3823. Patres Conscripti took a boat and went to Philippi: Stormum surgebat, et boatum overturnebat. Omnes drownderunt, qui swim-away non potuerunt, Excipe John Periwig, who was tied to the tail of a dead pig. School-boy's mock-Latin verse of unknown origin. The variety of the third and fourth lines is, Trumpeter unus erat qui coatum scarlet habebat Et magnum periwig, tied about with the tail of a dead pig. Non sunt in cæli, quia Omnes drencherunt, quia steersman non habuerunt, etc. 3824. Patria cara, carior libertas. (L.)—Dear is my country, but liberty is dearer. Motto of the Earl of Radnor. 3825. Patriæ infelici fidelis. (L.)-Faithful to my unhappy country. Motto of the Earl of Courtown. 3826. Patriæ pietatis imago. (L.) Virg. 10, 824.-The picture of paternal affection. 3827. Patriis virtutibus. (L.)-By hereditary virtues. Motto of the Earl of Leitrim. 3828. Pauca Catonis Verba, sed a pleno venientia pectore veri. (L.) Luc. 9, 188. Few were the words of Cato, but they came Straight from the heart, with earnest truth aflame.-Ed. 3829. Pauca verba. (L.)-A few words. 3830. Paullatim. (L.)-By degrees. M. of Univ. College School. 3831. Paulum sepultæ distat inertia Celata virtus. (L.) Hor. C. 4, 9, 29. Small odds between the coward and the brave, If either sink into a nameless grave Without a bard the hero's deeds to save.-Ed. 3832. Pauper enim non est cui rerum suppetit usus, Si ventri bene, si lateri pedibusque tuis, nil Divitiæ poterint regales addere majus. (L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 3. He is not poor whose means, though small, suffice. 3833. Pauper sum, fateor, patior: quod Di dant fero. (L.) Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 10.—I am poor, I own, but I bear it. 3834. Paupertas est, non quæ pauca possidet, sed quæ multa non possidet. (L.) Sen. Ep. 87, 35.-A poor man (poverty) is not one who possesses few things, but who lacks marty things. 3835. Paupertas fugitur, totoque arcessitur orbe. (L.) Lucan. 1, 166.-Poverty is avoided and accused throughout the world. 3836. Paupertatis pudor et fuga. (L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 24.The shame and dread of poverty. 3837. Pauperum solatio. (L.)-For the consolation of the poor. Order of St Elizabeth (Brazil). 3838. Pavor est utrobique molestus. (L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 10.— Either way there is trouble to be feared. 3839. Pax in bello. (L.)-Peace in war. A feeble, ineffectual system of warfare. Motto of the Duke of Leeds. 3840. Pax majora decet. Peragit tranquilla potestas Quod violenta nequit, mandataque fortius urget Imperiosa quies. (L.) Claud. Cons. Mall. 239.-Great works require peace. Power, employed quietly, effects what violence cannot accomplish: and calmness is all puissant in enforcing commands with success. 3841. Pax vobiscum. (L.)-Peace be with you. Ordinary form of greeting or blessing in Church service. 3842. Peccare docentes Fallax historias movet. (L.) Hor. C. 3, 7, 19.—The deceitful man relates tales that teach persons to go astray. 3843. Peccavi. (L.) Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 12.-I own my fault. To cry peccavi to acknowledge one's fault. = 3844. Pectoribus inhians spirantia consulit exta. (L.) Virg. A. 4, 64. And in the heart's yet quivering strings Spells out the lore of hidden things.—Conington. Motto of Spectator No. 281, on the Dissection of a coquet's heart. 3845. Pecuniam in loco negligere maximum 'st interdum lucrum. (L.) Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 8.—To slight money on some occasions, is often a great gain. 3846. Pedibus timor addidit alas. (L.) Virg. A. —Fear gave wings to his feet. 3847. Pégase est un cheval qui porte Les grands hommes à l'hôpital. (Fr.) Maynard ?— Pegasus (the winged horse of the Muses) is a steed that carries distinguished men to the workhouse. 3848. Peine forte et dure. (Fr.)—Heavy and severe punishment. In old English law, the term used for the barbarous practice of pressing (with heavy weights) prisoners who refused to plead, and last employed temp. Elizabeth, when the cruelty was put in force against recusant Catholicks. 3849. Pendente lite. (L.)—While the suit is pending. the case is still going on. 3850. Pendent opera interrupta minæque Murorum ingentes æquataque machina cæli. While The strike. (L.) Virg. A. 4, 88. The works all slack and aimless lie, Grim bastions looming from on high, And monster cranes that mate the sky.-Conington. 3851. Pendre la cremaillière. (Fr.)-To hang the pothook. Repas pour pendre-, A house-warming. Nous allons pendre, We are going to give a house warming. 3852. Penitus toto divisos orbe Britannos. (L.) Virg. E. 1, 67. -The Britons, a race entirely cut off from the rest of the world. 3853. Pense moult, parle peu, écris moins. (Fr.) Prov.-Think much, speak little, write less. 3854. Pensez à bien. (Fr.)—Think of good. Motto of the Earl of Lovelace and Lord Wentworth. 3855. Per accidens. (L.)—By accident. Logical term. Term used to denote an effect not following from the nature or essence of the thing, but from some accidental quality. It is opposed to per se. Thus, fire burns per se, of itself : heated iron burns per accidens (Dict. Sc. Lit. and Art). 3856. Per angusta ad augusta. (L.)-Through difficulties to greatness. Motto of Viscount Masserene. 3857. Per annum or an. (L.)—By the year. Yearly. 3858. Peras imposuit Jupiter nobis duas; (L.) Phædr. 4, 10, 1. The mote and the beam. With wallets twain almighty Jove Our neighbours' failings hang before, 3859. Per contra. (L.)—On the other hand. 3860. Percunctatorem fugito, nam garrulus idem est, Nec retinent patulæ commissa fideliter aures. Et semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum. Chatterboxes. (L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 69. Avoid a ceaseless questioner: he burns To tell the next he talks with what he learns. Wide ears retain no secrets, and you know You can't get back a word you once let go.-Conington. 3861. Per damna per cædes, ab ipso Ducit opes animumque ferro. (L.) Hor. C. 4, 4, 59.Through ruin and slaughter, it draws fresh strength and spirit from the chastening sword. Applicable to the unquenchable spirit of martyrs under persecution. 3862. Per Deum et ferrum obtinui. (L.)—I have obtained it by God and my sword. M. of the Marquess of Downshire. 3863. Perdidit arma, locum virtutis deseruit, qui Semper in augenda festinat et obruitur re. (L.) Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 17. The wretch whose thoughts by gain are all engrossed Has flung away his sword, betrayed his post.-Conington. 3864. Perdis, et in damno gratia nulla tuo. (L.) Ov. A. A. 1, 434.-You lose and get no thanks for it. 3865. Perditur inter hæc misero lux, non sine votis. (L.) Hor. S. 2, 6, 59. And so my day between my fingers slips 3866. Pereant amici, dum una inimici intercidant. (L.) Cic. Deiot. 9, 25. Perish our friends, if with them fall our foes! Translated from the Greek, and quoted by Cicero, who calls it versus immanis, a horrible line. 3867. Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt. (L.)?-Bad luck to the fellows who have said our good things before us! 3868. Pereunt et imputantur. (L.) Mart. 5, 20, 13.-They (days, hours, etc.) pass by, and are placed to our account. Common inscription on clocks and dials. 3869. Perfer et obdura: dolor hic tibi proderit olim : Sæpe tulit lassis succus amarus opem. (L.) Ov. Am. 3, 11, 7.—Bear and endure: this trouble will one day prove to have been for your good. Bitter draughts often restore strength to the weary. Cf. Perfer et obdura: multo graviora tulisti. Ov. T. 5, 11, 7.-Bear and endure: you have borne much harder things than this. 3870. Perfida, sed quamvis perfida, cara tamen. (L.) Tib. 3, 6, 56.-Faithless one, yet faithless though you are, you are dear to me still. 3871. Pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere. (L.) Hor. S. 1, 1, 102.-You are attempting to combine things essentially opposite to each other. 3872. Periculosæ plenum opus aleæ. Tractas, et incedis per ignes To an historian. (L.) Hor. C. 2, 1, 6. You've got in hand a ticklish task, A risky game of chance to play: 3873. Periculosum est credere et non credere ; Ergo exploranda est veritas multum prius Quam stulta prave judicet sententia. (L.) Phædr. 3, 10 (1, 5, and 6).—It is dangerous to believe too readily, equally so to refuse credence altogether. Therefore one should carefully examine into the truth of any matter, rather than allow ourselves to form a wrong estimate in haste. 3874. Perierunt tempora longi Servitii. (L.) Juv. 3, 124. All my long hours of service thrown away.-Ed. Said of a client, who had been long waiting for advancement. 3875. Per il suo contrario. (It.)-By its opposite. Motto of the Marquess of Anglesey. 3876. Perimus licitis. (L.)-We perish through indulging in what is lawful, but not expedient. M. of Lord Teignmouth. 3877. Per incuriam. (L.)-Through carelessness. 3878. περὶ ὄνου σκιᾶς [μαχέσθαι]. (Gr.) Ar. Vesp. 191.—[Το fight for an ass's shadow. To dispute about trifles. See No. 995. |