Quelque chose. [Fr.] A tri

fle; something; any thing. Quid pro quo. [L.] One thing for another; an equivalent; -rides? why do you laugh? Qui facit per alium, facit per se. [L.] He who does a thing by the agency of another, does it himself. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? [L.] Who shall guard the guards themselves? Qui tam? [L.] Who as well? Qui transtulit, sustinet. [L.]

He who transplanted, still sustains; the motto of Connecticut.

Qui vive? [Fr.] Who goes there?- hence, on the qui

mind or intention? -jure? By what right?

Quod erat demonstrandum. [L.] Which was to be demonstrated;- vide, which

see.

R.

Rara avis. [L.] A rare bird. Recueil. [Fr.] Collection. Reductio ad absurdum. [L.] A reducing a position to an absurdity.

Regnant populi. [L.] The people rule; the motto of Arkansas. [Properly, Regnat populus.] Religio loci. [L.] The religious spirit of the place. Renommée. [Fr.] Renown;

fame.

Requiescat in pace. [L.] May

he rest in peace. Res angusta domi. [L.] Narrow circumstances at home; poverty. [the end. Respice finem. [L.] Look to Résumé. [Fr.] A summing up; recapitulation. Resurgam. [L.] I shall rise again.

Revenons d nos moutons. [Fr.] Let us return to our sheep; let us return to our subject.

Rifacimento. [It.] Renewal; re-establishment. Robe de chambre. [Fr.] A dressing-gown or morninggown.

Rouleau. [Fr.] A little roll. Rudis indigesta moles. [L.]

A rude and undigested mass. Ruse de guerre. [Fr.] A strat

agem of war.

Rus in urbe. [L.] The country in town.

S.

Salle. [Fr.] A hall. Salon. [Fr.] An apartment for company; a fashionable party; or fashionable society.

Salus populi suprema est lex.

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ple is the supreme law;the motto of Missouri. Sanctum sanctorum. [L.]

Holy of holies. Sans cérémonie. [Fr.] Without ceremony ;-peur et sans reproche, without fear and without reproach. Sauve qui peut. [Fr.] Save himself who can. Savoir faire. [Fr.] Ability; -vivre, good breeding. Scandalum magnatum. [L] Defamatory speech or writing to the injury of persons of dignity.

Scire facias. [L.] Cause it to be known.

Séance. [Fr.] A sitting or

session.

Secundem artem. [L.] Ac

cording to rule;-naturam, according to the course of nature.

Semper felix. [L.] Always fortunate;-fidelis, always faithful;-idem, always the same;-paratus, always ready.

Senatus consultum. [L.] A decree of the Senate. Se non è vero, è ben trovato. [It.] If not true, it is well feigned.

Sesquipedalia verba. [L.] Words a foot and a half long. Sic itur ad astra. [L.] Such is the way to immortality; passim, so everywhere; semper tyrannis, ever so to tyrants, the motto of Virginia; -transit gloria mundi, so passes away earthly glory; vos non vobis, thus you do not labor for yourselves.

Sicut ante. [L.] As before; -patribus, sit Deus nobis, as God was with our fathers, so may he be with us. Similia similibus curantur. [L.] Like things are cured by like.

Si monumentum quæris, circumspice. [L.] If you seek his monument, look around. Simplex munditiis. [L.] Of simple elegance.

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charge or care; - die, without a day appointed; - qua non, an indispensable condition.

Si quæris peninsulam amanam, circumspice. [L.] If thou seekest a beautiful peninsula, behold it here; the motto of Michigan. Sit tibi terra levis. [L.] May the earth lie lightly upon thee.

Soi-disant. [Fr.] Self-styled. Soubrette. [Fr.] An intriguing

woman. [ing on one foot. Stans pede in uno. [L.] StandStat magni nominis umbra. [L.] He stands the shadow of a mighty name. [which. Statu quo. [L.] The state in Stet. [L.] Let it stand. Suaviter in modo, fortiter in

re. [L.] Gentle in manners, but resolute in deed Sub judice. [L.] Under consideration; rosâ, under the rose; privately. Sui generis. [L.] Of its own kind. [chief good.

Summum bonum. [L.] The Suum cuique. [L.] Let each have his own.

T.

Tabula rasa. [L.] A smooth

or blank tablet. Tapis. [Fr.] Cover of a council-table; hence, to be on the tapis is to be under consideration. Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. [L.] The times are changed, and we are changed with them. Tempus fugit. [L.] Time flies. Terræ filius. [L.] A son of the earth; that is, a human being;-firma, solid earth; a safe footing;-incognita, an unknown country. Tertium quid. [L.] A third something; a nondescript.

To kaλóv (To kalon). [Gr.] The beautiful; the chief good.

Totidem verbis. [L.] In just so many words. Toties quoties. [L.] As often

as.

Word for word and letter for letter.

Verbum sat sapienti. [L.] A word is enough for a wise

man.

Vetturo. [It.] A hack. Vetturino. [It.] A hackman. Vexata quæstio. [L.] A disputed question.

Via. [L.] By the way of. Via media. [L.] A middle

course.

Vicè. [L.] In the place of; versà, the terms being exchanged.

Vide ut supra. [L.] See what is stated above, Vi et armis. [L.] By force and arms; by main force. Vincit amor patriæ. [L.] Love of country prevails; -omnia veritas, truth conquers all things.

Vis à vis. [Fr.] Opposite; facing.

Vis a tergo. [L.] A propelling force from behind;inertiæ, the power of inertia; resistance; - vitæ, the vigor of life.

Vitam impendere vero. [L.] To stake one's life for the truth.

Vivat regina. [L.] Long live the queen;-rex, long live the king.

Viva voce. [L.] By the liv ing voice; by oral testimo