The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Mr. Carlyle's Inaugatory Address as Lord Rector of the Edinburg University

"Mr. Carlyle's Inaugatory Address as Lord Rector of the Edinburg University." New-York Saturday Press, April 21, 1866, 3, 6, 7.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
speech
Abstract

In this very long and very erudite speech, Mr. Carlyle dispenses advice along with small nuggets of Classical wisdom to a class of students. He elucidates on Cromwell, Goethe, and the Romans in addition to warning university students of the dangers of cramming.