Trinity CollegeF. E. Robinson, 1898 - 248 pagine |
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Abbey advowson afterwards Aubrey Bathurst became benefactions Bishop Bishop of Winchester Blount brother buildings buried Bursars Buttery century chamber Chancellor chapel Christ Church Common Room Computus copy D.D. Sch Dean died dinner Durham College E. A. Freeman Earl Ebchester Edward elected Elizabeth estates father Fell fellows fellowships foundation Founder Francis Garsington George given Grove Henry Ingram James John Kettell Kettell Hall Lady Latin learned lease lectures letters lived Loggan London Lord Lord North M.A. Rev Magdalen matriculated monks North Oriel Oxford Camera Club Oxfordshire Oxon plate portrait present President President's Lodgings Prior Ralph Bathurst rectory rent Richard Robert Rotherfield Greys scholars senior sent Seth Ward Sir Thomas Pope Sir Thos Slythurst statutes Trinity College tutor Tyttenhanger undergraduates University verses Visitors Warton Wayte Whetstone William Winchester Wood Wroxton Yeldard
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Pagina 200 - Johnson were so well pleased with their amusement, that they resolved to persevere in dissipation for the rest of the day : but Langton deserted them, being engaged to breakfast with some young Ladies. Johnson scolded him for " leaving his social friends, to go and sit with a set of wretched un-idea'd girls." Garrick being told of this ramble, said to him smartly, " I heard of your frolick t'other night. You'll be in the Chronicle.
Pagina 225 - I took leave of my first College, Trinity, which was so dear to me, and which held on its foundation so many who had been kind to me both when I was a boy, and all through my Oxford life. Trinity had never been unkind to me. There used to be much snap-dragon growing on the walls opposite my freshman's rooms there, and I had for years taken it as the emblem of my own perpetual residence even unto death in my University.
Pagina 197 - Why did I sell my college life," He cries, " for benefice and wife ? Return, ye days, when endless pleasure I found in reading, or in leisure ! When calm around the common room I puffd my daily pipe's perfume ! Rode for a stomach, and inspected, At annual bottlings, corks selected : And din'd untax'd, untroubled, under The portrait of our pious founder ! When...
Pagina 221 - first do some verses ; then Latin translation ; ' then Latin theme ; then chorus of Euripides ; ' then an English theme ; then some Plato ; ' then some Lucretius ; then some Xenophon ; ' then some Livy. What is more distressing ' than suspense ? At last I was called to the ' place where they had been voting ; the Vice' Chancellor [the President] said some Latin ' over me ; then made a speech.
Pagina 37 - Quiet yourself, good Master Pope, and be not discomforted; for I trust that we shall, once in heaven, see each other full merrily, where we shall be sure to live and love together in joyful bliss eternally!
Pagina 200 - ... shirt, with his little black wig on the top of his head, instead of a nightcap, and a poker in his hand, imagining probably that some ruffians were coming to attack him. When he discovered who they were, and was told their errand, he smiled and with great good humour agreed to their proposal. " What, is it you, you dogs? I'll have a frisk with you.
Pagina 199 - Wheresoe'er I turn my view, All is Strange, yet nothing new: Endless labour all along, Endless labour to be wrong; Phrase that Time has flung away; Uncouth words in disarray, Trick'd in antique ruff and bonnet, Ode, and elegy, and sonnet.
Pagina 132 - Tis probable this venerable Dr. might have lived some yeares longer, and finisht his century, had not those civill warres come on: which much grieved him, that was wont to be absolute in the colledge, to be affronted and disrespected by rude soldiers. I remember, being at the Rhetorique lecture in the hall, a footsoldier came in and brake his hower-glasse.
Pagina 120 - He was a gentleman commoner of Trinity College Oxford, in 1629, and at the age of 19 took one degree in arts; but, a* Wood tells us in his Athena, left the university without completing that degree by determination; at which time he had the character in ihat college, of a stubborn and saucy fellow towards the seniors, and therefore his company was not at all wanting.