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The very mention of Rome suggests the same continually repeated series of antecedent tragedy and consequent wandering, pointing backward to the fabled siege of Troy and the flight of Aeneas, "profugus" from Asia to Italy, and forward to the quick-coming footsteps of the Northern profugi, who were eager, even this side the grave, to enter the Valhalla of their dreams.
He was going on with ordinary work and play, enjoying the pageantry of the christening of the Prince of Wales, and cheering himself hoarse and half-frantic when the King of Prussia came to see the school; then on his father's birthday writing with a 'hand quite trembling with delight' to announce what he knew would be the most welcome of birthday presents, namely, the news that he had been 'sent up' for a very good copy of seventy-nine verses, 'all longs, on Napoleon e Seylhia profugus, passage of Beresina, and so forth. His Latin verses were his strong point, and from this time forward he was frequently sent up, in all twenty-five times, an almost unprecedented number.
A wild scramble was heard in Jack's room, and a steady tramp in the other as Frank worked away at the stiff collar and the unaccommodating button till every finger ached. A clashing of boots followed, while Jack whistled "Polly Hopkins," and Frank declaimed in his deepest voice, "Arma virumque cano, Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit litora."
"Clip! look alive he's coming don't say a word, hang on to his legs, you know En jam tempus erat Munger, you cad, why don't you come? Italiam fato profugus. Hah! got you, my man. Shove him in, quick! Strike a light, do you hear? here they come. What are you doing, Clip? turn him face up. That's for blackguarding me before the whole house! Clip put me up to it.
Taking down the volume, he opened it at the beginning of the first book, and began reading aloud, dividing the lines into feet: "Arma virumque cano, Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit. "Wouldn't want to say how long it's been since I last set eyes on that.
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