legal phrase, run together" on four legs," the strict letter of the law must be consulted.

Judicata res pro veritate accipitur. Lat. Law Maxim. "A thing which has been judged, is considered as a truth."--A decision in one case may be cited, as authority in another which is similar.

Judicis est jus dicere, non dare. Lat. Law Maxim.—“It is the duty of a judge to declare the law, and not to make it." Judicium Dei. Lat." The judgment of God."-This was the name given by our ancestors to the ordeal, i. e. walking blindfold over red hot ploughshares, &c. which has been long since disused.

Judicium parium, aut leges terræ. Lat.-"The judgment of our peers, or the law of the land."-It is only by these, according to magna charta, that an Englishman can be condemned.

Jugulare mortuos. Lat.-"To stab the dead."-To exercise superfluous cruelty.

Jugulo hunc suo sibi gladio. Lat. TER.-"I foil him with his own weapons."-I silence him with his own argu

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Juncta juvant. Lat.-"These things, when conjoined, mutually aid each other."-Individually considered, they are of little avail; but taken conjunctively, they form a strong body of evidence.

Jure humano. Lat.-"By human law."-By that law which is founded on the assent of men. It is generally used in opposition to the following:

Jure divino. Lat.-" By divine law."-This is the tenure by which, according to the high flying tories, the Kings of Great Britain hold their crowns, without any reference to the will of the people.

Juris præcepta sunt hæc; honestè vivere, alterum non lædere, suum cuique tribuere. Lat. JUST. INST.-" The precepts of the law are these; to live correctly, to do an injury to none, and render to every one his own."

Jus civile. Lat.-"The civil law."-The law of many European nations, and of some of our courts, particularly the Ecclesiastical, founded on the Code of JUSTINIAN.

Jus gentium. Lat.-"The law of nations."

Jus sanguinis, quod in legitimis successionibus spectatur, ipso nativitatis tempore quæsitum est. Lat. Law Maxim.-"The right of blood, which is regarded in all lawful inheritances, is found, in the very time of nativity." It is the Jus primogenituræ, or right of eldership, that is principally respected, the maxim being, that the next of worthiest blood should always inherit.

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Jus summum sæpe summa est malitia. Lat. TERence.— Law, enforced to strictness, sometimes becomes the severest injustice."

Justitia liberalitati prior. Lat.-"Justice should precede liberality."-A man should be "just before he is generous."

Justitia virtutum regina. Lat.—“Justice is queen of the virtues."

Justitia soror fides. Lat.-" Faith is the sister of justice." Justum et tenacem propositi virum,

Non civium ardor parva jubentium,

Non vultus instantis tyranni,

Mente quatit solidá.

Lat. HORACE. "The man who is just and firm to his purpose will not be shaken from his fixed resolution, either by the misdirecting ardour of his fellow-citizens, or by the threats of any imperious tyrant."

Justus propositi tenax. Lat." The just man is steady to his purpose."

Juvat in sylvis habitare. Lat.-"It is pleasant to dwell in the woods," or in the country.

Juvenile vitium regere non posse impetum. Lat. SENECA. -"It is the fault of youth that it cannot govern its own violence."

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Kargov vyao. Kairon gnothi. Gr." Know your opportunity." This was the advice of PITTACUS, one of the seven Grecian sages. To let slip an occasion is the greatest proof of imbecility.

Kar' oxv. Kat' exochen. Gr.-"By way of excellence," or "of peculiar distinction."

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La beauté de l'esprit donne de l'admiration, celle de l'âme donne de l'estime, et celle du corps de l'amour. Fr."The charms of wit excite admiration, those of the heart impress esteem, and those of the body provoke to love."

La beauté sans vertu est une fleur sans perfum. Fr. Prov. Beauty without virtue is like a flower without perfume." It may retain its colour, but has lost its

essence.

Labitur et labetur in omne volubilis ævum. Lat. HORACE. "The stream still flows, and will continue to flow through every age."

La bonne fortune, et la mauvaise sont nécessaires à l'homme, pour le rendre habile. Fr.-" Good and bad fortune are necessary to a man, in order to make him adroit and capable."-Few men are equal to the emergencies of life who have not experienced some of its vicissitudes.

Labor ipse voluptas. Lat.-" The labour itself is a plea

sure."

Labor omnia vincit. Lat. VIRGIL.- -"Labour conquers every thing." There are few difficulties which will not yield to perseverance.

Laborum dulce lenimen. Lat. HOR." The sweet solace of our labours."-The appellation is given by the poet to his favourite study.

La confiance fournit plus à la conversation que l'esprit. Fr. ROCHEFOUCAULT.-" Confidence is, in general, found to furnish more towards conversation than wit or talent."

La criaillerie ordinaire fait qu'on s'y accoutume, et que chacun la méprise. Fr." A clamorous abuse too often repeated, becomes so familiar to the ear as to lose its effect."-If you scold your servant inordinately for not rinsing a glass, he will scarcely feel your rebuke when you charge him with a robbery. La critique est aisée, et l'art est difficile. Fr.-"To criticise the productions of art and science is easy, but to create them is difficult."

La decence est le teint naturel de la vertu, et le fard du vice. Fr. Prov.-" Decency is the genuine teint of virtue, and the false colouring of vice."

L'adversité fait l'homme, et le bonheur les monstres. Fr "Adversity makes men, but prosperity makes monsters."

La faim chasse le loup dubois. Fr. Prov.-" Famine drives the wolf from the wood."-According to the English Proverb-" Hunger breaks through stone walls."

La faveur met l'homme au-dessus de ses égaux, et sa chute au-dessous. Fr. LA BRUYERE.-"Favour places a man above his equals, and his fall or disgrace beneath them."

L'affair s'achemine. Fr.-"The business is going forward."

La foiblesse de l'ennemi fait notre propre force. Fr."The weakness of the enemy forms a part of our own strength."-This is a maxim in war, where all advantages are fairly to be taken.

La fortune vend ce qu'on croit qu'elle donne. Fr. LA FONTAINE." Fortune sells the favours which she seems to lavish."

La grande sagesse de l'homme consiste à connoître ses folies. Fr.-"The great wisdom of man consists in the knowledge of his follies."

L'aigle d'une maison est un sot dans une autre. Fr. GRESSET.-"The eagle of one house is but a fool in another."

Laissez nous faire. Fr.-"Let us act for (or take care of) ourselves."-Let us alone.

La langue des femmes est leur épée, et elles ne la laissent pas rouiller. Fr. Prov.-"The tongue of a woman is her sword, which she seldom suffers to rust." La libéralité consiste moins à donner beaucoup, qu' à donner à propos. Fr. LA BRUYERE." Liberality does. not consist so much in giving a great deal, as in giving seasonably."

L'Allegorie habite un palais diaphane. Fr. LE MIERRE. "Allegory dwells in a transparent palace."-Its only use being to offer truth from the mirror of reflection, it should not be dimmed by obscurity.

La maladie sans maladie. Fr.-" The disease without a disease." The hypochondriac distemper.

L'âme n'a point de secret que la conduite ne revèle. Fr. Prov." The soul has no secret which the conduct does not reveal."-The most practised hypocrite cannot at all times conceal his secret feelings.

La moitié du monde prend plaisir à médire, et l'autre moitié à croire les médisances. Fr. Prov.-" One half the world takes a pleasure in detracting, and the other half in believing all that detraction utters." La moquerie est souvent une indigence d'esprit. Fr. La BRUYERE." Jesting, in some cases, only proves a want of understanding."

La mort est plus aisée à supporter sans y penser, que la pensée de la mort sans péril. Fr. PASCAL." Death is itself more easy, when it comes without previous