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They crowded greedily around stalls in the public squares where the skin, bones, and offal of such dogs, cats and unclean beasts as still remained for the consumption of the wealthier classes were sold to the populace. Over the doorways of these flesh markets might be read "Haec runt munera pro iis qui vitam pro Philippo profuderunt."
They crowded greedily around stalls in the public squares where the skin, bones, and offal of such dogs, cats and unclean beasts as still remained for the consumption of the wealthier classes were sold to the populace. Over the doorways of these flesh markets might be read "Haec runt munera pro iis qui vitam pro Philippo profuderunt."
Salinator was consul in 188, and died in 170. For the name Salinator cf. n. on 11. SP. ALBINUS: Sp. Albinus died in 180. He was probably a little younger than Salinator. He can scarcely have been fifty years of age at his death. TUM ... TUM: 'now ... again'; so in 45. CARERENT: see n. on 3 ferat. VITAM NULLAM PUTARENT: 'they considered life to be not life at all'. For vitam nullam cf.
The monastery of the Incarnation, Avila. 2 Cor. xii. 9: "Virtus in infirmitate perficitur." See Way of Perfection, ch. xxii.; but ch. xiii. ed. Doblado. See Foundations, ch. I, section 1. St. Matt. xix. 29: "Et omnis qui reliquerit domum . . . propter nomen Meum, centuplum accipiet, et vitam aeternam possidebit."
I will forget that you are 'my lord: I will call you 'Master James, I will call the duchess, 'Dame James, your children shall call me Father Polyphème; I will tell them of my battles, and it will go on like that, vitam æternam." "Yes! yes! we accept; you shall never leave us," said James and Angela together, their eyes filled with tears.
"It is wholesome to exercise the mind after a long meal," said the learned gentleman from the midst of the clouds of smoke which enveloped him, "but it would not be well if every day was spent in such junketing: 'Qui amat vitam longam, amet mensam brevem! Write that down in your book and translate it."
He died at Blackheath, March 25, 1721, leaving one son, who became Secretary to the Commissioners of Excise. No. 181. Thursday, September 27, 1711. Addison. 'His lacrymis vitam damus, et miserescimus ultro. Virg. I am more pleased with a Letter that is filled with Touches of Nature than of Wit. The following one is of this Kind.
I had before my eyes the fatal phantom which was the cause of my existence. I saw the woman who had thirty years before, seduced my father: if it had not been for her, he would never have thought of leaving his father's house, and would never have engendered me in the womb of a Venetian woman. I have never been of the opinion of the old author who says, 'Nemo vitam vellet si daretur scientibus'.
But my neighbors said there was, and the widow Weltraum told me the girl's character would suffer. What could I do? Oh, yes, I recollect all now! I married her, that my old friend's child might have a roof to her head, and come to no harm. You see I was forced to do her that injury; for, after all, poor young creature, it was a sad lot for her. A dull bookworm like me, cochlea vitam agens, Mr.
I am, Sir, Your humble servant, No. 67. Inventas vitam excoluere per artes. VIRG. AEn. vi. 663. They polish life by useful arts. THAT familiarity produces neglect, has been long observed.
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