230 MEMOIR OF GEORGE WILSON. CHAP. V. 



were possessed of high musical attainments, of which a record 

 remains in a song, of which we give a few verses, the words 

 composed by Edward Forbes, and the music, with arrangements 

 for pianoforte, by John Hughes Bennett, dedicated by them to 

 the brothers in 0. E. M., and sung for the first time at the yearly 

 festival of 1836: 



" Fill ye up a brimming glass, 



Jolly brother students, 

 Ere you let the bottle pass, 



Jolly brother students ! 



" To the King, with three times three ! 

 To the monarch of the free ! 

 Supernaculum to be, 



Jolly brother students ! 

 Fill ye up, etc. 



" Alma Mater, if you please, 

 Her professors and degrees, 

 And our rights and liberties, 



Jolly brother students ! 

 Fill ye up, etc. 



" To the maids whose love we prize, 

 In the sunshine of whose eyes 

 Earth again is Paradise, 



Jolly brother students ! 

 Fill ye up, etc. 



" Here's our sacred triune sign, 

 And the words that on it shine, 

 ' LEARNING, LOVE, AND ROSY WINE,' 

 Jolly brother students ! 

 Fill ye up," etc. 



How often might George Wilson have been heard in those 

 days humming the beautiful air of this song, while carrying on 

 experiments. It was a great favourite, while he himself was 

 wont to contribute " Old King Cole," as his share in the musical 

 department, acquiring a wonderful reputation on the strength of 

 this one song. Edward Forbes's inimitable comic ditties, given 

 in a manner peculiar to himself, were a rich and ever- varying 

 treat, which none failed to enjoy. George filled the post of 

 joint-secretary for some time ; and after the Rev. Joseph Good- 

 sir left town, he continued the duties they had conjointly per- 

 formed. 



