And, with respect to the Homer of Aristarchus, it is to be considered, that besides the lines, sentences, and long passages, to which that Herod of critics affixed his obelus (†) or stiletto, there were entire books which he found no use on obelising piecemeal; because it was not this line or that line into which he wished to thrust his dagger, but the whole rabble of lines—tag, rag, and bobtail.

It is not fit Mortalitie should knowe What his eternall prouidence decreed,

May the tenthousandfold bliss of the Holy Lord [and] the prayers of the saints for long life be strong in onehundredthousand and in million eons, (P. 55) may the living creatures be perfect with well-being and causes of well-being!

As he did so he heard the shuffle of footsteps entering the chapel and the clicking of the confessional wicket.