The Charm of Oxford, by J. Wells

1920

"'Home of lost causes' - this is Oxford's blame;
'Mother of movements' - this, too, boasteth she;
In the same walls, the same yet not the same,
She welcomes those who lead the age-to-be."

"Much have ye suffered from time's gnawing tooth,
Yet, O ye spires of Oxford domes and towers,
Gardens and groves, your presence overpowers
The soberness of reason."
WORDSWORTH.

 

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