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"Crescit interea Roma Albæ ruinis" Meanwhile Rome grows on the ruins of Alba. They who would have their city become a great empire, must endeavour by every means to fill it with inhabitants; for without a numerous population no city can ever succeed in growing powerful. This may be effected in two ways, by gentleness or by force.
It is often said that the common lot of old age is disease and weariness of life. Disease is by no means essential to old age; especially where a really long span of years is to be attained; for as life goes on, the conditions of health and disorder tend to increase crescente vita, crescit sanitas et morbus.
The commercial policy pursued by England towards America was identical with that pursued towards Ireland. The industry of the Anglo-Irish traders was restricted, their commerce and even their production fettered, their prosperity checked, for the benefit of the merchants of Manchester and Bristol. Crescit Roma Albae ruinis.
The following day he wrote: 'I fancy that I grow light and airy. A man that does not begin to grow light and airy at seventy is certainly losing time if he intends ever to be light and airy. Piozzi Letters, ii. 73. Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit. Juvenal, xiv. 139. He had seen it on his Tour in Wales on July 26, 1774. See post, vol. v. Dean Percy, ante, p. 365.
"Yes, it is a long way, and rather rough towards the end." "Did you do any good at the diamond-fields? I don't fancy that men often bring much money home with them." "I brought some." "Enough to do a fellow any good in his after life?" "Well, yes; enough to content me, only that a man is not easily contented who has been among diamonds." "Crescit amor diamonds!" said the parson.
It was, therefore, by adding to her population, and by, adopting certain other methods presently to be noticed, that Rome became so great and powerful. And this is well expressed by Titus Livius, in the words, "Crescit interea Roma Albae ruinis." Any one who has read ancient history with attention, must have observed that three methods have been used by republics for extending their power.
"Crescit amor diamonds!" repeated the Reverend Montagu Blake, shaking his head. "If you gave me three, I could easily imagine that I should toss up with another fellow who had three also, double or quits, till I lost them all. But we'll make sure of dinner, at any rate, without any such hazardous proceeding."
They consummate at Comb, Vernon's house. Crescit indulgent isti. I am sure I shall never say anything to lessen the just and natural esteem which you have for her, but when there is grafted on that what may make you uneasy, I must be an enemy to that or to yourself, and you know, I am sure, how incapable I am of that.
The motto I have adopted justifies my digressions, and all the commentaries, perhaps too numerous, in which I indulge upon my various exploits: 'Nequidquam sapit qui sibi non sapit'. For the same reason I have always felt a great desire to receive praise and applause from polite society: 'Excitat auditor stadium, laudataque virtus Crescit, et immensum gloria calcar habet.
and that there is nothing naturally so contrary to our taste as satiety which proceeds from facility; nor anything that so much whets it as rarity and difficulty: "Omnium rerum voluptas ipso, quo debet fugare, periculo crescit." "Galla, nega; satiatur amor, nisi gaudia torquent."
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