The Glories of Old Nassau
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Excerpt from The Glories of Old Nassau: A History of the College of New Jersey, Done Into Easy Verse As in those days when, lately out of school, We strutted like the gobbler near his hen, And much admired ourselves as College Men? And shall we not with shock of mimic war Rage round the placid Cannon as of yore - Or, bosoms swelling ´neath the Sophomore stripe, Breathe incense from the unaccustomed pipe - Or, basking on the greensward ´neath the elm As stately Juniors long to take the helm - Or, reverend Seniors, in th´ omniscient year, Our valuable counsel volunteer - Or once again in gossipy communion, Foregather round the lamp post of Reunion, Or, four years passed since we were infant preps, Assemble joyously to hold the Steps? Then, with a sigh for those old merry times, On to the theme that animates our rhymes! "New days, new ways" - and though we´re out of date, And get the merry "Ha-ha" when we prate Of by-gone things, our sons are on the Campus, And on the job! Why, it would stump Melampus, That ancient famed progenitor of seers, To read old Princeton´s future for five years. They go so fast down there! Yet through it all, Though earth may quake and though the heavens fall. One thing there is unchanging for all time, Eternal youth enwreathes its head sublime: The Princeton Spirit, known in every clime! II. Tell, silent Muse of History, the name Of him, most worthy, but unknown to fame, In whose great mind that concept had its birth That gave our Princeton Academe to earth! Say who it was that, cogitating deep. In studious hours - in vision born of sleep, Or in some heaven nurtured inspiration First kenned the need of this puissant nation, That had its Yale, its Harvard even then But ne´er a College of New Jersey. When, Long-brooding Clio, shall thy lips unsealed The name of this high benefactor yield, And bid the sacred secret be revealed? Vain to invoke the coy, reluctant Muse! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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