virginibus puerisque

[ wir-gin-i-boos -poo-er-ees-kwe; English ver-jin-uh-buhs -pyoo-uh-ris-kwee ]

/ wɪrˈgɪn ɪˌbʊs ˌpu ɛrˈis kwɛ; English vərˈdʒɪn ə bəs ˌpyu əˈrɪs kwi /

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Latin.

for girls and boys.

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It was with regret that I added my little 'Virginibus Puerisque' to the small pile of "rejects."
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
A basis in the classics, castor oil, even Stevenson's "Virginibus Puerisque" might have helped matters.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
Virginibus Puerisque, his first book of essays, is crowded with happy hits and subtle implications conveyed in a single word.
Robert Louis Stevenson|Walter Raleigh
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Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

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By-ways in Book-land|William Davenport Adams