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'Tis suavis amaricies, dolentia delectabilis, hilare tormentum;
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In the wetter parts of eastern Nepal, the forests are composed of a Magnolia-Acer-Osmanthus association, characterized by Magnolia campbellii, Acer campbellii, Osmanthus suavis, Schefflera impressa, and Corylus ferox.
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Darwinian; not a sceptic, but _Agnosticus suavis_ or _Verecundus, ordo compositae_, you know.
Border Ghost Stories Howard Pease
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O quam suavis est, Domine, spiritus tuus! qui, ut dulcedinem tuam in filios demonstrares, pane suavissimo de coelo praestito, esurientes reples bonis, fastidiosos divites dimittens inanes.
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'Sed tua me virtus tamen et sperata voluptas suavis amicitiae quemvis sufferre laborem suadet.'
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills
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The third group referred to is represented by a two-winged fly, about the size of the common house fly, known technically as _Rhagoletis suavis_, and commonly as the walnut husk-maggot.
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Choir et suavis in deliciis tuis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
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"Mira est enim quædam natura vocis; cujus quidem, _e tribus omnino sonis_, inflexo, acuto, gravi, tanta sit, et tam suavis varietas perfecta in cantibus."
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Laudate nomen ejus, laudate nomen ejus: quoniam suavis est Dominus, est Dominus.
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Hence the expression טוב has also the signification of kalos, gratus, jucundus, suavis; we attribute this quality to an object as bearing upon ourselves in so far as it harmonizes with and reflects our own peculiarities, — in so far as we feel an affinity for it and are enriched and furthered by it in our life-sphere and activity.
Christian Ethics. Volume II.���Pure Ethics. 1819-1870 1873
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