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  • That ring, which I called maximus, had a diameter of three geometric paces.

    The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

  • That ring, which I called maximus, had a diameter of three geometric paces.

    Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 05: Milan and Mantua Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • That ring, which I called maximus, had a diameter of three geometric paces.

    The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • There was a pope, I think it was Cardinal Chigi, who was justly ridiculed for his attention to little things, and his inability in great ones: and therefore called maximus in minimis, and minimus in maximis.

    Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005

  • There was a pope, I think it was Cardinal Chigi, who was justly ridiculed for his attention to little things, and his inability in great ones: and therefore called maximus in minimis, and minimus in maximis.

    Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1751 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

  • There was a pope, I think it was Cardinal Chigi, who was justly ridiculed for his attention to little things, and his inability in great ones: and therefore called maximus in minimis, and minimus in maximis.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

  • Gluteus maximus, which is also one of the strongest muscles in the whole body, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus are the muscles which comprise the butt muscles.

    Article Source 2009

  • We asked our resident satyrologist Sir Spoofton Doofus about the seemingly endless Jade Goody articles, and he said: 'Jade Goody is what is technically known as a maximus cliffordiae propagandium, for people that prefer reading The Daily Star to reading Jean-Paul Camus de la Sartre.

    TheSpoof.com : Spoof News : Front Page 2009

  • Thus, the 'maximus' variety will be an extremely stupid or foolish idiot.

    Dorkus Maximus floreta 2009

  • They'd been friends for years before his election to the chair of the Pontifex Maximus ( "maximus" in this context meaning "chief," and "pontifex" meaning "bridge-builder," as a cleric was supposed to be the bridge between men and their God).

    The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000

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