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...When any Schollar is able to Read Tully or such like classical Latin Author ex tempore, & make and speak true Latin in verse and prose suo (up aiunt) Marte, and decline perfectly the paradigmes of Nounes and verbes in ye Greeke tongue, then may hee be admitted into Ye College, nor shall any claime admission before such qualifications...
...move was trumpeted in a nationally televised address and was well received by foreign governments. But when China finally lifted martial law, which was imposed on parts of its capital eight months ago to crush the pro- democracy movement, the response in Beijing was "Wu suo wei" -- it makes no difference. Despite official repeal of the decree, the government appeared to have ended the crackdown in name only: soldiers who had switched into the uniforms of civilian police were cropping up all over town, and there was no sign that their orders to suppress any hint of new unrest...
...ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, summed up the reaction when he called Beijing's announcement "more blue smoke and mirrors ((that)) would not fool anybody in Congress into believing that the Chinese leadership was moderating its oppressive rule." He might as well have said, "Wu suo...
Professor of Government Sidney Verta served " little Almond Joys, Kit Kats, and chocolate-covered wafers;" John Kenneth Galbraith Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus, offered lollipops; Dean of Freshman Henry Moses provided Suo-Caps and Nestle. Crunch Bars: and Professor of Geology Stephen J. Gould distributed Reese's peanut-butter caps...
...Maurizio's tobacco shop to deliver 800 million lire ($925,000) in ransom. Soon Giovanna is released and reunited with her parents. They sing the triumphant trio Alfin ci ritroviam! (At last we are reunited!). The Chorus then sings the plaintive Benche liberata sia, Daniel ha rapito il suo cuore ribelle (Though freed is she, Daniel has kidnaped her rebellious heart). The police raid Maurizio's apartment, and he is carted...