Lexicographical Neighbors of Risus
Literary usage of Risus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages (1869)
"See " Ridentem dicer e" &c., and " risus rerum saepe," &c. Rien de plus eloquent
que 1'argent comptant. Fr. prov.— "Naught is more eloquent than ready money ..."
2. Homœopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1890)
"... irregular action of heart and pulse, followed by unconsciousness and falling
with a distressing cry or risus sardonicus and slight foaming at the mouth; ..."
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