et hoc genus omne
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It is needless to say that all guide-books, tourist sketches, et hoc genus omne, have adopted it.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth
R. L. S. True for you about the benefit: except by kisses, jests, song, et hoc genus omne, man cannot convey benefit to another.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
P.S. and N.B.—Being so unacquainted with the limner's art, I cannot at present undertake the etching of caricatures et hoc genus omne.
From Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. by Anstey, F.
Chinese riddles, by which term we include conundrums, charades, et hoc genus omne, are similar to our own, and occupy quite as large a space in the literature of the country.
From Historic China, and other sketches by Giles, Herbert Allen
As for cross-country running, paper chases, et hoc genus omne, Acton refused to have anything to do with them.
From Acton's Feud A Public School Story by Swainson, Frederick
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