Respice finem.-Look to the end Respublica. The commonwealth Revenons à nos moutons, Fr.-Let us return to our sheep Ride si sapis.-- Laugh if you are wise Rien n'empêche tant d'être naturel, que l'envie de le parôitre, Fr.-Nothing hinders a person so much from being natural, as the desire of appearing such Rien n'est beau que le vrai, Fr.-Nothing is beautiful but truth Risu inepto res ineptior nulla.-Nothing is more contemptible than silly laughter Risum teneatis, amici?- Can you refrain from laughter, my friends? Rudis indigestaque moles.-A rude and unarranged mass Rus in urbe. The country in town Ruse contre ruse, Fr.--Diamond cut diamond Ruse de guerre, Fr.-A stratagem Rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis, at ille Labitur et labetur in omne volubilis ævum -The peasant sits waiting on the bank until the river shall have passed away; but still the stream flows on, and will continue to flow for ever Sa boule est demeurée, Fr.-His bowl has stopt short of the jack Sæpe stylum vertas.-You must often correct your compositions Sævit amor ferri, et scelerata insania belli. The love of arms and the wicked insanity of war madly prevail Sapere aude.-Dare to be wise Salus populi suprema est lex.-The supreme law is the welfare of the people Salvo jure-pudore. --Saving the right ---without offence to modesty Sang froid, Fr-Indifference; apathy Sans changer, Fr.-Without changing. [God m. Sans Dieu rien.-Nothing without Sapiens dominabitur astris.-The wise man will govern the stars Satis superque.--Enough, and more Sauve qui peut, Fr.-Save himself who m. can Scinditur incertum studia in contraria vulgus. The doubtful multitude is divided by contrarious opinions Scribimus indocti doctique poemata passim.--Learned or unlearned we are all scribbling verses m. Sero sed serio.-Late, but seriously. m. Servabo fidem.-I will keep faith. Servata fides cineri.-Faithful to the memory of our ancestors. m. Sic itur ad astra.-Such is the way to immortality Sic passim. So every where Sic transit gloria mundi.-Thus the glory of the world passes away Sic vos non vobis. Thus you do not labour for yourselves Silent leges inter arma.-Laws are silent in the midst of arms Simplex munditiis-Simple and elegant Sine die-invidiâ-odio.-To an indefinite time-without envy-hatred Sine quâ non.-An indispensable condition Si sit prudentia.-If there be but prudence. m. Sit mihi fas audita loqui-Let me be permitted to state what I have heard Sit tibi terra levis.-May the earth lie lightly on thy grave Soi disant, Fr.--Self-called Sola nobilitas virtus.-Virtue alone is true nobility. m. Tam Marte quam Minerva.-Equally by his courage and genius Tandem fit surculus arbor.-A shoot at length becomes a tree. m. Tantæne animis celestibus iræ ?-Can such wrath inherit heavenly minds? Tant mieux, Fr.-So much the better. -Tant pis, So much the worse Tel maître, tel valet, Fr.-Like master, like man Telum imbelle sine ictu. -A feeble weapon thrown without effect Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. The times are perpetually changing, and we change with the times Tempus edax rerum.-Time that devours all things Tempus omnia revelat.-Time discloses all things Terræ filius.-A son of the earth m. Sub cruce candida.-Under the fair Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.-I Sub poena.-Under a penalty Sub silentio.-In silence Sui generis. Of its own kind Summum bonum.-The chief good Summum jus summa injuria.-The rigour of the law is the rigour of oppression Sum quod eris, fui quod es.-I am what thou wilt be; I have been what thou art Sunt superis sua jura.-The gods have their own laws Suo Marte. By his own exertion Suo sibi gladio hunc jugulo.-With his own sword do I cut this fellow's throat Supersedeas (Law). A writ to stay proceedings Suppressio veri.-The suppression of truth Suum cuique. Let every man have his own Tabula rasa.-A smoothed tablet Tâche sans tache.-A work without stain Tædium vitæ.-A weariness of life; ennui fear the Greeks, even when they offer presents Tirer le diable par la queue, Fr.-To pull the devil by the tail Toga virilis.-The gown of manhood Tolluntur in altum, ut lapsu graviore ruant. They are raised high that their fall may be the heavier Toties quoties.-As often as Tot homines, tot sententiæ.-So many men, so many opinions Toto cœlo.-By the whole heavens; as opposite as the poles Totus mundus agit histrionem.-"All the world's a stage" Tourner cosaque, Fr.-To turn a man's coat, to disgrace him Tous frais faits, Fr.-- All expenses paid Tout bien ou rien, Fr.-The whole or nothing. m. Tout le monde se plaint de sa mémoire, et personne ne se plaint de son jugement, Fr.-Every man complains of his memory, but no man complains of his understanding Trahit sua quemque voluptas.—Each man to his taste Tria juncta in uno.-Three joined in one m. Truditur dies die.-One day is pressed onward by another Tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet. Your affairs are in hazard when the next house is on fire Tuebor.-I will defend. m. Tu ne cede malis.-Yield not to mis- Valete, ac plaudite.--Farewell, and fortune Tuum est.-It is your own. m. Uberrima fides.-A full growth of confidence; an implicit faith Ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum.Uncertainty destroys law Ubi mel, ibi apes.-Where honey is, there will you find bees Ubique patriam reminisci. Every where to remember our country. m. Ubi supra-Where above mentioned Ultima ratio regum.-The last reasoning of kings, i. e. Arms Una salus victis nullam sperare salutem. The only hope for the conquered is to expect no safety Una voce.-With one voice; unanimously Unguibus et rostro.-With talons and beak Unguis in ulcere.-A claw or nail in the wound Un homme d'esprit serait souvent bien embarrassé sans la compagnie des sots, Fr.-A man of wit would be often embarassed without the company of fools Uni æquus virtuti.-Friendly to virtue alone. m. m. Un je servirai.-One I will serve. Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire, Fr.-A fool always finds a greater fool to adm re him Ut ameris, amabilis esto.-That you may be loved, be deserving of love Ut apes geometriam.-As the bees practise geometry. m. Uti possidetis.-As you possess; or, as you now are. (A phrase in diplomacy) m. Ut prosim.-That I may do good. bis. That fortune may desert the proud, and return to the wretched Utcunque placuerit Deus.--As it shall please God. m. Utrum horum mavis accipe. Take whichever you prefer Vacuus cantat coram latrone viator.The traveller who has an empty purse sings before the footpad Vade mecum.-Go with me: a constant companion Væ victis!-Woe to the vanquished! Valeat quantum valere potest.-Let it prevail as far as it may applaud Veluti in speculum.-As if in a mirror Venalis populus, venalis curia patrum. -A venal people, and a venal senate Vendidit hic auro patriam.-This man sold his country for gold Venire facias (Law).-(The writ for summoning a jury) Veni, vidi, vici.-I came, I saw, I conquered Ventre affamé n'a point d'oreilles. Fr. m. Verité sans peur.-Truth without fear. nothing more Vivere si nequis rectè, decede peritis. | Vox et præterea nihil.-A voice and -If you know not how to live well, leave the society of those who do Vivida vis animi.-The lively vigour of genius Vox faucibus hæsit.-The voice stuck Vox populi, vox Dei.-The voice of the Zonam perdidit. He has lost his purse Zonam solvere.-To unloose the virgin zone MEN OF LEARNING AND GENIUS. (FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME.)* B. C. yu. Hesiod and Homer, two of the earliest poets of Greece whose writings have been transmitted to us, are supposed to have flourished about this period. The former has been translated by Elton and Hooke, and the latter by Chapman, Pope, and Cowper. 685 Tyrtæus and Archilochus, the Greek elegiac Poets. 600 Sappho, the Greek Lyric Poetess, fl.-Translated by Fawkes. 556 Esop, the Greek Fabulist. By Croxal. 474 Anacreon, the Greek Lyric Poet.-By Fawkes, Addison, Moore. 435 Pindar, ditto.-By West, Green, Pye. 407 Aristophanes, the Greek Comic Poet, fl.-By White, Mitchell. Euripides, the Greek Tragic Poet.-By Franklin, Potter. 400 Socrates, the founder of Moral Philosophy in Greece. 391 Thucydides, the Greek Historian-By Smith, Hobbes. 359 Xenophon, the Historian.-By Smith, Spe man, Ashley, Fielding. 348 Plato, the Greek Philosopher.-By Sydenham. 320 Aristotle, the Greek Philosopher.-By Hobbes, Pye, Gillies. 313 Demosthenes, the Athenian Orator.-By Leland, Francis. 277 Euclid, the Mathematician, fl.-Simson, Playfair, Leslie. 208 Archimedes, the Greek Geometrician. 284 Plautus. the Roman Comic Poet.-By Thornton. 159 Terence, of Carthage, the Latin Comic Poet.-By Colman. 124 Polybius, the Historian.-By Hampton, Folard. 54 Lucretius, the Roman Poet.-Creech. 44 Julius Cæsar, author of Commentaries.- Duncan. 43 Cicero, the Roman Orator and Philosopher.- Guthrie, Melmoth. 34 Sallust, the Roman Historian.- By Gordon, i owe Stuart. 19 Virgil, the Roman Epic Poet.-Dryden, Pitt, Wharton, Ring 8 Horace, the Roman Lyric Poet and Satirist.-By Francis, Boscawen. A.D. 17 Livy, the Roman Historian.-By Ray, Baker. 19 Ovid, the Roman Elegiac Poet.-By Garth. 64 Seneca, the Philosopher.-By L'Estrange. 65 Lucan, the Roman Epic Poet.-By Rowe. 95 Quintilian, the Roman Rhetorician-By Guthrie. 99 Tacitus, the Roman Historian.- By Gordon, Murphy. *The dates are the periods of their death, except when indicated by fl. (flourished.) A.D. 104 Martial, the Epigrammatist.-By Hay. 119 Plutarch of Greece, the Biographer.- Dryden, Langhorne. 128 Juvenal, the Roman Satirist.-By Dryden, Gifford. 140 Ptolemy, the Egyptian Geographer and Astronomer, fi. 180 Lucian, the Greek Satirist.-By Dimsdale, Dryden, Franklin, Carr. 193 Galen, the Greek Physician and Philosopher. 273 Longinus, the Greek Critic.--Smith. 407 Chrysostom, a Father of the Church. 415 Macrobius, the Roman Grammarian. 524 Boethius, the Roman Platonic Philosopher.-By Bellamy, Preston. 735 Bede, a Northumbrian monk, wrote the History of the Anglo-Saxons. 901 King Alfred; History, Ethics, Poetry. 1259 Matthew Paris, a monk of St. Alban's: History. 1292 Roger Bacon, England: Natural Philosophy, Literature, Theology. 1321 Dante Alighieri, Florence: Poetry. 1400 Geoffrey Chaucer, London: the Father of English Poetry. 1572 John Knox, the Scottish Reformer: History of the Church of Scotland. 1582 George Buchanan, Scotland: History, Psalms of David, Politics. 1598 Edmund Spenser, London: Faëry Queene. 1616 William Shakspeare, Stratford-upon-Avon: Tragedies, Comedies. 1622 Napier of Merchiston, Scotland: Logarithms. 1626 Lord Bacon: Natural Philosophy, Literature in general. 1634 Ben Jonson, London; Fifty-three Dramatic Pieces. 1657 Dr. William Harvey discovered the circulation of the blood. 1674 John Milton, London: Paradise Lost, Regained, and other Pieces. 1680 Samuel Butler, England: Hudibras. 1685 Thomas Otway, London: Tragedies, Comedies, and other Poems. 1691 Honourable Robert Boyle, Ireland: Natural Philosophy and Divinity. 1691 Sir George M'Kenzie, of Rosehaugh: Antiquities, History, Law. 1694 Archbishop Tillotson: Sermons. 1701 John Dryden, England: Tragedies, Comedies, Satires, Virgil. 1704 John Locke, England: Philosophy, Divinity, Politics. 1714 Gilbert Burnet, Edinburgh, Bishop of Salisbury: History, Divinity. 1719 Joseph Addison, England: Spectator, Poems, Politics. 1727 Sir Isaac Newton: Geometry, Astronomy, Optics. 1729 Dr. Samuel Clarke: Mathematics, Divinity, Criticism. William Congreve: Dramatic Pieces. 1744 Alexander Pope, London: Poems, Translation of Homer. 1745 Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dublin: Poems, Politics, Letters. 1748 James Thomson, Scotland: Seasons, Castle of Indolence, Dramatic Pieces. 1751 Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke: Metaphysics, Politics. 1754 Henry Fielding: Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews, &c. 1761 Samuel Richardson: Clarissa, Pamela, Sir Charles Grandison, &c. 1768 Rev. L. Sterne, Ireland: Sentimental Journey, Tristram Shandy, &c. 1770 Mark Akenside, England: Pleasures of Imagination, and other Poems. Dr. Tobias Smollett, Scotland: Novels, Poems, Plays, Translations, History. 1771 Thomas Gray, Professor of Modern History, Cambridge: Poems. 1774 Oliver Goldsmith: Poems, Essays, and other Pieces. 1776 David Hume, Scotland: History, Metaphysics, Essays. 1779 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester: Theology, Criticism. 1780 Sir William Blackstone, London: Commentaries on the Laws of England. 1782 Lord Kames, Scotland: Elements of Criticism, Sketches of the History of Man, &c. 1784 Dr. Samuel Johnson, England: English Dictionary. Biography, Miscellanies. 1787 Dr. Robert Lowth, Bishop of London: Criticism, Divinity, Grammar. 1788 James Stuart, Esq., known by the name of "Athenian Stuart." |