...they were her lovers, and when they went to war, it was for glory to lay before the altar of that unchaste unstale bed” (896).

He [Cicero] travelled to Athens for the recovery of his health, where his body was so strengthened by gymnastic exercises as to become firm and robust, and his voice, which had been harsh, was thoroughly formed and rendered sweetful and sonorous.

By getting the household in the habit of leaving “outside shoes” in the basement, by the back door, or other main point of entry, we save ourselves the hassle of chasing down and cleaning up a roadful of dirt.

I am too well accustomed to the taking of evidence not to detect the ring of truth.