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900. Cui non conveniat sua res, ut calceus olim,
Si pede major erit, subvertet, si minor, uret.

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 42.

Means should, like shoes, be neither great nor small; Too wide, they trip us up, too strait, they gall.—Conington. 901. Cui peccare licet, peccat minus. Ipsa potestas

Semina nequitia languidiora facit. (L.) Ov. Am. 3, 4, 9.

Who's free to sin, sins less: the very power
Robs evildoing of its choicest flower.-Ed.

902. Cui placet alterius, sua nimirum est odio sors.

Stultus uterque locum immeritum causatur inique ;
In culpa est animus, qui se non effugit unquam.
(L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 11.

Admiring others' lots, our own we hate;

Each blames the place he lives in; but the mind

Is most in fault, which ne'er leaves self behind.-Conington. 903. Cui prodest scelus, Is fecit. (L.) Sen. Med. 500.—His is the crime, who profits by it most.

904. Cuique sua annumerabimus. (L.) Columella, xii. 2.We will put down to the account of each what belongs to him.

905. Cui sit condicio dulcis sine pulvere palmæ. (L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 51.-Who has the terms of winning the coveted palm without an effort. Literally without the dust or sand (called in Gr. åpn or "touch"), with which the wrestlers sprinkled their bodies to get a firmer grip. 906. Cuivis potest accidere, quod cuiquam potest. (L.) Pub. Syr. ap. Sen. Tranq. 11.-Accidents that may befall any man, may befall every man.

907. Cujuscunque orationem vides politam et sollicitam, scito animum in pusillis occupatum, in scriptis nil solidum. (L.) Sen. Ep. 1, 21.-Whenever you observe a man too careful about the neatness of his style, you may put him down for a dilettante (trifler), with nothing of a solid character in his writings.

908. Cujus est dare ejus est disponere. (L.) Law Max.-He who makes a gift has a perfect right to regulate its disposal. A founder of a charity may give it what shape he pleases, provided it be a legal one.

909. Cujus est instituere, ejus est abrogare. (L.) Law Max.The power that institutes may also abrogate. The legislation can only repeal laws which itself has made.

910. Cujus est solum, ejus est usque ad cœlum. (L.) Law Max. He who owns the soil, owns everything above it.

By a conveyance of land, all buildings, timber, and water thereupon pass with it.

911. Cujus omne consilium Themistocleum est. Existimat enim qui mare teneat, eum necesse esse rerum potiri. (L.) Cic. Att. 10, 8, 4.-Pompey's plan is just that of Themistocles. He considers that whoever has the command of the sea must necessarily obtain the supreme power.

912. Cujus rei libet simulator atque dissimulator. (L.) Sall. C. 5, 4.-A man who could assume all characters, and perfectly conceal his own. A finished hypocrite.

913. Cujus tu fidem in pecunia perspexeris

Verere ei verba credere? (L.) Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 10.— Can you hesitate to confide in the word of a man, of whose probity in pecuniary matters you have had full proof? 914. Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt) sapientiores solent esse. (L.) Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 5.-Any one is liable to make mistakes, but no one, except a fool, will persist in his error. As they say, second thoughts are generally best.

915. Cujus vulturis hoc erit cadaver? (L.) Mart. 6, 62, 4.What vulture will fasten on this carcass? Who will have the plucking of this greenhorn? Who will be the lucky heirs of this enormous wealth?

916. Cul de sac. (Fr.)—A blind lane, or entry, without exit at the other end. No thoroughfare.

917. Culpam pœna premit comes. (L.) Hor. C. 4, 5, 24.— Swift vengeance follows sin. An ideal state of things supposed to be realised under the government of Augustus.

918. Cum grano salis. (L.)-With a grain of salt.

Said of the qualification or latitude with which statements of a doubtful nature are to be received. You should always receive X's stories cum grano, since he is notorious for drawing the long bow.

919. Cum humanis divina. (L.)—Human and divine learning. Islington School.

920. Cum multis aliis, quæ nunc perscribere longum est. (L.) Eton Latin Grammar (Genders of Nouns).-With many other things which it would now be too long to recount at length.

921. Cum pulcris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.

(L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 33.

He will feel inspired

With new conceptions when he's new attired. —Conington.

922. Cum tristibus severe, cum remissis jucunde, cum senibus graviter, cum juventute comiter vivere, cum facinorosis audacter, cum libidinosis luxurie vivere. (L.) Cic. Am. 6, 13.—With the melancholy, he would affect melancholy; with the careless, cheerfulness: in the company of old men he was grave, and with the younger ones, gay: a match for criminals in bravado, and for debauchees in licentiousness. Character of Catiline, who, in this sense of the words, made himself "all things to all men.” 923. Cuncta prius tentata: sed immedicabile vulnus Ense recidendum, ne pars sincera trahatur.

The Rebellion of the Giants.

(L.) Ov. M. 1, 190.

All has been tried that could: a gangrened wound
Must be cut deep with knife, before the sound
And unaffected parts contract decay.-Ed.

924. Cuncti adsint, meritæque expectent præmia palmæ. (L.) Virg. A. 5, 70.-Let all attend, and expect the prizes due to their well-earned laurels. A distribution of prizes. 925. Cupidine humani ingenii libentius obscura credendi. (L.) Tac. H. 1, 22.-Through the natural inclination of the mind to give credence more readily, in proportion as the subject is obscure.

926. Cupido dominandi cunctis affectibus flagrantior est. (L.) Tac. A. 15, 53.-The thirst for power is the most powerful of all the affections of the mind.

927. Curæ leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent,

(L.) Sen. Hipp. 607. Light sorrows speak, but deeper ones are dumb.-Ed.

928. Curarum maxima nutrix Nox. (L.) Ov. M. 8, 81.That best nurse of troubles, Night.

929. Curatio funeris, conditio sepulturæ, pompæ exequiarum, magis sunt vivorum solatia, quam subsidia mortuorum. (L.) August. The management of funerals, the pomp and circumstance of burial, are rather devised for the consolation of the living, than for any actual relief to the dead.

930. Cura ut valeas. (L.) Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 2.-Take care of Mind you keep well. Ordinary termi

your health.

nation of letters.

931. Curia pauperibus clausa est: dat census honores: Inde gravis judex, inde severus eques.

(L.) Ov. Am. 3, 8, 55.

The senate's closed to poor men: gold, gold, gold
Makes peers and judges: every honour's sold!-Ed.

932. Cur indecores in limine primo

Deficimus? Cur, ante tubam tremor occupat artus?

Why fail we on the threshold? why,

(L.) Virg. A. 11, 423.

Ere sounds the trumpet quake and fly?—Conington.

933. Cur in theatrum, Cato Severe, venisti,

An ideo tantum veneras, ut exires. (L.) Mart. 1, 1, 3. Wherefore, stern Cato, came you to the play?

Was it that we might see you go away ?-Ed.

934. Curiosus nemo est, quin idem sit malevolus. (L.) Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 54.—Nobody acts the part of a meddlesome person, unless he intends you harm.

935. Cur me querelis exanimas tuis? (L.) Hor. C. 2, 171. Why rend my heart with that sad sigh ?-Conington.

936. Cur nescire, pudens prave, quam discere malo.

(L.) Hor. A. P. 88.

Why should false shame compel me to endure,

An ignorance which common pains would cure?-Conington.

937. Cur opus adfectas, ambitiose, novum? (L.) Ov. Am. 1, 1, 14.—Why, ambitious youth, do you undertake a new work? 938. Currente calamo. (L.)-With a running pen. Writing, composing, etc., as fast as my pen would travel.

939. Cur tua præscriptos evecta est pagina gyros?

Non est ingenii cymba gravandi tui. (L.) Prop. 3, 3, 21.

The ambitious Poet.

Why has your page transgressed th' appointed mark? You must not overload your talents' bark.-Ed. 940. Custos morum. (L.)-The guardian of morals.

(2.)

Custos regni.-The protector of the realm, viz., in the absence or minority of the Sovereign. (3.) Custos rotulorum.-Keeper of the rolls. Name of the first civil officer of the shire, as being keeper of the records of the Sessions of the peace. The Lord-Lieutenant is always appointed to this office, though distinct from his lieutenancy.

941. Cutis vulpina consuenda est cum cute leonis. (L.) Prov.The fox's skin must be sewn on to that of the lion. When we cannot carry our point by physical force, stratagem and address must sometimes be resorted to.

D.

942 D. (L.)-Abbrev. for Divus, divine or saint; Decimus, tenth; Devotus, devoted or sacred; Dicat (dicavit), he dedicates (he dedicated); Numerically, D or I = 500. 943. D'abord je suis femme, et puis je suis artiste. (Fr.)—I am first of all a woman, after that an actress. Answer of Pauline Viardot when questioned as to the secret of her professional successes on the stage.

944. Da capo, abbrev. D. C. (It.)—From the beginning. Direction in music, showing that the first movement is to be played over again and so conclude.

945. D'accord. (Fr.)—Agreed. In accordance. In tune.
946. Dæmon languebat, monachus tunc esse volebat :

Dæmon convaluit, dæmon ut ante fuit. (L.) Med. Lat.
The Devil was sick, the devil a monk would be:
The Devil got well, the devil a monk was he. (?)

947. Da gloriam Deo.

Dyers' Company.

(L.)-Give glory to God. Motto of

948. Aáкрv' ádáкpva. (Gr.) Eurip. Iph. Taur. 832.-Tearless

Δάκρυ ἀδάκρυα.

tears.

949. Dal detto al fatto v'è un gran tratto. (It.) Prov.-The difference is great between saying and doing.

950. Da locum melioribus. (L.) Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 37.Make room for your betters.

951. Damna minus consueta movent. (L.) Losses (troubles) to which one is accustomed do not disturb one much; or, it may be translated conversely, Troubles to which we are unaccustomed affect us greatly.

952. Damnosa hæreditas. (L.)?—A losing inheritance. A property which costs more than it brings in.

953. Damnosa quid non imminuit dies?

Ætas parentum, pejor avis, tulit

Nos nequiores, mox daturos

Progeniem vitiosiorem.

(L.) Hor. C. 3, 6, 45.

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