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  • Princes and potentates, that are otherwise happy, and have all at command, secure and free, quibus potentia sceleris impunitatem fecit, are grievously vexed with these pasquilling libels, and satires: they fear a railing [2162] Aretine, more than an enemy in the field, which made most princes of his time (as some relate) allow him a liberal pension, that he should not tax them in his satires.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Animus conscientia sceleris inquietus, nullum admisit gaudium, sed semper vexatus noctu et interdiu per somnum visis horrore plenis putremefactus, &c.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • [330] One is crowned for that which another is tormented: Ille crucem sceleris precium tulit, hic diadema; made a knight, a lord, an earl, a great duke, (as [331] Agrippa notes) for that which another should have hung in gibbets, as a terror to the rest,

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • We measure all as Turks do, by the event, and most part, as Cyprian notes, in all ages, countries, places, saevitiae magnitudo impunitatem sceleris acquirit; the foulness of the fact vindicates the offender.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Illane, cuius leges politicæ adultorium sceleris infandi nomine notarunt et damnarunt?

    A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

  • Illane, cuius leges politic� adultorium sceleris infandi nomine notarunt et damnarunt?

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Cernis igitur, Lector benigne, qu鄊 iniurium habeamus notarium, dicentem: Adulterium et scortationes in Islandia peccati aut sceleris nomen non mereri.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Cernis igitur, Lector benigne, quàm iniurium habeamus notarium, dicentem: Adulterium et scortationes in Islandia peccati aut sceleris nomen non mereri.

    A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

  • At Jugurtha manifestus [216] tanti sceleris non prius omisit contra verum niti, quam animum advertit, [217] supra gratiam atque pecuniam suam invidiam facti esse.

    C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust

  • Postquam, diviso regno, legati Africa decessere, et Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt, certum ratus, quod ex amicis apud Numantiam acceperat, omnia Romae venalia esse, simul et illorum pollicitationibus accensus, quos paulo ante muneribus expleverat, in regnum Adherbalis animum intendit.

    C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust

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