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It is upon yours and my children's account that I principally rejoice." Mrs. Atkinson rose from her chair, and jumped about the room for joy, repeating, Turne, quod oplanti divum promittere nemo Auderet, volvenda dies, en, attulit ultro. Amelia now threw herself into a chair, complained she was a little faint, and begged a glass of water.
But in truth he might have been more concise, less eloquence would have sufficed had not the idle hours of a sea voyage thrown open a wider door for its display. Lempriere was ready to promise anything on the joy of the long-wished for moment. "Quod optanti Divum promittere nemo Auderet." As he himself expressed the matter with wonted Latinity.
Cf. n. on 10 adulescentulus miles. The engagement to appear was technically called vadimonium; when the defendant entered into the engagement he was said vadimonium promittere; if he kept the engagement, v. obire or sistere; if he failed in it, v. deserere.
Virgil expresses this very boldly: Turne, quod optanti divum promittere nemo Auderet, volvenda dies, en! attulit ultro. I would quote more great men if I could; but my memory not permitting me, I will proceed to exemplify these observations by the following instance:
It is upon yours and my children's account that I principally rejoice." Mrs. Atkinson rose from her chair, and jumped about the room for joy, repeating, Turne, quod oplanti divum promittere nemo Auderet, volvenda dies, en, attulit ultro. Amelia now threw herself into a chair, complained she was a little faint, and begged a glass of water.
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