Intercalary: Inserted out of the common order to preserve the equation of time, as the twenty-ninth of February in a leap year is an intercalary day. – A Dictionary of the English Language by Robert Gordon Latham, founded on that of
Leap-year is, according to traditionary lore, invested with sundry privileges and immunities to the fair. – Frederick Saunders, “The Cycle of the Seasons,” Salad for the Solitary and the S
When men are the most sure and arrogant they are commonly the most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation and suspense which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities. – David Hume
