Hinc omne principium, huc refer exitum—To them (the gods) ascribe every undertaking, to them the issue. Hor.
Hinc subitæ mortes atque intestata senectus—Hence 45 (from sensual indulgence) sudden deaths and intestate old age. Juv.
Hinc totam infelix vulgatur fama per urbem—Hence the unhappy news is spread abroad through the whole city. Virg.
Hinc usura vorax, avidumque in tempore fænus, / Et concussa fides, et multis utile bellum—Hence (from the ambition of Cæsar) arise devouring usury, grasping interest, shaken credit, and war of advantage to many. Lucan.
Hinc venti dociles resono se carcere solvunt, / Et cantum accepta pro libertate rependunt—Hence the obedient winds are loosed from their sounding prison, and repay the liberty they have received with a tune. Of an organ.
His bark is waur nor (worse than) his bite. Sc. Pr.
His Christianity was muscular. Disraeli. 50
His failings lean'd to virtue's side. Goldsmith.
His kissing is as full of sanctity as the touch of holy bread. As You Like It, iii. 4.
His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled him to run, though not to soar. Macaulay.