No. XVI.—A QUAINT EPITAPH
| IT - OBIT - MORTI - MERA PUBLI - CANO - FACTO - NAM AT - RES - T - M - ANNO - XXX ALETHA - TE - VERITAS TE - DE - QUA - LV - VASTO MI - NE - A - JOVI - ALTO PERAGO - O - DO - NE - AT STO - UT - IN - A - POTOR - AC AN - IV - VAS - NE - VER - A | ||
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reads into English thus:—
“I Tobit Mortimer, a publican of Acton, am at rest. Man, no treble X ale that ever I tasted equal was to mine. A jovial toper, a good one at stout in a pot or a can, I was never a rip!”
No. XIX.—SHAKESPEARE RECAST
If you start with the first T in this combination, and then take every third letter—
HOUSE.CANOE.AFTER.
HOUR.PRINT.CAVE.CHILD
SASH.SLEVE.ACORN.
AMPLE.SAD.TATTA.HENA
MAT.ACHE.CAKE.TACHES.
HELIAC.SACQUE.USUAL.
ARBOR.SEE.MULCH.JACUR.
USE.STOP.
you will form the popular quotation, “Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just.”