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I say, Susan, dimidium animae meae I am in the act of meditating upon it; and sorry am I to be compel to be under the neces to be reduced, I say that is redact as in the larned langua : in other words or terms, indeed, is more elegant in other terms, then, Susan, I fear that what I just now alluded to, touching the fama clamosa which is current about me this day, will render that promise a rather premature one on both our parts.
My motives were of a decidedly mercenary description. "Hic scribit famâ ductus, at ille fame." I belonged emphatically to the latter category, and little indeed of my multifarious productions ever found its final resting place in the waste-paper basket.
In the popular mind Cimabue still remains "The Father of modern painting," and though his renown may have attracted more pictures and more legends to his name than properly belong to him, it is certain that Dante, his contemporary, wrote of him thus: Credette Cimabue nella pintura Tener lo campo, ed ora ha Giotto il grido Si che la fama di colui s'oscura.
Vieni a veder la gente quanto s' ama; E se nulla di noi pieta ti move, A vergognar ti vien della tua fama." So, too, Canto III., lines 79-84: "As sheep come issuing forth from out the fold By ones, and twos, and threes, and the others stand Timidly holding down their eyes and nostrils,
She "trusted not," she replied she "never minded it, nor would she" she "desired only to save her right; and if she should lose the favour of the people in defending that right, yet she trusted to go to heaven cum famâ et infamiâ." Promises and persuasions being unavailing, they tried threats.
Ergo egressi, ego veterum legatorum, vos priorum exercituum terminos, finem Britanniae non fama nec rumore, sed castris et armis tenemus. Inventa Britannia et subacta. Equidem saepe in agmine, cum vos paludes montesve et flumina fatigarent, fortissimi cujusque voces audiebam, Quando dabitur hostis, quando acies?
He adorned an art, he endeavoured at eminence, and he inoffensively enjoyed the pleasure of his own superiority. He could also have defended himself by the example of Aeneas, who, introducing himself, said: 'Sum pius Aeneas ..... ... fama super aethera notus. Aeneid, i. 378. I fear that Twalmley met with the neglect that so commonly befalls inventors. In the Gent.
Turn from these light compliments to the pure and reverential tenderness of a sonnet like this: "Qual donna attende a gloriosa fama." Doth any maiden seek the glorious fame Of chastity, of strength, of courtesy? Gaze in the eyes of that sweet enemy Whom all the world doth as my lady name!
But you've been very good to my son; ... and if Gifted lives till you... till you are in... your grave... he will write a poem I know he will that will tell your goodness to babes unborn." "Scindentur vestes gemmae frangentur et aurum, Carmina quam tribuent fama perennis erit." "And if ever Gifted makes a book, don't say anything about it, Mr.
Honor that is gained and broken upon another, hath the quickest reflection, like diamonds cut with facets. And therefore, let a man contend to excel any competitors of his in honor, in outshooting them, if he can, in their own bow. Discreet followers and servants, help much to reputation. Omnis fama a domesticis emanat.
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