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Page 599
... boys . " On the morning of Montem they frequently rise as early as six o'clock , and forthwith scour the country , levying contributions on all they fall in with . As a multitude of persons usually flock from all quarters to visit the ...
... boys . " On the morning of Montem they frequently rise as early as six o'clock , and forthwith scour the country , levying contributions on all they fall in with . As a multitude of persons usually flock from all quarters to visit the ...
Page 601
... boys of the fifth form obtain the cognomen of " lobsters . " ( 8. ) The remainder of the boys , entitled " lower boys , " are dressed in white waistcoats , trowsers , silk - stockings , and pumps : their coats are blue , and they carry ...
... boys of the fifth form obtain the cognomen of " lobsters . " ( 8. ) The remainder of the boys , entitled " lower boys , " are dressed in white waistcoats , trowsers , silk - stockings , and pumps : their coats are blue , and they carry ...
Page 1179
... boys is tossed into it ; if a broad ditch , the boys are offered money to jump over it , in which they of course fail , and pitch into the mud , where they stick as firmly as if they had been rooted there for the season ; if a hedge , a ...
... boys is tossed into it ; if a broad ditch , the boys are offered money to jump over it , in which they of course fail , and pitch into the mud , where they stick as firmly as if they had been rooted there for the season ; if a hedge , a ...
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