1801.] 
ciliate literary men, whofe -exercitations 
prevent their confidering an ambition to 
gratify an inveterate fondnefs, as an arti. 
fice of pedantry, a-manceuvre of vanity, 
or the laft expedient of an impoverifhed 
mind. An academic, as mankind in ge- 
neral, looks back with pleafure, even to 
old age, on the fun which gilded the 
morning of life; and recognizes with 
enthufiafm even the outlines of his for- 
mer ftudies. To fpeak plainly, Canta- 
brigiana is fpread before Cambridge 
guefls, a humble banquet, which, if not 
overflowing with dainties, is yet anxious 
of fupplying fome appropriate fare—a 
kind of lanx fatura, into which (more 
academico) we occafionally throw a little 
feafoning of Roman and Grecian elo- 
quence ; for, 
Gralis ingenium, Graiis dedit ore rotundo 
Mufa logqui Hor, 
And fuch is our apology t-———— 
CLXX.—STERNE, the AUTHOR of 
TRISTRAM SHANDY. 
Sterne, fo celebrated as the author of 
Triftram Shandy and the Sentimental 
Journey, was of Cambridge Univerfity ; 
no firiét prieft, but,*as a clergyman, not 
likely to hear witb indifference his whole 
fraternity treated contemptuoufly. Being 
one day in a coffee-houfe, he obferved a 
f{pruce powdered young fellow by the fire- 
fide, who was {peaking of the clergy, in 
the mafs, as a body of difciplined impof. 
tors and fyftematic hypocrites. Sterne 
got up while the young man was ha- 
ranguing, and approached towards the 
fire, patting and coaxing all the way a 
favourite little dog. Coming at length 
towards the gentleman, he took up the 
dog, ftill continuing to pat him, and ad- 
drefled the young fellow: ‘ Sir, this 
would be the prettieft little animal in the 
world, had he not onediforder!””? ** What 
diforder is that?” replied the young fel- 
low. ‘Why, Sir, (faid Sterne) one that 
always makes him bark when he fees a 
gentleman in black.” ‘*’‘That is a fingular 
diforder (rejoined the young fellow) ; pray, 
how long has he had it?’ ‘* Sir, (replied 
Sterne, Jooking at him with affected gen- 
tlenefs) ever fince he was a puppy !” 
CLXX1,—A STUTTERING WAG. 
A perfon oncé knocked at the door of 
a college-fellow, to inquire the apart- 
ments of 'a particular gentleman. When 
the Fellow made his appearance, * Sir, 
(faid the inquirer) will you be fo oblig-. 
ing as to direst me to the rooms of Mr. 
——”" The Fellow had the misfortune to 
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ftutter: he.began, ¢ $-S-Sir, pl-pl-pleafe 
to go to’”—-——and then ftopped  fhort. 
At length, colle&ting all his indignation 
to the tip of his tongue, he poured out a 
frightful expreffion; adding, as he fhut- 
the door, ‘‘ You will find him, fooner than 
I can dire& you.” 
CUXXII. 
In the former number the reader wag 
prefented with a few lines by Mrs. Le- 
noir. It fhould have been added, that 
they were a verfion from the French; and, 
as the words are original,—they have ap- 
peared, at leaft, only in Mrs. Lenoir’s Vil- 
lage Anecdotes,—it may be proper to fub- 
join them. i 
Vous changer en etoille, a parler fans detours, 
N’eft point un compliment, nyais bien une 
meprife, 
On vous fait a la nuit prefider, belle Elife, . 
Tandis, que cette a vous a faire les beaux 
jours. 
D’apres l’ordre etablis dans les celeftes voutes, 
Je ne vois pas pour vous de place au firma- 
ment 3: 
Un aftre y peut briller douze heures feulment, 
Et vous durez pretendre a les embellir toutes.” 
CLXXII.—=-LINES addrefedto a LADY, on 
ber rallying the Author, who infcribed a 
Letter, addreffed to ber, without any Title 
but ber Chriftian and Sirnames, as though 
he was for fetting afide old Cuftoms 
and Manners; by a Perfon formerly of 
Emanuel College. 
The reader will pleafe to take notice, 
that thefe lines cannot affect degrees ; of 
which, more perhaps hereafter. Degrees 
are, in fact, marks of literary honour ; 
and, like profeffional and official titles, 
quite diftin& things from thofe titles to 
which allufion is here made. As to de- 
grees, ; 
Hinc Lucem et Pocula facra 3 
Often indeed given away very lightly, and 
* The infertion of: this article in a Canta 
brigiana is certainly flying in the. face of a 
ftatute, ladies not being admitted to fhare'lite- 
rary honours in Englifh univerfities, as in fome 
abroad. ‘We are betrayed into this unacade- 
mical trick through Mrs. Lenoir’s politenefs 
in communicating two little poetical pieces 
of her father’s, which have been already in- 
ferted; and asan acknowledgment for much 
pleafure received from her novel, lately pub- 
lifhed, Village Anecdotes ; in which, different 
from moft other writers, novelifts, and po- 
ets, the fair writer /etiriwes village-mannets ; 
and fhe does her work well, like one who 
has accurately ftudied the charaétera and 
manners which fhe defcribes, 
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