When _Agrippina_ was told of her son's death, _Tacitus_ informs us, that, not being able to moderate the violence of her passions, she abruptly broke off her work. --My father stuck his compasses into _Nevers_, but so much the faster. --What contrarieties! his, indeed, was matter of calculation! --_Agrippina's_ must have been quite a different affair; who else could pretend to reason from history?

When Agrippina was told of her son's death, Tacitus informs us that she abruptly broke off her work. - My father stuck his compasses into Nevers yet more firmly.
