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He haunted 'the darkest and remotest corner of the Theatre Gallery. He was to be seen issuing from 'aerial lodging-houses. Withal, says mine author, 'there were many good points about him: he paid his landlady's bill, read his Bible, went twice to church on Sunday, seldom swore, was not often tipsy, and bought the Lapsus Linguae. He wore his hat on one side.
There is evidence, accordingly, that three pieces of work, already begun or projected by him in Aldersgate Street or Barbican, were prosecuted with some increased diligence in his house in High Holborn. One of these was the collection of materials for a Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, or Latin Dictionary, which he hoped some time to complete.
"I I mean I've seen that Pickletown in Olga Oh, jicksy!. Do you know what I mean, Janice Day?" "Yes! Yes!" she cried. "You've seen Olga." "Then jump right in here and I'll drive you to her," said the boy, without running the risk of another lapsus linguae. Without waiting even for a hat, and throwing her broom back over the fence, Janice scrambled in.
At four o'clock in the afternoon the members of the Diplomatic Corps called in a body, wearing their court dresses, and Don Calderon de la Barca, who was their Dean, presented a congratulatory address. In his reply, Mr. Van Buren made his only known lapsus linguae by addressing them as the "Democratic corps."
Graecae Linguae Dialecti in Scholae Westmonast. usum, 1738. Giannone, an Italian historian, born 1676, died 1748.
That theory of Sir George Cornewall Lewis cannot then be accepted; there being nothing, for the leading reason given by him, that should induce us to question the accuracy of history as regards the Roman monarchy. Hunc lege quaeso librum, quem condidit ore disertus, Et Latiae linguae Poggius ipse decus. BEBELIUS. Utilissimus Liber.
Some fix it at 178 B.C.; others as late as 129 B.C. The earlier date is the more probable. We then have to ask when Hostius himself lived. Teuffel inclines to place him before Accius; but most commentators assign him a later date. A few lines are preserved in Macrobius, which seem to point to an early period, e.g. "non si mihi linguae Centum atque ora sient totidem vocesque liquatae," and again,
"You strought to see that Stout man, anyway " "Oh, dear, me, Gummy, there you go again!" gasped Janice, with laughter, while the boy's sister giggled desperately, too. "What's the matter now?" he demanded, in some surprise. "Another lapsus linguae I looked it up, and that is what they call it," said Janice. "Say! Why don't you talk so people can understand you?" Gummy demanded.
Bingle looking on with placid approval. "What's your name, my little man?" "Abraham." "Ahem!" coughed Mrs. Bingle, with a violent start. "Reginald, sir," gasped he whose memory was still faithful when under the pressure of excitement. "I see," said Flanders, smiling down into Mrs. Bingle's embarrassed eyes. "Lapsus linguae, Mrs. Bingle." "My French is very " began Mrs. Bingle plaintively.
Contra nullum unquam audivimus imperium, nullam civitatem non mediocriter saltern floruisse, quamdiu linguae sua gratia, suusque cultus constitit. By argument they might hope to gain over the reason of a few, but by help of these nicknames they enlist what at first are so much more potent, the prejudices and passions of the many, on their side.
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