"On the 15th proximo"-Very well; on the 15th he would be in town, and hear his uncle upon this subject, involving his "private feelings" and "the most momentous interests of his house."
"The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3"
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Erat in proximo lucus; hunc asylum fecit.
"Selections from Viri Romae"
Charles François L'Homond
Washington D. C., April 25, 1879. The attention of Postmasters is hereby called to the fact, that on and after the first of May proximo, under the act of March 3d, 1879, matter of the second class, commonly known as newspaper and periodical matter, will be entitled to pass through the mail, at a uniform rate of 2 cents per pound.
"History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America"
John Kerr Tiffany