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Some of us can remember how under the old system at Cambridge the…
Quote byWalter Besant · 1836–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Westminster, Chattos and Windus 1897, P100..
English (original)
Some of us can remember how under the old system at Cambridge the Senior Fellows remained in college all their lives, their interests centred in the society, dining in hall everyday, sitting over the College port in the Combination Room every day. Few among the seniors, as one remembers them, were any longer capable of intellectual work.
— Walter Besant
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