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Si genus humanum et mortalia temnitis arma, At sperate Deos memores fandi atque nefandi.
We discharged our hides and tallow, and in about a week were ready to set sail again for the windward. We unmoored, and got everything ready, when the captain made another attempt upon the oven. This time he had more regard to the ``mollia tempora fandi, and succeeded very well. He won over Mr.
You may get a notion of some part of his expected duties by consulting the famous Tractate on Education addressed to Mr. Hartlib. The least part of what is expected from him, is to be done in school-hours. He must insinuate knowledge at the mollia tempera fandi.
There can be little entertainment in such books; one set of Savages is like another. BOSWELL. 'I do not think the people of Otaheite can be reckoned Savages. JOHNSON. 'Don't cant in defence of Savages. BOSWELL. 'They have the art of navigation. JOHNSON. 'A dog or a cat can swim. BOSWELL. 'They carve very ingeniously. JOHNSON. 'A cat can scratch, and a child with a nail can scratch. I perceived this was none of the mollia tempora fandi; so desisted.
We unmoored, and got everything ready, when the captain made another attempt upon the oven. This time he had more regard to the "mollia tempora fandi," and succeeded very well. He got Mr.
Pen, ink, and paper are cold vehicles for the marvellous, and a "reader" decidedly a more critical animal than a "listener." If, however, you can induce your friends to read it after nightfall, and when the fireside talk has run for a while on thrilling tales of shapeless terror; in short, if you will secure me the mollia tempora fandi, I will go to my work, and say my say, with better heart.
If any one advance a mistaken proposition, in an instance wherein the error may be mischievous to him; can we, to the prejudice perhaps of our credit for discernment, forbear to contradict him in public, if it be probable that in so doing, by piquing his pride we might only harden him in his error? and can we reserve our counsel for some more favourable season, the "mollia tempora fandi," when it may be communicated without offence?
And even then he will not do it; and the painter will do it so that it may be seen with greater pleasure and move the spectator more, and likewise he will place before your eyes the brave image of Turnus, boastful and furious with the coward Drances, that it seems as if you fear him yourself and that he is saying: Larga quidem semper, Drance, tibi copia fandi.
There can be little entertainment in such books; one set of Savages is like another. BOSWELL. 'I do not think the people of Otaheité can be reckoned Savages. JOHNSON. 'Don't cant in defence of Savages . BOSWELL. 'They have the art of navigation. JOHNSON. 'A dog or a cat can swim. BOSWELL. 'They carve very ingeniously. JOHNSON. 'A cat can scratch, and a child with a nail can scratch. I perceived this was none of the mollia tempora fandi ; so desisted.
At this hour, however, all are not so civil, the seniors are often uncommonly cross and surly, and the mollia tempora fandi may not set in till after the first meal I have seen something of the kind in England.
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