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The canonico came, and after a long audience left his book and many prayers for the King's prosperity. But Ferdinand did not survive the interview a whole day; and if this be not proof that Don Ojori bewitched him to his destruction, what is? "Turbine raptus ingenii."
Postquam felicitate SIBI PROPRIA Sese posteris commendaverat, Morte acerba raptus Anno oetatis 51 Eheul quam procul a patria! Prope Liburni portum in Italia, Jacet sepultus.
Must I then mourn over thee, thou promising one must I say with the epigrammatist "`Hoc jacet in tumulo, raptus puerilibus annis, Jacob Faithful domini cura, doloroque sui? "True, most true. Thou hast quitted the element thou so joyously controlledst, thou hast come upon the terra firma for thy grave? "`Sis licet inde sibi tellus placata, levisque, Artifices levior non potes esse manu.
Cochenille, sweetly smiling, with downcast eyes, stated that their Countly Excellencies were quite convinced that the most honoured Herr Baron had been attacked, during the 'seize, by a malady which bore a Latin name something like Raptus, and that he, Monsieur Cochenille, was come to make inquiries as to his present state of welfare. "Raptus! Raptus! Nothing of the kind."
Ptolemy, a geographer who lived in the second century, and was not a king of Egypt, with the most ancient maps made the Nile rise from the "Montes Lunae," between ten and twelve south lat., by six several streams which flowed north into two Lakes, situated east and west of each other. These streams flowed about west of his river Rhapta, or Raptus, which is probably our Rovuma or Louma.
And Count Baldassarre Castiglione wrote of his death in the following manner: Quod lacerum corpus medica sanaverit arte, Hyppolitum Stygiis et revocarit aquis, Ad Stygias ipse est raptus Epidaurius undas; Sic precium vitæ mors fuit artifici.
Titus Livius speaking of our nation: "Intolerantissima laboris corpora vix arma humeris gerebant." Many nations do yet, and did anciently, go to war without defensive arms, or with such, at least, as were of very little proof: "Tegmina queis capitum, raptus de subere cortex."
Shelley was a mutineer on board ship, and a deserter from the ranks; and he must, therefore, wait for a biographer, as other denounced and daring geniuses have waited for their audience or their epitaph. "Turbine raptus ingenii." Scaliger The next morning there was queer talk about Clarian. Mac and I stared at each other when we heard it at breakfast, but still kept our own counsel in silence.
"What is that which " "Yes, what is it? I shall lose my head over that riddle. Mamma dear, come and help your stupid son!" "No, no! Mamma knows it already. She must not say it!" exclaimed Gabrielle with fear. "What king do you place above all other kings, Magister?" asked Petrea for the second time, having this evening her "raptus" of questioning.
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