| Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) - 1907 - 536 pages
...settlements ; to the politician, who predicts the fate of baitles and breach of alliances ; to the usurer, who compares the different funds; and to the talker, who talks only because he loves to be talking. MODERN LANGUAGES. Mil. MACRAN. Translate into English : — i. Je ne... | |
| Octavius Francis Christie - 1924 - 296 pages
...expectations which all but himself know to be vain ; to the economist, who tells of bargains and settlements ; to the politician, who predicts the fate of battles and breach of alliances ; to the usurer, who compares the different funds ; and to the talker, who talks only because he loves to be... | |
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