SORTES VERGILIANAE. [To TUE EDITOR OF ras SPHOTATOR."j Sir,—I am
of Scottish descent, and have therefore a vein of superstition which leads me to consult the sorter at various times.
Dipping into Vergil for a 1916 prophecy, I opened on the lines spoken through the Sibyl in Book VI. :— " Tu ne cede malls, sed contra audentior ito, Qua tua to fortuna sinet ; via prima salutis. Quod minime reris, Grain pandetur ab urbe."
Can the " Greek city " be Salonika ? I believe it originally referred to Evander's city Pallanteum. Shall I dare to trans- late 7— "Yield not to powers of evil, advance more boldly against them, Press not beyond the point to which your destiny leads you, Little you dream from a city of Greece first Victory dawneth."
Salonika is, I suppose, the ancient Thessalonika, and has some oonnexion with Niss.--Victory. Has the vexed question of its pronunciation ever been settled by authority ? Salonika, Sall5nika, Saloneekee have all at times found favour.—I am,
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