Digby Grand, an Autobiography (Classic Reprint)

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"Grand and Buffler to stay!" says the "prepostor" of the Lower Remove-Remove, as he darts into our hall of learning on his humane errand. Right well do Grand and Buffler know what that simple sentence indicates; and ere the messenger of Fate, in the shape of a short and dirty lower boy colleger, or "tug," has departed, they evince by a simultaneous hitching of the waistband, and wistful expression of countenance, their very disagreeable anticipation of the discipline to follow. Gravely the construing proceeds, as it has proceeded from time immemorial within those classic walls, and whatever "Henry's holy shade" might think of it, I can imagine the pagan ghost of heathen Horace would be somewhat aghast, could his repose in the realms of Pluto be disturbed by the blundering schoolboy's version of his polished stave.

Let us hear how Bullock-major rondel's the dreaded Ode. Justum et tenaeem 'propositi virum, begins the much-enduring master, giving to the thrilling stanza that harmonious roll which snows that much and often as his favourite has been murdered to his unwilling ear, he still clings to him with all a scholar's devotion - "Justum," etc. - "Bullock-major, go on!"

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