A Palindrome

A palindrome is a line or phrase that reads the same backward as forward. The Latin language is full of such linguistic freaks; the English has but few.

One at least is inimitable; it represents our first parent politely introducing himself to Eve in these words: "Madam I'm Adam." The following phrase lacks but one letter of being even more remarkable:--

"Lewd did I live, evil I did dwell."

From the Latin we have: "Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor." (Rome, love will come to you suddenly with violence.)