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Abbreviations Used in This Book abbr. adj. adv. aero. Afrik Algon Am Am Sp anat. Anglo-Ind Ar Aram arch. arith. Armen ostrón. auto. Beng biol. Bohem bot. Br Bulg Can Can Fr cf. Chin colloq. com. corr. abbreviation adjective adverb aeronautics Afrikaans Algonquian American American Spanish anatomy Anglo-Indian Arabic Aramaic architecture arithmetic Armenian astronomy automobile Bengali biology Bohemian botany British Bulgarian Canadian Canadian French confer [L, compare] Chinese colloquial; colloquialism commerce corruption XV
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Page 9: Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments
Page 12 and 13: Preface dictionaries, which usually
Page 14 and 15: Preface xii • Terms from language
Page 18 and 19: Abbreviations Used in This Book Dan
Page 20 and 21: Abbreviations Used in This Book xvi
Page 23 and 24: A ab absurdo [L], from the absurd:
Page 25 and 26: 3 ab urbe condita ab origine [L], f
Page 27 and 28: 5 actuel à chaque saint sa chandel
Page 29 and 30: 7 adiós à demi [Fr], half; by hal
Page 31 and 32: 9 affabile unguem factus homo, a ma
Page 33 and 34: 11 aiguière police who mixes with
Page 35 and 36: 13 aldeano à la lettre [Fr], to th
Page 37 and 38: 15 alma mater aljibar [Am Sp, fr. S
Page 39 and 40: 17 amicus usque ad aras amant [Fr;
Page 41 and 42: 19 animato anaqua [Mex Sp], a tree
Page 43 and 44: ά π α ξ λ ε γ ό μ ε ν ο
Page 45 and 46: 23 aquí appeler un chat un chat [F
Page 47 and 48: 25 arrêt the facts or on his inabi
Page 49 and 50: 27 à tort et à travers asperge [F
Page 51 and 52: 29 au pis aller audendo magnus tegi
Page 53 and 54: 31 avant-propos aut disce, aut disc
Page 55 and 56: 33 azúcar avoir le diable au corps
Page 57 and 58: 35 Banddeckel bail [Hind], ox; bull
Page 59 and 60: 37 battre bar mitzvah [Heb], in Jud
Page 61 and 62: 39 bellaque matribus detestata beau
Page 63 and 64: 41 bet choleem ben lo sai tu, che l
Page 65 and 66: 43 blagodar'yoo vas! bien perdu, bi
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45 bon gré, mal gré bois [Fr], wo
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47 Boule-Miche bon vivant [Fr; pi.
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49 broché brasero [Sp], a pan, usu
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51 byle buffo [It; pi. buffi], comi
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53 caique cada porco tem seu S. Mar
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55 candide et constanter camarilla
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57 carcajou capilla [Sp], chapel. c
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59 causeuse [pi cartes de visite],
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61 cessante causa, cessât effectue
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63 chapa chahut [Fr], a high-kickin
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65 che da orecchio si vuoi rendre c
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67 chi non s'arrischia non guadagna
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69 clair semé chupatty [Anglo-Ind;
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71 comitadji col [Fr], neck; a moun
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73 concurrence compos sui [L], mast
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75 continuato con prestezza [It], w
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77 corregidor one not the proper ju
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79 craignez (la) honte coup [Fr], a
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81 crux crescit sub pondere virtus
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83 curta supellex culotte [Fr], bre
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D da [Russ], yes. daan [Tag], a roa
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87 debitum das geht nicht [Ger], th
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89 dégras décolletage [Fr], of a
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91 denique non omnes eadem mirantur
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93 desideratum de plano [L], with e
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95 Dhia bith leat chun an ath chlac
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97 di fresco die Meisterschaft gilt
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99 dobre utra diruit, aedificat, mu
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101 double entente Donna [It], lady
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103 dum fortuna fuit droog [Russ; f
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E eau [Fr; pi. eaux], water, —eau
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107 eiusdem generis egualmente [It]
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109 en ami embarras [Fr], encumbran
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Ill ennuyeux energicamente [It], wi
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113 en un clin d'oeil en tablier [F
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115 escritura, buena memoria équiv
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117 eta vazmozhna es soberbia la he
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119 exalté et sic de ceteris [L],
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121 ex proposito exit [L; pi. exeun
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F 123 faber est quisque fortunae su
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125 far almanacchi faire une troué
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127 feria British, chief of police;
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129 fieri facias fiat Dei voluntas
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131 flingot fjord [Norw], sea inlet
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133 fourchette forte [It], loud: ab
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135 frühe Hochzeit, lange Liebe fr
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137 fuyez les dangers de loisir fus
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139 gavroche garde-côte [Fr; pi. g
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141 Gewehre wegwerfen! guerre, mili
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143 gospodar glänzendes Elend [Ger
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145 gré grande passion [Fr], great
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147 Gymnasium guerrero [Sp], warrio
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149 hardi comme un coq sur son fumi
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151 heroum filii hay más estacas q
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153 hoc titulo hija [Sp], daughter.
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155 honos habet onus —homme de t
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157 hutzpah hôte [Fr; fern, hôtes
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I iacta est alea [L], the die is ca
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161 il sent le fagot il faut souffr
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163 in capite imperméable [Fr], ra
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165 in genere industriae nil imposs
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167 in rem in nubibus [L], in the c
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169 in vino veritas interdum vulgus
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171 iustitiae tenax Iubilate Deo [L
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J Jacquerie [Fr], revolt of French
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175 judo jeune premier [Fr; fern, j
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κ kabab [Hind & Pers], roasted mea
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179 kibbutznik kein Kreuzer, kein S
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181 kung fu Koh-i-noor or Koh-i-nur
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L 183 la almohada es buen consejo [
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185 la nuit tous les chats sont gri
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187 le bois tortu fait le feu droit
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189 lentamente légionnaire [Fr], m
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191 libret letra de cambio [Sp], bi
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193 locus lit de justice [Fr], bed
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195 lux mundi lua [Pg], moon. luce
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M mabap [Hind], lit., mother-father
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199 malentendu mains froides, coeur
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201 mariachi manger son blé en her
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203 mecate mata hari [Mal], a femal
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205 mépris mémoire [Fr], short au
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207 miscebis sacra profanis mi cuen
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209 monsieur modus [L; pi. modi], m
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211 moule morisco [Sp], adj. Mooris
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213 Mütterchen multa petentibus de
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Ν nacelle [Fr], enclosure for prot
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217 nemo me impune lacessit nee plu
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219 nil conscire sibi, nulla palles
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221 nomen nobilitas sola est atque
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223 non semper erunt Saturnalia non
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225 nulli secundus nous verrons [Fr
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o obbligato [It], adj. lit., bound;
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229 omnia suspendens naso οίκο
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231 orejones opéra comique [Fr], l
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233 ózero ottava [It], octave: mus
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235 papeterie palki [Hind], a long,
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237 pars pro toto par faveur [Fr],
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239 pathétique passager [Fr], pass
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241 per annum paz y justicia [Sp],
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243 petit per mio avviso [It], in m
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245 pisé circonstance, a compositi
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247 polenta plus on est de fous, pl
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249 postulata po-ruski [Russ], in R
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251 presa praam [Du], a flat-bottom
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253 projet principibus placuisse vi
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255 pulmo protégé [Fr; fern, prot
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Q qua [L], insofar as; in the capac
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259 quid rides? Mutato nomine, de t
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261 quo pax et gloria ducunt qui ti
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R rabat [Fr], a clerical linen coll
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265 redire ad nuces ravigote [Fr],
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267 renvoi relaxe [Fr], stoppage of
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269 rìde si sapis réspice fìnem
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271 rossignol rissolé [Fr; fern, r
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s sabra [Heb], native-born Israeli;
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275 san saltimbocca [It], lit., (it
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277 sault Saorstát [Irish], Free S
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279 scire facias schip [Du; pl. sch
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281 semplice seditio civium hostium
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283 sfumato sepultus [L], buried: a
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285 signora shtik [Yiddish], a part
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287 smorzando —sine omni periculo
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289 sous tous les rapports solventu
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291 Storting Stabat Mater [L], lit.
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293 sui iuris sub cruce candida [L]
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295 szálloda suppressio veri [L],
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297 tartufe talmouse [Fr], cookery,
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299 terrae filius tempura or tenpur
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301 tjenare tiens! [Fr], same as TE
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303 tourner casaque topi [Hind], ha
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305 treyf trabajo [Sp], work; labor
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307 Tyrolienne T.S.V.P. [Fr], pleas
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309 une affaire flambée ultimum va
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311 ut infra unruhig [Ger], restles
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ν vaca [Sp], cow. vache [Fr], cow.
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315 verdeckte Märsche vendidit hic
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317 vielle vettura [It; pi. vetture
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319 virtutis avorum praemium vires
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321 voir le dessous des cartes vive
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323 voyageur volventibus annis [L],
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w Wacht [Ger; pi. Wachten], naut.,
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Y yad rochetset yad [Heb], lit., yo
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329 zwei Seelen und ein Gedanke, zw
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331 Index abandon, with: con abband
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333 appendix ~ of that kind: id gen
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335 bank assembly, sound general: b
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337 blood what God commanded you to
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339 business brat: moutard brave an
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341 change carry on and keep yourse
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343 comedy citizen: citoyen; cittad
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345 cornmeal congenial: simpatico c
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347 cycle credit one does work, the
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349 delay straw ~: pajero dean: doy
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351 doorkeeper pile ~ on ~: Pelio;
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353 empire ear ~s pricked up: arrec
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355 explanation I speak of well-kno
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357 feast fame ~ after death: post
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359 fool sturgeon: baliki; beluga;
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361 future framework: cadre France,
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363 God glad, I am: das freut glanc
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365 grow esse quam public ~: bonum
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367 heaven happy: selig always ~: s
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369 hour sweet H~: dulce Domum Home
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371 inspiration ~ brief, repentance
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373 king in ~: per locum Jesus Savi
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375 law cultivated ~: arado dry ~:
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377 little bor: nil sine magno ~ I
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379 maid vincit amor ~ feeds on ~:
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381 masterpiece poor ~ is not liabl
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383 misfortune old ~ twice children
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385 name morsel: bouchée mortals,
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387 oath French ~: ancienne nobless
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389 Paris in ~: en règle inverse ~
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391 philosophy universal ~: Pax whe
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393 pottery giving ~: delectando ~
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395 question prison: conciergerie;
Page 419 and 420:
397 repetition real estate: finca;
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399 ruler ones own sui ìuris; suo
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401 self sausagelike: boudiné sava
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403 singer well shod: bien chaussé
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405 Soviet, Supreme very ~ly: piani
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407 stream qui stat stanza last ~:
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409 talent pareve sum ~ of all thin
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411 thus ~'s easy enough: das ist k
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413 trial toll: Zoll tomb: mastaba
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415 unpublished what prevents speak
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417 war great ~ and few grapes: mui
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419 will weaving: tessitura wedge d
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421 world fat ~: une grosse fickle
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423 zoo ~ truly: atento; seguro; su
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