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ODE TO ALMA MATER.

BY A MAN WHO EXPECTS TO TAKE HIGHEST HONORS IN CLASSICS.

DEAR Alma Mater, in thy classic halls

Vox sapientiae vehementer calls.

Then filii tui at the summons role,

To carp the cup and bibe the lacteous bowl.

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How dulce to dig in folios antique,

For Latin roots and tender shoots of Greek!

Me happy! might I semper sic hic vive,

To all dead languages a man alive!

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