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simul emissis rapido velocior Euro
Iam simul emissis rapido velocior Euro 100 fertur equis; strident Zephyri cursuque rotarum saucia dividuis clarescunt nubila sulcis.
— from Claudian, volume 1 (of 2) With an English translation by Maurice Platnauer by Claudius Claudianus

starken elastischen Rothtannenwurzel verfertigt etwa
Der Bogen ist aus einer starken, elastischen Rothtannenwurzel verfertigt, etwa 3½ Fuss lang und auf der Rückseite mit einer Bärensehne überklebt.'
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

sed ex rebus verba esse
Non ex verbis res, sed ex rebus verba esse inquirenda, ait Myson.
— from A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics by Richard Baxter

substantia essentia radius virtus et
Solaris, dubio procul, ut nomen indicat, sive solis filia, immo substantia, essentia, radius, virtus, et illa quidem invisibilis solis nostri, ne quis eam a sole vulgi natam, perperam cogitet; neque tamen desunt, qui eam ex Urani et
— from Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various


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