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on the veins in the back of his left hand, and sat, in this position, like the immoveable Theseus, who, as is well known to many who have not been at college, and to some few who have, sedet, æternumque sedebit.[1] We hope the admirers of the minutiæ in poetry and romance will appreciate this accurate description of a pensive attitude.
- ↑ Sits, and will sit for ever.
