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Quod licet Iovi (= left, pesudo-liberals), non licet bovi (the other mortals).
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Thirdly, for the mutual agreement, as being of the same kind: Sus sui, canis cani, bos bovi, et asinus asino pulcherrimus videtur, as Epicharmus held, and according to that adage of
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Bhoi is a South Indian word (Telugu and Malayalam _boyi_, Tamil _bovi_), and in the Konkan people of this class are known as Kahar Bhui.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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In course of time our _bovi_ brought us to the Borgo, or lower town, whence there is a further ascent of seven hundred feet to the topmost hawk's-nest or acropolis of the republic.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series John Addington Symonds 1866
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In course of time our _bovi_ brought us to the Borgo, or lower town, whence there is a further ascent of seven hundred feet to the topmost hawk's-nest or acropolis of the republic.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866
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And you happily illustrate the truth of the proverb dat Deus immiti cornua curta bovi, (God gives short horns to the vicious ox.)
A Controversy Between "Erskine" and "W. M." on the Practicability of Suppressing Gambling. 1862
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But as the _bovi_ were not at hand, I reversed the usual order, walked to the bottom, and then toiled to the top.
The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3) Charles Greville 1829
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Most people are dragged up the mountain by _bovi_, see the upper part of the fall, and walk down.
The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3) Charles Greville 1829
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There was a Luftwaffengruppe dedicated to hitting US bombers right at the end of the war. patton (Obama has replaced "Res Publica" with "Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi.")
Latest Articles 2010
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There was a Luftwaffengruppe dedicated to hitting US bombers right at the end of the war. patton (Obama has replaced "Res Publica" with "Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi.")
Latest Articles 2010
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