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I.A lamp burned low,An open hook, a pair of closed eyes,Before \vllicIi flit, in fancy, to anrl fro.Airy hosts ailtl gloomy gllostsOf lessons still n~lfinished ; tneln'ry flies011 sombre wing all11 slo~v.A Soptiomore ;Tlie labyrinth is fairly entered now,A n1w.e of learning not conceiver1 l~efore.Latin, Greek ! It makes Iiim weak,Yet (laily at their sl~ritie he comes to lmw.His dullness to deplore.V.A cap and gow~i ;How swiftly the revolving years have turned !The tassel of his cap falls lightly downIn 11is face, wit11 airy grace,Ancl hreaks the spell. X yawn, a stretch, a fro15.n~A lesson still utllearned.11.Rack, back, four years ;A Freshtnan now, all collfidellt he sta~~ds.A "graduate," front "prepclon~," and appearsFresh anrl green as any seen;Wo odcls lie asks, no favors he ~lemauds ;No (loubts lias Ile, no fears.IV.A Junior gay ;Chrysanthemuni and cane, tl~e college sport,Unfailing at the concert and the play.Student he, pretends to be,And now and then, in passitig, stops to pnyTo \Yisdom niorlest court.