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  • I sometimes fear he will carry away a greater idea of our riches and luxury than of our strength, but qui vivra, verra.

    The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton 2006

  • He contented himself by replying "Qui vivra verra" with a little truculent air.

    A Set of Six 1906

  • True, the proof lay in the uncertain future, but the comforting thought, "Qui vivra verra," helped to remove all scruples.

    The Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. I. 1872-1939 1903

  • I sometimes fear he will carry away a greater idea of our riches and luxury than of our strength, but qui vivra, verra.

    The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897

  • He contented himself by replying "Qui vivra verra" with a little truculent air.

    A Set of Six Joseph Conrad 1890

  • French, as was his wont when moved, "qui vivra verra! qui vivra verra!"

    Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • These will probably combine with Sir Henry Parkes, and _qui vivra verra_.

    Town Life in Australia Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny 1886

  • I sometimes fear he will carry away a greater idea of our riches and luxury than of our strength, but _qui vivra, verra_.

    The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II W. H. Wilkins 1882

  • "In two months 'time," repeated Sir John, when he was alone, with one of his twisted, cynic smiles, "in two months time -- qui vivra verra."

    With Edged Tools Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • Then all at once she burst into a laugh and left the room -- crying to the General as she did so: "Elle vivra cent ans!"

    The Gambler Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1851

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