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The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms Third Edition Revised <strong>and</strong> edited by Eugene Ehrlich Based on the original edition by C. 0. Sylvester Mawson PERENNIAL U»A»Y HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS, New York Gr<strong>and</strong> Rapids, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco London, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto
Page 1 and 2: THIRD EDITION 15,000 words and phra
Page 3: The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Te
Page 7: To Hazel Ehrlich Wodehouse and Rebe
Page 11 and 12: Preface English grows not only thro
Page 13 and 14: xi Preface On money: French—money
Page 15: Acknowledgments I wish to thank all
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
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33 azúcar avoir le diable au corps
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35 Banddeckel bail [Hind], ox; bull
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37 battre bar mitzvah [Heb], in Jud
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39 bellaque matribus detestata beau
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41 bet choleem ben lo sai tu, che l
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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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