passus
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Origin of passus
1565–75; < Medieval Latin, Latin: step. See pace 1
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Multa quoq; & bello passus, dum conderet urbem, Inferretque Deos Latio: genus unde Latinum Albanique patres, atque altæ mœnia Romæ.
From Letters Concerning Poetical Translations And Virgil's and Milton's Arts of Verse, &c. by Benson, William
Non passus est Paulus, quando uinctus Romam perductus est, sed post aliquot annos, quando sponte illuc iterum reuersus est. �is gel�mp swa so�lice.
From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
Occidi passus sum cujus quasi beneficio Tyanam recepi.
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by Ware, William
Willis, from whom the above dimensions are quoted, does not attempt to reconcile the figures except in so far as he suggests pedes for passus, substituting one foot for five.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham
“Gloriosa civitas Dei Jerusalem, ubi dominus passus, ubi sepultus, ubi gloriam resurrectionis ostendit, hosti spurio subjicitur polluenda, nec est dolor sicut dolor iste, cum sepulchrum possideant qui sepulchrum persequuntur, crucem teneant qui crucifixum contemnunt.”
From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Addison, Charles G.
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