propositi
- plural of propositus.
Example Sentences
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No true man need blush that he has loved such a woman: and you are both true men, if a trifle obstinate—justi et tenaces propositi.
From The Blue Pavilions by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
"I know no one," remarked one of his friends and admirers, "to whom the description of Horace, Justum et tenacem propositi virum, could be applied with greater truth"; and the tribute was a deserved one.
From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by Blair, David Hunter
And how much depends on this, may be seen by comparing Brady and Tate's 15th psalm with Blacklock's Justum et tenacem propositi virum of Horace, quoted in Hume's History, Car.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
Uncle Ebenezer, with all his mildness and general complaisance, was, like most of the Browns, tenax propositi, firm to obstinacy.
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
In the meanwhile, as things always do come in heaps, I obtained my long-fought-for Grant—though indirectly—from the Government, which is, I think, a great triumph and vindication of the family motto—tenax propositi.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry
