Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—V

Vox et Praeterea Nihil

Echo; a threat not followed out. When the Lacedemonian plucked the nightingale, on seeing so little substance he exclaimed, “Vox tu es, et nihil praeterea.” ($$$. Plut. Opp. Mor. Apophthegmata Laconica.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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