152 SELECTED ESSAYS FROM LAY SERMONS 



hither from all parts of the earth, as of old they sought 

 Bologna, or Paris, or Oxford. 



And it is pleasant to me to fancy that, among the English 

 students who are drawn to you at that time, there may linger 

 a dim tradition that a countryman of theirs was permitted 

 to address you as he has done to-day, and to feel as if your 

 hopes were his hopes and your success his joy. 



