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PUNCH, OR, THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[Novbmbee 7, 1891.

6H nPHTEKTEA <f>HMAAE.

[" For our part we do not believe in protected
studies. Greek came into the Western world, poor
and needy, three centuries ago. By her own un-
aided charms she has won her "waj". By those
charms we believe that she will hold her own
against all competitors until literature and civilisa-
tion are no more."—Times.]

Protected Greek! Protected Greek !
Balfour may doubt, the Times demur,

When Don meets Don injurious fray The Proctors sat with- f^*™'

Then comes in sooth the tug of war; ^ Within the J™^^^^

And on this memorable dav Voters m hundreds sti aimed below,

They SSTfeom neS and far, Fellows of scholarship and nous.

To wSlmlhe^^£Z£ who >d seek They counted votes, g^g^*"" done>

To set the " Grace » against the Greek. Non-placets had it, thiee to^one .

Swete looks on Jebb and Jebb on Browne, ! And where are they;, Granta's fell foes,

i -i -q "---— ~—~- « vll jLiiv«j\v i> a, i^llLL WIlt'JLf iU u UlfV, ^rrmiLcl s It'll lO^S

And iiATEsoN looks on Robertson Smith. The champions of the Modern side ?

And chattering'"co-respondents "TeX"' 0± ^elldox 'tis ill-done! » Five twenty-five emphatic "Noes"

Against the goddess stnfe to Sir And SZ^orp? ^f ^ , « Have squelched their schemes, and dashed

But while the Senate rules, you bet - ?™?,EPE' that scalP " hunting their pride.

The Goths shan't smash the Grecians yet. : Will tomaWV th« " M„A » i Hurroo ! for those so prompt to vindicate
--____., y 1 wm tomanawk the Modern slave. Compulsory Greek against the Syndicate !