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Madvig, Opusc. 2, 105; Roby, 1596; A. 266, a, b; G. 256, 2; H. 484, 4, n. 2. DUM ADSIT, CUM ABSIT: as both dum and cum evidently have here a temporal sense, the subjunctives seem due to the influence of the other subjunctives utare and requiras. NISI FORTE: see n. on 18. For certus cf. below, 72 senectutis certus terminus. AETATIS: here = vitae; see n. on 5.

They discussed literature but the book had fallen to the floor. 'Absit omen'! If printing had then been invented, undoubtedly there would have been a book instead of an apple in the third chapter of Genesis. He confided to her his plan of collecting his father's letters and of writing the General's life. Honora, too, would enjoy writing a book.

Here am I, a tough old practitioner, mixing myself up with your very distressing business; and here is this farmer's lad, who has the wit to take a bribe and the loyalty to come and tell you of it all, I take it, on the strength of your appearance. I wish I could imagine how it would impress a jury!" says he. "And how it would affect the hangman, sir?" I asked. "Absit omen!" said Mr.

He works well in the House. He spoke excellently the other night. 'He runs over to Ireland this Easter. 'He sees for himself, and speaks with authority. He sees and feels. Englishmen mean well, but they require an extremity of misery to waken their feelings. 'It is coming, he says; and absit omen! 'Mr.

"Absit omen!" cried Reginald, fervently, taking the hand she had put out to bid him good night, and holding it fast to detain her; and was there moisture in the eyes which she lifted to him, and which glistened, he thought, though there was only the distant light of a lamp to see them by? "You must not keep me now," cried Phoebe, "here is grandpapa coming. Good night, Mr. May, good night."

He made, with a serious visage, the gesture of crossed fingers that exorcises an evil spirit. "Absit omen!" he muttered, with a dour glance over shoulder at the retreating figure of his mortal enemy. "Why," she laughed incredulously, "you're not afraid?" Forcing a wry grin, he mocked a shudder. "Some irreverent body walked over the grave of me." "You're superstitious!"

"That big dish that is smoking farther off," said Sancho, "seems to me to be an olla podrida, and out of the diversity of things in such ollas, I can't fail to light upon something tasty and good for me." "Absit," said the doctor; "far from us be any such base thought!

"I had my suspicions when they gave that testimonial," said F. B. "In my experience of life, sir, I always feel rather shy about testimonials, and when a party gets one, somehow look out to hear of his smashing the next month. Absit omen! I will say again. I like not the going down of yonder little yacht."

"Unberufen and Absit omen," she said hastily. "Don't tempt Providence too far, Captain Frazer. At my coming-out reception, I met a man who boasted that he always broke everything within range, from hearts to china. Ten minutes later, he tripped over a rug and fell down on top of the plate of salad he was bringing me. And he didn't break a thing "

He works well in the House. He spoke excellently the other night. 'He runs over to Ireland this Easter. 'He sees for himself, and speaks with authority. He sees and feels. Englishmen mean well, but they require an extremity of misery to waken their feelings. 'It is coming, he says; and absit omen! 'Mr.