piger

“Aha!” said Mr. Butler, “Optat ephippia bos piger, nothing new under the sun — But it was a fair hit of Mrs. Saddletree, however.”

The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

But, notwithstanding, if any man will take to himself rather that of Solomon, “Dicit piger, Leo est in via,” than that of Virgil, “Possunt quia posse videntur,” I shall be content that my labours be esteemed but as the better sort of wishes; for as it asketh some knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd.

The Advancement of Learning 2003

'In hora saepe ducentos, ut magnum, versus dictabat, stans pede in uno: cum flueret lutulentus, erat quod tollere velles; garrulus atque piger scribendi ferre laborem, scribendi recte; nam ut multum, nil moror.'

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

Nonne piger desidiam instruit et somnos provocat instrumentorum suavitate, aut vocum modulis, hilaritate canentium aut fabulantium gratia, sive quod turpius est ebrietate vel crapula? ...

A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand

Nil habeo quod agam, & non sum piger: usque sequar te,

An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) Corbyn Morris

"Dicit piger, Leo est in via" [the sluggard says there is a lion in the path], than that of Virgil, "Possunt quia posse videntur" [they can, because they think they can], I shall be content that my labors be esteemed but as the better sort of wishes, for as it asketh some knowledge to demand a question not impertinent, so it requireth some sense to make a wish not absurd.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864

` ` Aha! '' said Mr. Butler, ` ` Optat ephippia bos piger, nothing new under the sun --- But it was a fair hit of Mrs. Saddletree, however. ''

The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

For Europe ploughs in Afric like "_bos piger_:" [639]

The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

"Aha!" said Mr. Butler, "_Optat ephippia bos piger, _ nothing new under the sun -- But it was a fair hit of Mr.. Saddletree, however."

The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801

"Aha!" said Mr. Butler, "_Optat ephippia bos piger, _ nothing new under the sun -- But it was a fair hit of Mr.. Saddletree, however."

The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801