Certainly, it is on account of the great sins I had committed in a former life that such calamity hath befallen me, viz., the loss of my husband's kingdom, his defeat at the hands of his own kinsmen, this separation from my lord and my son and daughter, this my unprotected state, and my presence in this forest abounding in innumerable beasts of prey!"

It was in the September of 1796 that the calamity befell which has tinged the story of Charles and Mary Lamb with the sombrest hues of the Greek tragedy.

The confusion and affliction which such a calamity occasions, particularly in a catholic country, can neither be imagined, nor described.

All babies learn to speak; or, if they do not, we know that it means a terrible visitation,a calamity rare, thank God!

But, you know, she never misses a trick at spilling out the calamity stuff, especially if it isn't on her.... 'Oh, Miss Whitehead,' she called out before I had a chance to beat it, 'have you heard about Miss Robson's mother?' ...

From under this calamity Waller, yet only thirty years of age, rebounded with characteristic elasticity.

Taking Robert aside, he said: "I dun tole yer, Mass Robert, dat a calamity war comin'.

" "Should such a calamity befall us, I hope it may be found that your expectations shall not be deceived.

To prevent such a calamity women in general, not menstruous women only, are forbidden to enter the cattle enclosure; and more than that, they may not use the ordinary paths in entering the village or in passing from one hut to another.

He was the fool of honour and fame: a man whom, in the pursuit of reputation, nothing could divert; who would have purchased the character of a true, gallant, and undaunted hero, at the expense of worlds, and who thought every calamity nominal but a stain upon his honour.