 Queen's as a commemoration of an act of valour ludicrously performed by a student of the College, who, while walking in the neighbouring forest of Shotover, and reading Aristotle, was suddenly attacked by a wild boar. The furious beast came open-mouthed...  The Antiquary - Page 831883Full view - About this book
 | W M. Wade - 1817 - 662 pages
...commemoration of an act of valour performed by a Student of the College, who, while walking in the iwighbonring forest of Shotover, and reading Aristotle, was suddenly...said to have " rammed in the " volume, and cried, Gnreum tst," fairly choking the savage with the sage. Our steward has provided this, In honour of the... | |
 | 474 pages
...represents this usage at Queen's college to be commemorative of the presence of mind of a student, who, while walking in the neighbouring forest of Shotover,...Aristotle, was suddenly attacked by a wild boar. The creature came furiously and open-mouthed on the youth, who is said to have rammed in the volume, crying... | |
 | Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 512 pages
...will admit of easy explanation. According to Mr. Wade, the usage is a commemoration of an act of valor performed by a student of the college, who, while...very courageously, and with a happy presence of mind rammed in the volume, and crying Grcecum est, fairly choked the savage with the sage.* Conformably... | |
 | Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 514 pages
...college, who, while walking in the neighbouring forest of Shotover, and reading Aristotle, was snddenly attacked by a wild boar. The furious beast came open-mouthed...very courageously, and with a happy presence of mind rammed in the volume, and crying Grcecum est, fairly choked the savage with the sage.* Conformably... | |
 | Thomas Kibble Hervey - 1845 - 436 pages
...commemoration of an act of valor, performed by a student of the college, who, while walking in the neighboring forest of Shotover, and reading Aristotle, was suddenly...mind, is said to have rammed in the volume, and cried gracum est, — fairly choking the savage with the sage." To this legend, a humorous " song, in honor... | |
 | 1847 - 436 pages
...Alleluia. (1) Tradition, however, represente this usaRe of Queen's as a commemoration of an act of valouf performed by a student of the college, who, while...beast came open-mouthed upon the youth, who, however, тегу courageously, and with a happy presence of mind, is said to have " rammed in the volume, and... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 586 pages
...act of valor performed bv a student of this old institution, who, while walking in the neighboring forest of Shotover, and reading Aristotle, was suddenly...is said to have "rammed in the volume, and cried, Gractim ÍA/," fairly choking the savage with the sago. This may or may not be true. Indeed, it is... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 584 pages
...performed by a student of this old institution, who, while walking in the neighboring forest of Shotovcr, and reading Aristotle, was suddenly attacked by a...is said to have " rammed in the volume, and cried, Gracum t*/," fairly choking the savage with the sage. This may or may not be true. Indeed, it is very... | |
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