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It is upon yours and my children's account that I principally rejoice." Mrs. Atkinson rose from her chair, and jumped about the room for joy, repeating, Turne, quod oplanti divum promittere nemo Auderet, volvenda dies, en, attulit ultro. Amelia now threw herself into a chair, complained she was a little faint, and begged a glass of water.

But in truth he might have been more concise, less eloquence would have sufficed had not the idle hours of a sea voyage thrown open a wider door for its display. Lempriere was ready to promise anything on the joy of the long-wished for moment. "Quod optanti Divum promittere nemo Auderet." As he himself expressed the matter with wonted Latinity.

Could he, Tiberius, provoke so frightful a scandal in the house of the "First Citizen of the Republic"; drive from Rome, defamed, the daughter of Augustus, the most noted lady of Rome, who had so many friends in all circles of its society? Suetonius speaks of the disgust of Tiberius for Julia, "quam neque criminari aut demittere auderet" whom he dared neither incriminate nor repudiate.

It is upon yours and my children's account that I principally rejoice." Mrs. Atkinson rose from her chair, and jumped about the room for joy, repeating, Turne, quod oplanti divum promittere nemo Auderet, volvenda dies, en, attulit ultro. Amelia now threw herself into a chair, complained she was a little faint, and begged a glass of water.

Virgil expresses this very boldly: Turne, quod optanti divum promittere nemo Auderet, volvenda dies, en! attulit ultro. I would quote more great men if I could; but my memory not permitting me, I will proceed to exemplify these observations by the following instance: