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The Inn at the End of the World: De mortuis nil nisi boum
De mortuis nil nisi boum John 2009
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De mortuis nihil nisi bonum, as they say, but a few who worked with him have spoken of his less-than-saintly actions.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: St. Steve Jobs? Probably Not, But…. S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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De mortuis nil nisi bonum - Dr. Manto Tshabalala-M...
Rabett Run EliRabett 2009
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Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuis vere: Tu nobis, victor Rex miserere.
Christ is Risen! Alleluia, Alleluia! elena maria vidal 2009
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De mortuis nil nisi bonum - Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
De mortuis nil nisi bonum - Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang EliRabett 2009
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Sometime around 1545, a singer of the French royal chapel, Pernot Vermont died in 1558, requested that his obsequies should include a performance of Prioris's Missa de mortuis.
Archive 2009-05-01 Lu 2009
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The old line de mortuis nil nisi bonum has been joined, these days, by a convention that vanquished politicians respect the verdict of the electorate and mumble something nice about the victor while wishing them all the best and so on.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuis vere: Tu nobis, victor Rex miserere.
Archive 2009-04-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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He was the only writer I saw who broke through the "de mortuis" sentimentalism around the Times 'late language meister William Safire to nail the propagandist and congenital war-monger: "the true Safire touch -- clever, punchy, alliterative, demagogic."
Christopher Lydon: David Bromwich On Obama: Looking At Words Closely 2009
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Prioris composed at least five settings of the Mass ordinary as well as a Missa de mortuis.
Archive 2009-05-01 Lu 2009
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