But let me tell you, sir, as amicus curiae, (and I assure you that I have often been amicus curiae before,) that society will not tolerate anything of this kind on your part, sir.

But let me tell you, sir, as amicus curiae, (and I assure you that I have often been amicus curiae before,) that society will not tolerate anything of this kind on your part, sir.

As amicus curiae" "Amicus your grandmother, sir!" said Mr. P. "What does society know about the beauties of nature, or the proper time for enjoying them?" "Society knows enough about it, sir!" cried the Count, drawing his sword a little way from its scabbard and letting it fall again with: clanging sound.

But on the morning of the 15th of March, the day fixed upon for assassinating Cæsar, Decimus Brutus treacherously enticed him to go with him to the Curia, as it was impossible to delay the deed any longer.

He couldn't object to a little general advice in a friendly, informal wayamicus curiae, as old Brodribb is so fond of saying; and there is nothing to prevent us from pushing forward the preliminary inquiries.

"Or old Brodribb, if we put it to him amicus curiae.

Isque nuncius hospitio appropinquans, et cornu resonans, dum auditor paratur minicius alter, qui de manu suscipiens literas, per recentem dromedarium festinat ad aliud hospitium, et sic in breui tempore perferuntur rumores ad curia aures.

informant, authority, teller, intelligencer^, reporter, exponent, mouthpiece; informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective; sleuth; mouchard^, spy, newsmonger; messenger &c 534; amicus curiae [Lat.].

Adj. innocent, not guilty; unguilty^; guiltless, faultless, sinless, stainless, bloodless, spotless; clear, immaculate; rectus in curia [Lat.]; unspotted, unblemished, unerring; undefiled &c 939; unhardened^, Saturnian; Arcadian &c (artless) 703

He will swear his ears through an inch-board, and wears them merely by favour of the Court; for, being amicus curiae, they are willing to let him keep the pillory out of possession, though he has forfeited his right never so often; for when he is once outed of his ears he is past his labour, and can do the commonwealth of practisers no more service.

Benignitatis sinus solebat esse, nunc litium officina curia

Accordingly, when dividing the people into thirty curiae, he called the curiae after their names.

Accordingly, when dividing the people into thirty curiae, he called the curiae after their names.

While the number of the women were undoubtedly considerably greater than this, it is not recorded whether they were chosen for their age, their own rank or that of their husbands, or by lot, to give names to the curiae.

[Footnote 30: "Curia Hostilia."

Papirius appointed Caius Junius Bubulcus master of the horse; and, as he was proceeding in an assembly of the Curiae

[Footnote: The comitia curiata, or assemblies of the curiae, alone had the power of conferring military command; no magistrate, therefore, could assume the command without the previous order of their assembly.

We do not hear much of this meal, which was in fact for most men little more than the "snack" which London men of business will take standing at a bar; nor do we know whether senators and barristers took it as they sat in the curia or in court, or whether there was an adjournment for purposes of refreshment.

Amicus Curiae, pseud. of Edmund Fuller.

Amicus Curiae, pseud. of Edmund Fuller.

For Caput was what is known as an office lawyer and had never gone into court save as an onlooker oras he would have phrased itan amicus curiae.

Among the Greeks the curiae are called phratriae and phatriaein other words associations, brotherhoods unions, guildsfrom the fact that men of the same phratry phrased or revealed to one another their own intentions without scruple or fear.

This office came into prominence when Roman despotism found that it was overreaching itself by grinding down the defenseless curiae below the margin of productiveness.

Such contempts, committed as they are in facie curiae, are criminal offences, and may be punished summarily by immediate imprisonment without the right of appeal.

In old days persons who were guilty of contempt in facie curiae had their right hands cut off, and Mr. Oswald prints as an appendix to his book certain clauses of an Act of Parliament of Henry VIII.