Animula

[2361] Animula vagula, blandula, qua nunc abibis in loca?

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Presently one of the trees -- as I must call them -- unfolded a long ciliary process, with which it seized one of the gleaming fruits that glittered on its summit, and sweeping slowly down, held it within reach of Animula.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

The rainbow-hued forests had all melted away, and Animula lay struggling feebly in what seemed to be

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

Your imagination has bestowed on Animula charms which in reality she does not possess.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

Animula (let me now call her by that dear name which I subsequently bestowed on her) had changed her position.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

I watched Animula for hours with a breaking heart, and she seemed absolutely to wither away under my very eye.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

Who could talk sense when his brain is haunted by such ghastly memories, while ever and anon among the shapes of death I behold the radiant form of my lost Animula!

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Various

I wonder if, as he crushed that butterfly, he said to himself -- in words that have grown commonplace since his time -- the words of that strange emperor Hadrian -- _Animula, vagula, blandula_!

Vanishing Roads and Other Essays Richard Le Gallienne 1906

In fact, I hated to see it; for it reminded me of the natural barrier between Animula and myself.

Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897

Your imagination has bestowed on Animula charms which in reality she does not possess.

Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897