Granta Or a Page From the Life of a Cantab in the Shape of a Fugitive Poem
Granta Or a Page From the Life of a Cantab in the Shape of a Fugitive Poem
Darcy Godolphin Osborne
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LI I. " In chapel your attendance must be strict — Eight times a week is just the freshman's share, Which, if neglected, I must needs inflict Such punishment as you'll find hard to bear. Our gates are closed at ten, and I request You'll not be later than an hour beyond ; Nor spend the period of allotted rest In idle follies, of which some are fond. LIll. " 'Tis fitting, too, and shows a proper sense Of just economy, to dine in hall; For private dinners are a great expense, And college cooks the... pocket sadly maul. Such are the points that seem, my dear young friend, At first most requisite for you to know : And now my long discourse must have an end, As I've no more to say — so you may go. " 28 GRANTAi LIV. Thus, then, the formidable visit passed, The Tutor quietly resumed his book ; And Edward, suffered to depart at last, Eased of a mighty load, his farewell took ; Feeling, no doubt, as does some guilty soul, Which, all its wickedness at length forgiven. And doomed in flames of fire no more to roll, Gets out of purgatory into heav'n.
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