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certa scientia eidem Philippo
ex certa scientia, eidem Philippo concedimus et indulgemus ne prædicta opera, dummodo prius ab Inquisitore visa et approbata fuerint, per ipsum imprimenda, infra decennium a quoquo sine ipsius licentia imprimi aut vendi vel in apothecis teneri possint; inhibentes omnibus et singulis Christi fidelibus tam in Italia quam extra Italiam existentibus, sub excommunicationis lata sententia, in terris vero S.R.E. mediate vel immediate subjectis, etiam ducentorum ducatorum auri Cameræ Apostolicæ applicandorum et amissionis librorum pœnis, totiens ipso facto et absque alia declaratione incurrendis quotiens contraventum fuerit, ne intra decennium præfatum dicta opera sine ejusdem Philippi expressa licentia imprimere, seu ab ipsis aut aliis impressa vendere, vel venalia habere
— from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi by Giorgio Vasari

can she expect protection
If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?
— from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

como si estuvieran por
no sólo gritaban como unos locos, [10] sino que también gesticulaban y accionaban como si estuvieran por darse de bofetadas.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

cannot so easily persuade
I have thought it no sin to bore through a wall, or destroy a staircase; but I cannot so easily persuade myself to pierce a heart or take away a life.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

con sus eternos pregones
inmortalidad con sus eternos pregones.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

consolidated scattered energy programs
TIGHTENING STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY To develop a foundation to carry out energy policy, we consolidated scattered energy programs and launched the Synthetic Fuels Corporation; to give education the priority it deserves and at the same time reduce HHS to more manageable size, I gave education a seat at the Cabinet table, to create a stronger system for attacking waste and fraud, I reorganized audit and investigative functions by putting an Inspector General in major agencies.
— from State of the Union Addresses by Jimmy Carter

commata sensus Et punctos
Per cola distinquant proprios, et commata sensus, Et punctos ponant ordine quosque suo.
— from Bibliomania in the Middle Ages by F. Somner (Frederick Somner) Merryweather

consecrated spot enough perhaps
One small consecrated spot, enough perhaps to leaven and memorize the whole site, was respected, and not built over.
— from Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar by Henry Stevens

correcting some examination papers
“I was correcting some examination papers,” she added, going to the desk and turning out the student lamp.
— from The Girls of Central High on Track and Field Or, The Champions of the School League by Gertrude W. Morrison

cruel said Emily plaintively
"Isn't it cruel?" said Emily plaintively.
— from The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Conditor Suspensus est patibulo
Vexilla Regis prodeunt: Fulget crucis mysterium, Quo carne carnis Conditor Suspensus est patibulo.
— from Hymni ecclesiae by John Henry Newman


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