Aspera facetiæ, ubi nimis ex vero traxere, acrem sui memoriam relinquunt. Lat. TACITUS." A bitter jest, when the satire comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it."

Asperius nihil est humili cum surgit in altum. Lat. CLAUDIAN."6 Nothing is more disagreeable than a man of mean origin when raised into power."

Aspettare e non venire,

Stare in letto, e non dormire,

Servire e non gradire,

Son tre cose di morire.

Ital. Prov.

"To expect one who does not come to lie a-bed and not to sleep-to serve and not to be advanced, are three things enough to kill a man.”

Assumpsit. Law term." He assumed he took upon him to pay."-An action on a verbal promise.

Astra castra, numen lumen. Lat." The stars my camp, the Deity my light."

Astra regunt homines, sed regit astra Deus.-" The stars govern men, but God governs the stars."

A tâtons. Fr" Groping.”

A tort et à travers. Fr.-" At wrong and across.”—At random.

At pulchrum est digito monstrari et dicier hic est. Lat. PERSIUS." It is pleasing to be pointed at with the finger, and to have it said, There goes the man."In our several pursuits we are all actuated by a wish for notoriety.

At qui sunt ii qui Rempublicam occupavere? Homines sceleratissimi, immani avaritia, nocentissimi, iidemque superbissimi. Lat. SALLUST." But who are those that have seized on the commonwealth ?-Men the most profligate, of insatiable avarice, and whose guilt is only equalled by their insolence."

At spes non fracta. Lat." But hope is not broken.”
Au bon droit. Fr." To the just right."

Au bout du compte." At the end of the account."After all.

Auctor pretiosa facit. Lat.-"The giver makes the gift more precious."

Aucum chemin de fleurs ne conduit à la gloire. Fr. La FONTAINE The path that leads to glory is never

strewed with flowers."

Audaces fortuna juvat timidosque repellit. Lat.-" Fortune assists the bold, and repels the coward." Audacter et sincere. Lat.-" Boldly and sincerely."

Audax omnia perpeti,

Gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas.

Lat. HORACE.

Daring to every extent of guilt, the human race rushes to perpetrate every thing that is wicked and forbidden." This often forms a motto to some discourse or tirade against the wickedness of the age. Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris et carcere dignum,

Si vis esse aliquis-Probitas laudatur et alget.
Lat. JUVENAL.
"Dare to do something worthy of transportation
and imprisonment, if you mean to be of consequence.
Virtue is praised, but freezes."

Audendo magnus tegitur timor. Lat. LUCAN." Fear is often concealed by a show of daring."-The coward blusters to disguise his terrors.

Audentes fortuna juvat. Lat. VIRGIL." Fortune assists the bold."-Intrepidity will generally insure suc

cess.

Audi alteram partem. Lat. Prov.-"Hear the other party."-Listen to what is said on both sides.

Audire est operæ pretium. Lat. HORACE." It is worth your while to hear."-What I am about to disclose is worthy of your attention.

Auditá querela. Law phrase.-"The complaint being heard." A writ which lies where a person has any

thing to plead, without having a day in court to make his plea.

Auditque vocatus Apollo. Lat. VIRGIL" And Apollo hears when called upon."-When the god of poesy has not been fruitlessly invoked.

Au fait. Fr.-" Skilful, competent to."-He is au fait in that matter he is well skilled in it, or master of it.

A fond. Fr." To the bottom."-I knew the man a fond. I understand his character thoroughly. Aula Regis. Lat.-"The king's court."-A court which accompanied the king wherever he travelled. This was the original of the present Court of King's Bench.

Au pis aller. Fr.-" At the worst."-Let the worst come to the worst.

Au plaisir fort de Dieu. Fr.-" At the strong disposal of God."

Aura popularis. Lat.-"The popular gale."-The favouring breeze of public approbation.

Aurea mediocritas. Lat.-"The golden mean.”—The happy intermediate state between pomp and poverty.

Auream quisquis mediocritatem

Diligit, tutus caret obsoleti

Sordibus tecti, caret invidendâ

Sobrius aula.

Lat. HORACE.

"Whoever is fond of the golden medium is serene, and exempted equally from the filth of an old mansion, and from the cares of an envious court."-The greatest share of human happiness is placed in the condition of mediocrity.

Auribus teneo lupum. Lat. TERENCE.-"I hold a wolf by the ears."-I know not how to quit or to retain my hold with safety. This is similar to our English phrase of "catching a Tartar.”

Auri sacra fames. Lat. VIRGIL.-"The accursed thirst of gold."-See the phrase at length, Quid non mortalia pectora, &c.

Auro pulsa fides, auro venalia jura,

Aurum lex sequitur, mox sine lege pudor.

Lat. PROP."By gold all good faith has been banished; by gold our rights are abused: the law itself follows gold, and soon there will be an end of every modest restraint." The spirit of venality appears to have loosened all the bonds of society.

Aurum e stercore." Gold from dung."-Valuable knowledge extracted from literary rubbish.

Aurum omnes, victa pietate, colunt. Lat. PROP." All men now worship gold, all other reverence being done away."-The age is become so venal, that nothing is respected but wealth and its possessors.

Aurum potabile. Lat.-"Liquid or drinkable gold.”— Some quacks in ancient times pretended that they could form by a solution of this metal, a panacea; or medicine which should cure all diseases. Auspicium melioris ævi. Lat.—"A pledge of better times."

Aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait. Fr. Prov. "No sooner said than done."

Aut amat, aut odit mulier ; nil est tertium. Lat. SYRUS.';

A woman either loves or hates; there is no medium.”—Her passions are ever in extremes.

Autant en emporte le vent. Fr.-"So much the wind carries away." This is all idle talk.

Aut Cæsar, aut nullus. Lat." He will be CESAR or nobody."-Equivalent to "neck or nothing."

Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit. Lat. HORACE.-"The man is either mad or he is making verses.' Aut nunquam tentes aut perfice. Lat." Either never attempt, or accomplish.'

Auto da fe. Sp." An act of faith."-The name given in Spain and Portugal to the broiling of Jews and heretics for the love of God!

Autrefois acquit. Fr.-"Formerly acquitted."-A plea by which the culprit states that he has been tried before for the same offence, and found not guilty. Autumnus libitinæ quæstus acerbo. Lat. Juv." The autumn is the harvest of greedy death."-It has always been considered as the most unhealthy season.

Auxilia humilia firma consensus facit. Lat. LABERIUS. "Union gives firmness and solidity to the humblest means." Small states, when they coalesce with unanimity, are strong.

Avalanche. Fr.-A large mass of snow and ice-such as frequently detach themselves, and slide or roll down the sides of the Alps, and other high mountains, sometimes burying whole villages with their inhabitants.

Avant courier. Fr.-"A forerunner."

A verbis legis non est recedendum. Lat. Law Maxim.— "There is no departing from the words of the law." -The judges are not to make any interpretation contrary to the express words of the statute.

Aviendo pregonado vino, venden vinagre. Sp. Prov."After having cried up their wine, they sell us vinegar."

A vinculo matrimonii. Lat.-"From the chain or tie of marriage."-A final divorce.

Avi numerantur avorum. Lat.—“I follow a long train of ancestors."

Avise le fin. Fr.-" Consider the end."

Avito viret honore. Lat." He flourishes with hereditary honours."-With honours transmitted from his ancestry.