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Gentleman's Magazine 1820 part 2 p.22
and stoppings were manifest, whilst Northern Lights
ambled over his ground as over a bowling-green. The last
book given to the competitors was Clarke's introduction. It
was opened at Bellum antiquissimum cujus occurrit
mentio: but in this war of the Argonauts the College
heroes were entirely defeated; neither hoods, scarfs, nor
tippets, were, under Dr. Burn, even a dust upon the balance:
nothing but sterling merit preponderated, and, consequently,
the Graduates retired crest-fallen, whilst the Banton
stripling, about 20 years of age (Mr. Holmes), was declared
victor, amidts the cheers and applause of an admiring
assembly.
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