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Bishop Latimer in one of his sermons quotes the phrase used in his youth, at the time of the discovery of America, in calling hogs: 'Come to thy minglemangle, come pur, come pur. It would be impossible to transcribe the traditional call used in Virginia. Hinc hostis mi Albucius, hinc inimicus." It was the word which the Romans taught their parrots. Cf.
Finally, Amphitrite in pity transforms the captive girl into a bird, the Ciris, and Zeus as a reward for his devout life releases Nisus, also transforming him into a bird of prey, and henceforth there has been eternal warfare between the Ciris and the Nisus: quacunque illa levem fugiens secat aethera pennis, ecce inimicus atrox magno stridore per auras insequitur Nisus; qua se fert Nisus ad auras, illa levem fugiens raptim secat aethera pennis.
"I am obliged to my honourable friend; and yet," shaking the Lord Keeper's hand "and yet I am still more obliged to my honourable enemy." "Inimicus amicissimus," said the Lord Keeper, returning the pressure; "but this gentleman this Mr. Hayston of Bucklaw I am afraid the poor young man I heard the fellow mention his name is under very bad guidance."
I learnt to read under the guidance of a master who was called Amicus, and who would have been better named Inimicus. As I did not easily attain to a knowledge of my letters, he beat me violently with rods so that I can say that he printed the alphabet in strokes upon my back." In another passage Talpa confesses his natural inclination towards pleasure.