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  • Illius stetit ad modos torrentis rapidi fragor, oblitusque sequi fugam amisit liquor impetum; et dum fluminibus mora est, 10 defecisse putant Geten

    The Saying of Orphens 1912

  • This is shown by his enumeration of the celestial signs (v. 1188): -- in cæloque deum sedes et templa locarunt, per cælum volvi quia nox et luna videtur, luna dies et nox et noctis signa severa noctivagæque faces cæli flammæque volantes, nubila sol imbres nix venti fulmina grando et rapidi fremitus et murmura magna minarum.

    Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

  • This is shown by his enumeration of the celestial signs (v. 1188): -- in cæloque deum sedes et templa locarunt, per cælum volvi quia nox et luna videtur, luna dies et nox et noctis signa severa noctivagæque faces cæli flammæque volantes, nubila sol imbres nix venti fulmina grando et rapidi fremitus et murmura magna minarum.

    Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series John Addington Symonds 1866

  • Tu forse qui attendi il mio giudizio: assolvo il popolo, se credere si dee alia fama, benchè abbia potuto e castigate più mitemente, e con maggior dolcezza vendicare il suo dolore: ma non cosi facilmente, si modera un 'ira giusta insieme, e grande in un numeroso popolo principalmente, nel quale il precipitoso, ed instabile volgo aguzza gli stimoli dell' iracondia con rapidi, e sconsigliati clamori.

    The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

  • XIV, 764: fiec «r - cutiant rapidi florentia venti*

    P. Ovidii Nasonis Fastorum libri VI. Ovid, Publius Ovidius Naso, Gottlieb Erdmann Gierig 1812

  • Manufactories are rifing in the town and the country; and iu - duftry and emulation increafe with great rapidi - ty.

    Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of ... 1797

  • Ni fadat, maria ac terras ccelumque profundum Quippe ferant rapidi fecum verrantque per auras.

    P. Virgilii Maronis Opera Virgil, Gilbert Wakefield 1796

  • QuinctiamGallum, nodem explaudentibus alis Auroram clara confuetum voce vocare, jif Nenu queunt rapidi contra conftare Leones,

    T. Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libri sex Titus Lucretius Carus , Thomas Creech , George Gordon Byron Byron 1770

  • aurea nunc rapidi flumina adire Tagi, nunc aliam ex alia bellando quaerere gentem,

    Mighty in Peace as Mighty in Arms 1912

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