A Letter To Hrh Frederick Duke Of Gloucester Chancellor In Vindication Of The University Of Cambridge From The Calumnious Attacks Of R M Beverley Esq Signed

Author : R. M. Beverley
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ISBN 13 : 9781331417880
Total Pages : 350 pages
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Download or read book A Letter to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, Chancellor written by R. M. Beverley and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Letter to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, Chancellor: On the Present Corrupt State of the University of Cambridge As a Second Edition of this letter has been called for, I think it right to notice some remarks which have been made upon it. Two or three of the newspapers, uttering the sentiments of the Church and the Universities, have charged me with exaggeration, and even with positive falsehood. I shall briefly notice these accusations. The real state of morals at Cambridge is in fact far more corrupt than I have described it; for though this letter pourtrays the features of an external debauchery, there is an internal view of it which no language can express. Rightly to appreciate the effects of a University life, it would be requisite for a time to live among the young men, to see their general social conduct, to hear the sentiments they utter, to mark their general demeanour, to notice the objects of their low ambition, and to follow them in all the daily routine of their vicious occupations. There is an aggregate of depravity, which can only be understood by studying the smaller particles of the great mass. A foolish advocate of the University has suggested that the immoralities here described, are exceptions to the general rule. This is indeed special pleading to save a bad cause. They, however, who have been eye-witnesses, will know full well that the general tone of morals at Cambridge is depraved, remembering always that general does not mean universal. There are many quiet persons, who take a degree without knowing perhaps that some things which this letter describes ever take place; but nevertheless it is true, that always and in all the Colleges there are young men notorious for daring profligacy; and it is also true, that sober youths are constantly giving way to the temptations, even after having resisted them for some time. On a careful examination therefore of my statements, I come to the conclusion, that I have given but a faint sketch of the real state of morals, and that the colouring might be greatly heightened without exaggeration, were it expedient to divulge many unpublished facts, and to bring on the stage many new characters of this melancholy drama. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.