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Mente animoque. In mind and spirit. Mens is properly the understanding, animus the feeling part, and both together comprehend the whole soul. Acrius animantur. Numeraverim. Subj. cf. note, 2: crediderim. Decumates exercent. Exercent==colunt, So Virg. tellurem, terram, humum, solum, &c., exercere. Decumates==decumanos. Occurs only here. Tithe-paying lands. For their location, see note, 27.
But I cannot resist the temptation of transcribing the favourable judgment of Mr. He even condescends to justify an acrimony of style, which had been gently blamed by the more unbiassed German; "Paullo acrius quam velis perstrinxit." If Warburton's new argument proved anything, it would be a demonstration against the legislator, who left his people without the knowledge of a future state.
Hence Graeca comitate. Provinciali parsimonia. Parsimonia in a good sense; economy, as opposed to the luxury and extravagance of Italy and the City. Locum mixtum. Enallage for locus, in quo mixta erant, etc. H. 704, III., cf. 25: mixti copiis et laetitia. Bene compositum denotes a happy combination of the elements, of which mixtum expresses only the co-existence. Acrius, sc. aequo==too eagerly.
Memoria teneo solitum ipsum narrare, se in prima juventa studium philosophiae acrius, ultra quam concessum Romano ac senatori, hausisse, ni prudentia matris incensum ac flagrantem animum coercuisset.
"Quod licet, ingratum est; quod non licet, acrius urit." We might here introduce the opinion of an ancient upon this occasion, "that executions rather whet than dull the edge of vices: that they do not beget the care of doing well, that being the work of reason and discipline, but only a care not to be taken in doing ill:" "Latius excisae pestis contagia serpunt."
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