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driving, and I had frequently the honour 

 of his company on the box ; but what ren- 

 dered his under-graduateship more remark- 

 able was his having gained the Chancel- 

 lor's medal, and driven four horses into the 

 most difficult gateway in Cambridge two 

 very opposite, and, it has been thought, 

 almost irreconcilable achievements. But it 

 was this duality of purpose, or, perhaps, 

 similarity of pursuits, that first drew his 

 lordship's attention towards me ; for I had 

 written, not for the Chancellor's medal, as 

 will hereafter be seen, but for my own 

 pride and pleasure, and ever after found 

 his lordship a kind and liberal patron. 



In reverting more immediately to the 

 box, it was about this portion of my 

 career that I met with a circumstance 

 which made a painful impression on my 

 mind. In my earlier days I had, like 

 other young men, taken a liking to one 

 of the fashionable sports of the day that 

 is, I had the merits and exploits of 



