Upon being asked by a friend what he should think of a man who was apt to say non est tanti;-'That he's a stupid fellow, Sir; (answered Johnson): What would these tanti men be doing the while?'

" [Note 6: "Tra tanti confessori, sarebbe stato ancora bene un Martire," Chevroeana, p. 39.

but consoles the disconsolate Mother, doomed to honour for the sake of us sinners Sei arrivata a tanti onori Per noi altri Peccatori! and ends by begging an alms Non ti vo' più infastidire, Bella Signora; so chi hai a fare.