behind us.
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It is all very well to talk about the _facilis descensus Averni_; but in all kinds of climbing, as Catalani said of singing, it is far more easy to get up than to come down.
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