compositum jus fasque animi

Latin

Etymology

Early use of this phrase in Persii Satira Secunda ("Second Satire of Persius").

It became a quoted motto by English writers.

Phrase

compositum jūs fāsque animī

1. law and equity of the soul combined

See also

• contra jus fasque

References

• Persii Satira Secunda (poem), in: The Satires of Persius, translated by Charlton Byam Wollaston, 1841, p. 34 [1]
• thelatinlibrary.com: Persius

English:

• (law and equity combined): The Gentleman's Magazine
• (law and equity): A Dictionary of Quotations from Various Authors..., by Hugh Moore, 1831.
• (justice, uprightness and nobility of the soul): Gulliver's Travels, Introduction, Wordsworth Editions: 1992, p. vii note.