The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-02-27

Let us despair of nothing" is an ex-
preston found in the book of Horace,
and often used rs a mat ter of heroic de-
termination.
"Fcuer Gipe NJ, though the grape-shot may rattle,
| Or the full thunder-coud over you burst;
stand like rock-and the storm or the battle
Little shall harm you, though doing the worst.
| Ncrer gipc uG, If adversely presses,
Providence wisely has mingled tho cup,
And the best counsel in all your distresses
IL the stout watchword-nerer giue up.
CANT.
Originally the name of an excentric
preacher in Scotland, who contracted
the habit of preaching in such whin-
ing tone, and slang dialect, as to be un-
derstood by none but his own congrega-
ton.
HOI POLLOl.
"The many, the multitude, - is II term
applied at Cambridge College, England,
to those students who do not graduate
in honors. Writer'S and speakers use
the term to designate the common peo-
pie, the mass of society. 1t is II Greek
term written in Roman letters.
ESPRIT DE CORPS.
"The spirit of the body is French
term meaning that brotherly feeling,
which pervades professional bodies,
such as the gentleman of the bar sol
diers of an army, clergymen, nc.
ELIXIR vITE.
The wine of existence, the marrow of
health, the prime of life, the flower of
ones age. Eirir is al Arabic word,
signifying quinteSsence, Sound health
is the elixir of the body; radiant know
ledge is the elixir of the mind, and pure
love of the heart.
"PHGNIX-LIKE, HE ARISES FROM HIS OWN
ASHES OF DEFEAT"
"The Phoenix, says Pliny, is bird of
Arabia, of the size of IN eagle, and of
which there is never but one. 1t lives
five hundred years, and when it come to
it's end, makes it's nest of hot spices,
which being set on fire by the heat of
the sun, burns, and from its ashes arises
worm, which afterward grows to be a
phoenix" The Phonir Hterarum is
applied by the learned to Reuchlin, the
distinguished restorer Of classical liter
ature in the fifteenth century. Tertul-
lion refers to this fabulous) bird rs an
illustration of the resurrection.
NoTA. BENE.
Mark well-pay particular attention.
Used in referring to some remarkable
object In an abridged form: thus, N. b.
MAGNus APOLLO.
"The Appollo," often used in reference
to men of distinguished greatness. APP
polio was one of the great Gods of
Greece-the God of the Sun, prophecy,
song, music.
"He himself said it,. son his ipse
dixit," means, on his bare assertion.
The authority of. the Grecian philoso-
pher, Pythagoras, was so great with his
disciples, that they never doubted any
thing, he told them. Whenever they
were asked for the reason of what they
declared they would answer, "lpse
dixit, i. e.. he said it. This is the origin
of the phrase.
COLOSSUS.
Huge, gigantic--is derived from Colos-
sus the famous Bronze Statue erected
by the Greeks, at the entrance of the
harbor at Rhodes. Its form was that
of man, measuring 105 feet in height.
Ships sailed between its legs. Richter
has been called IN intellectual Colossus.
IMPRIMATUR.
Let it be printed-was phrase OF per-
mission to print in countries, where the
press was under government control
Hence, tne terIn IL lo'illu vi oiie Vioio
page of old books.
ABB OvO UsQUE AID MALA.
Literally, from the eggs to the apples.
The phrase is derived from the custom
of the Romans, who began their dinner
with eggs and finished with apples
Classical writer's use the phrase to sig
Nifty, From the beginning to the end Of
anything.
ANIMAL lMPLUME, BIPEs.
A two-legged animal without feathers.
This is the definition, Plato gave to his
disciples of man, Diogenes heard of
this famous, though imperfect, definl-
ton of man given by the celebrated
philosopher, and brought picked cock
into his school, and scornfully asked
"if that was Plato's man..
CURRENTE oALAMo.
With running pen, with great rapidi-
y. Applied to anything written with
fluency and speed.
PHILPPIc.
A severe, personal castigation. The
orations of Demosthenes, the brilliant |
orator of Greece, -rousing the indigna-
tions of the Attentions against Philip,
king of Macedon, were called Philip
pics. The term is used now, to denote
a bitter, sarcastic, speech against politi-
cal opponent.
vENI, vIDI, vICI.
81 came, l saw, 1 conquered julius
Caesar gained an easy victory over Phar-
naces in Asia Minor, and transmitted to
Rome an account of it, in these short
words. 1t is classical way of express
ing an easy victory.