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A true saying, Timor mortis, morte pejor, the fear of death is worse than death itself, and the memory of that sad hour, to some fortunate and rich men, is as bitter as gall,

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Inter tot mille volumina vix unus a cujus lectione quis melior evadat, immo potius non pejor.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Quae haec injustitia ut nobilis quispiam, aut faenerator qui nihil agat, lautam et splendidam vitam agat, otio et deliciis, quum interim auriga, faber, agricola, quo respub. carere non potest, vitam adeo miseram ducat, ut pejor quam jumentorum sit ejus conditio?

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Iniquitates vestrae neminem latent, inque dies singulos certamen habetis quis pejor sit.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

The juveniles of this age may weel say with the poet — ‘Aetas parentum, pejor avis, tulit Nos nequiores —’

The Fortunes of Nigel 2004

Curioni simillimus, sed in utroque perfectior; nec minus ingeniosè nequam, cum ne in modicâ quidem servari posset, quippe pejor illi res familiaris, quam mens.

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus

"Ætas parentum, pejor avis, tulit Nos nequiores, mox daturos Progeniem vitiosiorem."

The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 480? BC-406 BC Euripides

Aetas parentum pejor avis tulit, etc. Remounting the stairs, it must be evident that Heredity, Natural

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

A pesar de la caida de Valencia, parece claro al mundo, que las cosas del enemigo, estan andando, de pejor a pejor cada dia. Nosotros debemos dar gracias al Altissimo, por haver sido servido dexarnos castigar ultimamente, a los robadores, de sus santas Yglesias.

Wanderings in South America Charles Waterton 1823

If from the beginning of the world any were mala, pejor, pessima, bad in the superlative degree, 'tis a whore; how many have I undone, caused to be wounded, slain!

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007