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And thus I have given the history of satire, and derived it as far as from Ennius to your lordship that is, from its first rudiments of barbarity to its last polishing and perfection; which is, with Virgil, in his address to Augustus "Nomen fama tot ferre per annos, . . . Tithoni prima quot abest ab origine Caesar."
Having pictured a graceful young woman of faultless face, form, and manner, how strong his protest against the displacement of this ideal, by a rollicking little "tot," full of spoiled temper and domineering caprice. Oswald now sees in Sir Donald Randolph less to admire. Mentally arraigning this aristocrat for his poor taste, he blames the silly father for having such a daughter.
O my dear brother do you like it all as well as you thought you would?" "Why, Mae, you poor little tot, you're sentimental for you. Yes, I like the future as well as I always did. I never gave much for the present, at any rate."
How the Almighty French Government in its Almighty Wisdom ever found Garibaldi a place among us is more than I understand or ever will. He was a little tot in a faded blue-grey French uniform; and when he perspired he pushed a kepi up and back from his worried forehead which a lock of heavy hair threateningly overhung.
Saying nothing of what had happened, of which they were as innocent as babes, I took a stiff tot of brandy, for I was chilled through by the wet, and while waiting for the moon to rise, busied myself with getting the bits back into the horses' mouths an awkward job in the dark. At length it appeared in a clear sky, for the storm had quite departed and the rain ceased.
The hotel expenses are much the same as at Rome, and no matter how you try to economize and cut down expenditure, you will find, when you arrive home and tot up the figures, that the average amount per day, travelling included, is no less than £1 for each person.
"Oh, yes," said Jack, "I forgot that. I am the Preserver of Enough Oil in the Beatrice Stove." "I am proud to meet such important personages," said Mr. MacAngus. "And now, lastly, you," he said to Gregory, "the little nipper, the tiny tot of the party." Gregory was furious. He scowled at the artist like thunder. "Go on," said Mr. MacAngus; "don't mind me. I always tease little important boys."
After a while over ran Susie's brother, to summon her home to go with her mother to the village. Tot stood at the gate, looking down the long road. Sturdy maples threw curving, interlacing boughs across, through which the sun-light filtered and flickered. How cool and shady it was!
"It is splendid to have so much room," declared Mrs. Bobbsey had another seat. The high-back, broad plush seats gave more room than the narrow, revolving chairs, besides, the day coach afforded so much more freedom for children. "What a cute little baby!" exclaimed Nan, referring to a tiny tot sleeping under a big white netting, across the aisle. "We must be quiet," said Mrs.
On Feb. 24, Luther answered Spalatin: Die sermone bonorum operum nibil memini; sed et tot jam edidi, ut periculum sit, ne emtores tandem fatigam; but on Feb. 26, he wrote again: Memoria mihi rediit de operibus bonis sermone tractandis, in concione scilicet id promisi; dabo operam, ut fiat. See Dedicatory Letter, above, p. 107. We mention but one of many testimonies.
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