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'CHAP. LXXII. Concerning snakes. 'There are no snakes to be met with throughout the whole island . At dinner we talked of another mode in the newspapers of giving modern characters in sentences from the classicks, and of the passage 'Pareus deorum cultor, et infrequens, Insanientis dum sapientiæ Consultus erro, nunc retrorsùm Vela dare, atque iterare cursus Cogor relictos :
As for good women these, my worthy reader, are different from us the nature of these is to love, and to do kind offices, and devise untiring charities: so I would have you to know, that, though Mr. Pendennis was parcus suorum cultor et infrequens, Mrs.
One finds there almost every thing but religion. SEWARD. 'He speaks of his returning to it, in his Ode Parcus Deorum cultor et infrequens JOHNSON. 'Sir, he was not in earnest: this was merely poetical. BOSWELL. 'There are, I am afraid, many people who have no religion at all. SEWARD. 'And sensible people too. JOHNSON. 'Why, Sir, not sensible in that respect.
Indeed, the line, "Pastor deorum cultor et infrequens," might have been directly inspired by your views on the keeping of Chapels. On the other hand, your contributions to our musical festivities had the true Aristophanes panache. I hear you are devoting yourself to literature, and I beg that you will avail yourself of the enclosed note, which is addressed to a personal friend of mine.
One finds there almost every thing but religion. SEWARD. 'He speaks of his returning to it, in his Ode Parcus Deorum cultor et infrequens. JOHNSON. 'Sir, he was not in earnest: this was merely poetical. BOSWELL. 'There are, I am afraid, many people who have no religion at all. SEWARD. 'And sensible people too. JOHNSON. 'Why, Sir, not sensible in that respect.
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