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cual había estas palabras en
La abrió, y halló en ella cien ducados con un papel sobre el cual había estas palabras en latín: "Te declaro por heredero mío a tí, cualquiera que seas, que has tenido ingenio para entender el verdadero sentido de la inscripción.
— from A First Spanish Reader by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

curam habitam et propinquis etiam
Cum multa irae, multa avaritiae foeda exempla ederentur, Archimeden memoriae proditum est in tanto tumultu, quantum 20 pavor captae urbis in discursu diripientium militum ciere poterat, intentum formis , quas in pulvere descripserat, ab ignaro milite, quis esset, interfectum; aegre id Marcellum tulisse sepulturae que curam habitam, et propinquis etiam inquisitis honori praesidioque
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Callidum Hannibalem ex Poenorum ex
Callidum Hannibalem ex Poenorum, ex nostris ducibus Q. Maximum accepimus, facile celare, tacere, dissimulare, insidiari, praeripere hostium consilia.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

cum hōc equite pugnātūrī estis
The future active participle combined with the tenses of sum expresses action impending, resolved on, or destined, at the time indicated by the tense of the verb: as, cum hōc equite pugnātūrī estis , L. 21, 40, 10, with this kind of cavalry are you going to fight .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

cum hostium equitātū pugnātum est
4. Prō castrīs cum hostium equitātū pugnātum est.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

cum hostium equitâtû pugnâtum est
4. Prô castrîs cum hostium equitâtû pugnâtum est.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

cannot hold equal position every
Antagonists cannot hold equal position; every additional strength of the one is a comparative weakening of the other.
— from Select Speeches of Kossuth by Lajos Kossuth

case had each possessed equal
Yet, able and amicable as these members were, I am not certain this would have been the case, had each possessed equal and independent powers.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 5 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

covering his eyes Put em
‘Don’t say it!’ cried Uncle Benjy, covering his eyes. ‘Put ’em away. . .
— from The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy

cuatro hombres enmascarados precipitáronse en
Hubo un momento de asombro y silencio: pero cuando la barra arrebatada de entusiasmo prorrumpió en una tempestad de aplausos, cuatro hombres enmascarados precipitáronse en la sala, y mientras tres de ellos rodearon la mesa del presidente, el cuarto hundió un puñal en el corazón de Alberto
— from Argentina, Legend and History by Lucio Vicente López

can handle every piece easy
Two men can handle every piece easy."
— from Captain Scraggs; Or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

could he enter pass escape
THE father to discover next they tried; How could he enter, pass, escape, or hide; The walls were high; the grate was double too; Quite small the turning-box appeared to view, And she who managed it was very old:— Perhaps some youthful spark has been so bold, Cried she who was superior to the rest, To get admitted, like a maiden dressed, And 'mong our flock (if rightly I surmise)
— from Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete by Jean de La Fontaine

confirmation holy eucharist penance extreme
The number generally accepted was seven: baptism, confirmation, holy eucharist, penance, extreme unction, holy orders, and matrimony.
— from A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. (Carlton Joseph Huntley) Hayes

Canada have ever pointed east
The latter is traditionally our friend, however, and her ambitions, even when she held Canada, have ever pointed east rather than west.
— from Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan


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