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Had their reading reached so far, they might have deduced it much more fairly from Aristotle and Polybius, who both distinctly name the composition of rex, seniores, et populus; and the latter, as I remember particularly, with the highest approbation.
But Servius Tullius instituted the Comitia Centuriata, and hence divided the populus into six property classes, and one hundred and ninety-three centuriae.
"Who is this man?" asked Germain severely of the footmen. "Cliquet, the butler, Monsieur," stammered Constant, the oldest. "He was not here when your lordship was." "Take him out of the gates," replied the new master, "and send for my intendant." Not long after Master Populus entered his presence, bowing and scraping, with a dozen smiles at once on his face.
Everybody in the place ran out of doors to see what the race was about. "Monsieur Pioche I only want your vote," the Attorney panted, closing up with his victim. "Let me go, Master Populus," the peasant cried, clasping his hands and falling on his knees. "Faith of God! I can swear that I have none of that. I never saw one, I assure you, Monsieur.
Populus me sibilat; at mihi plaudo Ipse domi, simul ac nummos contemplor in arca. That private ipse plaudo he may have in this business, which is a business of money; but the applause of no other human creature will he have for giving such an account as he admits this to be, irregular, uncertain, problematical, and of which no one can make either head or tail.
Sprat had his rhymed joke with the rest, in lines to a Person of Honour 'upon his Incomparable, Incomprehensible Poem, intitled 'The British Princes'. Edward Howard did not print the nonsense here ascribed to him. No. 44. Friday, April 20, 1711. Addison. 'Tu, quid ego et populus mecum desideret, audi. Hor.
But Tacitus does not borrow from anybody; he is himself a great original. VII. The phrase in the Annals "non modo ... sed," instead of "non modo ... sed etiam" is peculiar, being at variance with the measured style of all the old Roman writers. In both instances Tacitus would have written "sed etiam moenia sed etiam populus."
With respect to the vegetable productions of the district the Populus trepida, or aspen, which thrives in moist situations, is perhaps the most abundant tree on the banks of the Saskatchewan and is much prized as firewood, burning well when cut green.
Now other strong men arise who pursue the same course, and lead directly up to the concentration of supreme authority in the hands of one man, and he not a consul, nor a tribune, nor a dictator, but an emperor, a titled personage never before known in Rome. With this culmination the life of the populus Romanus was destined to end.
The water in this channel was of a clear green colour and decidedly salt. Mr. Hearne could have tasted it only at the mouth of the river, when he pronounced it merely brackish. A rise and fall of four inches in the water was observed. The shore is strewed with a considerable quantity of drift timber, principally of the Populus balsamifera, but none of it of great size.
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