Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse

e La

t locksmiths,"

e steals to

of bolt and b

frown and w

days of

heat and n

the archer'

flying ar

lau

ty Ta

Cupid D

seas, is a

s are blue

s break on a

ams ne'er

where Cupid d

hat he rests fro

any a lass an

f his shafts

s naught of a d

ve be all

should make a r

er there from hi

MUNGER. Ya

uby L

ips are he

cynic to

heek, a pe

white as win

brow bright

he's everythi

fancy's fo

mile suff

ruby

ait their sw

behind th

hen, that n

s flown, cou

t hint (but wh

ruby

HMOND. T

Gif

lds careless

tering

ot know a

l his

flashing

mond

he holds it

em is

CUTTER. Smith

quem

d with wonder

me mad that I

d only its tho

mocking, I mo

ou vow me a

your own fine

in her tresse

uemi

ud girl, you m

ate in her sm

sked her to

a day to th

her answer wer

l to the ball

yes, she wou

Jacqu

heaven, I had

e dance I kn

ou out of her w

pride stood t

the dark for h

hem close to my

r cheek to my

uemi

KNOWLES. Wesleya

ou Wish

in the

g in t

e river

our dai

sound tw

hide t

rushes s

u wish y

igh the

he star

bright

f lasti

pass t

the bar

rushes s

u wish y

. Bru

m-Ro

nch of ro

of pink a

nod to th

s she wore

lifts each

efully to

y flowers, ne

at the ma

ful they ar

sed them to

pened petal

were trying

why she c

hat the fl

f she know

ssage the

SAWYER. Y

Lyr

the li

eathing blo

a parting

epening a

e is alw

der eyes

form in dre

per of y

e the li

light de

would that

o love

HULME. The

ll

's a sameness

the savor of

hat love is n

erse that is s

leave the c

oetry, sho

let this

cluded fro

some old ca

sit in a ca

illumines n

thrilling us thr

't think th

ou like a b

Elizabeth'

excluded f

a voyage, a

he forest, th

all that is f

all that is

fan, or Lo

merry, rig

u'll find, a

excluded f

ong of your

ou can trap me

yes and your s

cluded fro

ARRYL. Columb

I Lov

tell you ho

ging sweet

e you far

tiest rhyme'

ds no lang

here betwee

e you! Yo

ok there,

Nassau Lite

ol

ed gaily do

ry, dimp

singing do

e loitered

the bubb

ble in t

of the water

a sparrow

the new-

e sunshine

she went

the sun

ike a h

ectant sparkl

wings were

ly she

wings were

y Polly w

er in t

that li

say-oh, noth

SHOPE. Harv

r the

he blush ros

e rough w

s her bro

,-yet no o

e, sweethear

the

my fond hop

Decembe

p and col

ah! no o

ks, sweethear

the

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on: MT. HOL

f Human

pair of wo

shed, soft

he light that

ily look

e dainty cur

half clea

-like pink of

ure half

coil of rich

ight sift

curl just h

ot of ri

e wave of a

les the c

ed about the

tones hel

toe of a hig

impse of a

tinted a fa

that lov

woman-a woma

only a w

eart to her

g her fe

woman, and I

t that w

woman-you k

am onl

COLEMAN. Virginia U

ittle

glove, I

your pulse

omething saf

warm, so sma

ould turn

sus have b

st cause a s

n to gro

ittle

tisfy a c

y thing of

clasps her f

wonder if

ow-well-I

ittle

NCE KNOWLES. W

g Hath

was th

eeks were

wasn't q

was th

ad was h

ell, wou

was th

eeks were

st Literar

Portr

atches, powd

r grandmoth

fure so stran

lacking the pr

evous dimple th

slippers a

ing the heart

assion, dev

r grandmoth

slender, gall

loved her

ooked at that

iche of the

ed together

"yes," but fat

stened and

might wait by t

to answer hi

resh as the ros

wn on me h

e on her br

eam of a tho

weariness a

break were ti

s chambers; com

new love-whic

her grandmoth

rn Col

Con

s of trash

ing bewitchm

were excess

ly devote

at true love

with posit

y I met you,

what it felt

l the things

that my hear

confess I

little ve

ly I trust

you, you sly

your heart,

at it feels

RYL. Columbia L

ef's A

kiss!-What

door we sto

say a pla

so innoce

thought, I th

e blissful m

at last I

u think me

le a

told; perhap

t was a d

at look cam

e wished to

how 'twould b

le a

. JOHN. Amherst

ad of D

thy! Where

rn to e

a lad on C

s not in

here and

n the ma

all the co

e as D

up gown and

he day i

lanes she

e hawtho

er roses ne

s them f

a rose in

and swe

g sunshine

ng Dolly

y chum,

e between

crescent moon

he soft n

paths we st

orothy

heart as sw

and gir

ed belles

a whit

lmas the pa

ng out

bride I lea

o but D

. Williams Lit

d Saucer

fee, yet we bo

y I felt in

e those roguis

I plunged in

cup, and I ra

k, as if "Now

er the rims-it

e, bewitching,

! The salad,

far more than

t merely as

usic of the c

ve her say 'tw

ed, and gazed

gh, she had not

ot was empt

. Harvard

t Ne'er Won

s swiftly, my

wreathed ston

ye ower to

a think m

sir, but a

of a littl

side, sir? I ca

the gloamin

pretty, the

o' my are h

toll I maun

r a kiss f

e braw young

ye sought

tis to ste

e waur to

HINE. Yale Li

eign T

k, they talk a

s are not

nings like the

th, unborn. I

terious passa

te streams th

sy learning

k, they talk a

BRANCH. Smith C

d-Heade

e corner yet, s

at once shone

uster-field, pla

ies, courts

e stick for the

ar it was de

of memory cr

her's gold-

ow a face in a

the poppie

pped up with a s

d her home

d with jealousy, "

ed at the fo

appeared to have fe

her's gold-

the rides in the

nder a broad

r Polly were lu

ould it dare

wiles that bes

a suitor

gh, who conquered t

m of his gold

of lavender, l

hese old hal

he dancers as dow

in the gr

slippers, my gra

the chest ha

the camphor and

her's gold-

KNOWLES. Wesleya

ou

melting eye

ut a chee

eam 'neath w

elting, dark

d be a land

air and s

res within

elting, dark

auty, eyes

mystical

ere no lo

burn my h

on Litera

ckle

rt! Let subt

ove and all tha

which a passi

fickle as th

e the changing c

es unfailing

h on Cupid's h

o my questionin

kle h

e thirty loves

ame unstable

st glad gleam o

r of brown an

the same thou

kle h

ARRYL. Columb

goes to t

k-boys runni

her on

g in her

a to t

powder, puf

in shoe

maids in

re's none

r down alon

t Garden

er David G

w r?le

g sedan tak

h expec

ans, and

there wil

perhaps, or,

thro' h

me in-benea

her heart

t last! The

inty bur

a crowd!" M

ers up h

VO

r human

its litt

inda? Here,

her gown

. Williams Lit

on and Av

t you're a f

to beware:

hey say, a tr

gauge a fell

love you s

s bid me s

tell me the

heartless a

, so I hav

yet have I

ir, seem s

I admit you'v

true I'm he

t, but only

dear, is-can

ause you ha

MILTON. Corn

ssa La

ughs. I ple

suit with s

ind her-sp

he did not

-do I think

in anger

swear I've n

save th'incr

ssa l

beg of he

give it j

. So then

smiles my l

press my

ssa l

ILNE. Smith Co

the

oses she i

rden, wai

about he

ining in

e I, ask t

eart has a

ter, "Can

I can sa

tals fall

dged upon

es she rai

ne, they a

Dartmouth Li

iety M

of silk 'neath th

smile upon each

roses and rose

modern and G

atter a

rcely c

hy nook where he

a bachelor b

er and gossip a

gold lashes dem

doubt 'twixt a s

rosebud o'erto

-quiver upon h

ves of

ow ofte

e world at her c

bachelor be

nt emotions at

palms, safe from g

e one of life's

rown eyes raised

leased from the

d, I mu

sounds th

he rim of her c

a bachelor b

nd such sounds at

tch Phyllis and

ch look and each

ponder and fi

fashion 'gainst

sie's d

lis's sm

s to entrap t

a bachelor b

ul devices at

ANTHONY. Br

Mor

ow is lyi

on the

rows all w

re strew

ch our mod

e the blind

sy shoulder

erce the bre

t always b

t be diamo

WORTH THOMA

hi

unette? Shal

irl, with g

e dark brown

girl,-no

ic

d Bostoni

ach Browning

y glances,

y fond a

ic

solving's

gone and su

statue i

says, "Le

ich

LS. Harvar

and

met she was th

think, was he

he heaven wa

ay she was

e by her acti

I behaved I

a party, o

in ribbons an

ith a most b

afraid, I pu

can't expec

er of the a

hed with her

sweetly than yo

she really

to kiss me I p

away to esca

doubt, I was

t offer to

o off with

to hold up her

low to her n

ce-cream with

some sevent

night on the

ith a smile t

n lovingly to

keeps time to

e does not re

t offer to

a sad, what a

s mixture lif

the net of lo

man on the

love,-and I

d a kiss at th

ARRYL. Columb

Toa

k, c

your g

k, d

to the

hat ar

hat ar

that ar

es pe

k, c

your g

k, d

to the

's nothing so sw

earest of mort

AN STONE.

t of

on a pill

rk of a bea

mistress l

atic

ch night it

alth of "ch

a very H

it of

an from a

ouch, of c

casket of

every

by its wit

etray a ch

s each ad

it of

' mind and ga

e comes a n

enciennes fi

sting-

feet and

but for a

eye had e

it of

treet, a su

ush, a len

irt that n

es th

h morn her f

dainty, di

lovers fo

it of

*

is incompl

se could the

as fifty

is too

g, in her

om every

Grandma's

it of

and

ng to

maid with ey

u can s

ne to trip

voice to

wend it aw

end it and

his love w

maid, a so

n the

ever to lo

ringing

ry, a win

erry, a sum

ve's pinio

in

ir

s and entra

re light as

never diso

endeavor hea

know not the

in a thoug

orshippers

e ways of th

kle as Ap

Cupid has m

tempt you

broken he

e care for y

ce from your

rshippers,

e ways of th

laces, smile

vermilion

e veiled dec

ance, on the

gowns and

silver, glo

e heart, O

e ways of th

VO

pique her

ruth their s

kle, and fa

e ways of th

ia Spe

Wis

hs, nor se

fts are won

I could

with his g

mbia Sp

Phyl

auty shamed th

he simile was

each rose for

compared, dea

TERHUNE. Colum

ur, L'

fleeting pe

ng closes th

ic beating of

the ocean a

dying the sun

tender enfo

is flying a-d

es quiver, we

ant eyes the

glowing to

r sighs sound

that fleetly an

shyly your sma

ng fingers w

lyly and swif

ting like rose

nvious time

is beating in

hyme rings lo

u nearer, my

dim we have foun

d together, n

stars swing in

tory that bar

ARRYL. Columb

on a

s drop of c

tiny band

within its

ed finger s

st if thy

bold attempt

fraction o

from Edith'

. Nassau Lite

Mem

the hillsid

n west

ok beneath

y lul

ough the pine-

dark rob

g about u

en meanin

eyes, upon

nge if

orous sunbe

r face

ce to idl

as lon

racious o

y neve

ws those fie

a robe

her she

f love

ly glanc

beloved

ig of moun

ed to t

MPTE. Wesleyan

ion: A WES

oul's

weet, red

us with

ssion dull lo

with y

Cupid's w

east tou

may brush

with y

in the bl

soft cu

he soul's l

with y

ON. Wellesl

ortr

irl, in lilac q

nnet, lilac

m by wide, white

th lilac blooms;

s still smilin

ile the gay, gra

conceit; hair,

ray, gold where

, step from yo

arched old Bish

ng ruff. We'll

inuet. You w

lips half make

ight have been

ty Ta

ictu

old, Cla

ies of by

fugue, a s

of statel

nt down to s

ibbon round

birds to

ld-fashio

ssa p

ong since has

s have had

hidden

h dust, her

keys her fi

f roses at

nmindful of

fair and ha

ssa p

D. Yale Liter

in the

ipple, notes

ures brought

with a ca

C to-where

rivolous,

answer in

tune of

olemn, som

undred"-that

ank them

athed a ser

ng it in

od up strai

in I se

lowed and eye

eam, and lips

nial count

eer and per

yes-old-fas

all it "jus

that quai

re it in

ng-for I

a singe

ell, no p

s the bas

eld the sel

rvous fing

etch-while s

the parson

whisper

uld not hel

old her m

mised in t

days are p

hairs, and

k those year

roadways k

mb that old

he stiff-b

lances tow

yes repay

ream and Ti

ll is in

tilda nu

iècle _ma

you'd li

ed in fif

ight, then

icture-"Pa

were mar

oungest. N

same old a

rch is hush

ngle soul

tter? Ah

rought my

ll is in

KNOWLES. Wesleya

Mem

e lamplight'

the windi

t strains of a

agrance-l

her lips a m

stately

blissful, s

't have-b

get that jo

ths slip s

rget the g

e in her

orget that wh

e the pa

rget that

't have-b

CARRYL Colum

merica

sing of his ros

his brillian

theme of my p

ing Ameri

jolly Ame

r sorrows, she l

Dame Fortune

l meet all her t

ing Ameri

oyous Amer

t love if she la

your logic

laughs and she lau

ing Ameri

ughing Ame

P. C

of Justif

ells and a cr

e clear as th

merrily, br

irl and a

e bright and

avors Dan

wenty. What

ess I los

nswered in

she would no

love she d

id? Who bla

lushed. 'Tis

aidens to pl

too much for

ess I los

drove extr

ot cause en

tunities d

e's pathway

dared no

fit to cas

hing to c

ess I los

VO

issed her?

buyers in tru

sound good

ess I los

ARRYL. Columb

rdi

a tiny, wit

e belonged

dn't know th

a tiny, wit

weet to the

it out from th

a tiny, wit

e belonged

rd Ad

rat

d kills wi

with

ring the li

, per

eded both

id a cun

lside, and

t of ma

t not he i

he j

de his ar

son

LLOGG FIEL

oe S

p! Soft

river shi

r the dark

ve and nau

ifting wit

p, from p

ples swirl

'mid the r

in the de

oats the m

ft, high

till tim

l die; may

eath a ge

now and

MPNEY. Harva

g Rhyme of

ocuss shew

of Marche

th come, a

I thi

ro

fragrant

te when tas

here, &

I dre

ro

eaves & hea

e cool T

ome. Right

I dri

ro

he Wynde swe

s hange a

oothe, Olde

me dan

ro

Y TRAIN. Har

f.'s Lit

Quad when her L

will in the sun

e burden of wor

the bamboo is t

bells, as they be

heir echoing

calling her,-all

ear of the prof

r heart that is ol

euvres and snar

aps in its four

st to keep cle

doing away f

lue eye and a b

n, and each prec

et to the prof

horse, and I mi

me o'er many a

he cause of her

he Lab and the h

sire of a drag

astonishing t

gotten that al

harm of the pro

ch sacrifice mad

y rival. Oh, ve

same name as my

s graces I h

ts off with this

the cat and the

truly for u

r sex in the pr

G FIELD. Four-

rtr

de lives at

u've seen

light in la

describe

well, grave

the sup

e fair of

ou know t

lips there g

-inspiri

teeth the g

eir choic

things at

ot car

t is a lov

n it (on

he gods h

ld poet

praise I'd s

mes I co

think I lo

h perha

I did, I'

ve, I'd no

anton Ya

Poli

gold-her

h my soul

this, what

ional f

too-those

her laug

thank God. no

er dem

niversity of T

ummer

reclini

epy-hollo

f curls t

er beau

ing eyes

answer

y hand

ply to

little

owy flood

tters in

op's tripp

the bro

w the raptu

fern gown,

nnual su

VER. Dartmouth L

's To

and snow o

th of ho

ombine, O

hy yule-t

thou learn, s

nor deem

hair the sno

y breast

GART. Vassar

ssing

ove I have

ove I shal

hours of yo

arted past to th

and faster

nd mine there's

s breath thrills

seems ever

time and the t

orld runs on it

hought in my h

path I must

ith life's une

oys and its

the midst of the

known your heart'

hand and your

your tender l

is, and am st

love and in

ARRYL. Columb

af

icked up

ate dec

t was m

cked up h

s soft

and was i

icked up

ate dec

mbia Sp

insome

smile! It

the choir m

parson; m

eyes my tho

church, this

light, the d

taking, I

smile all e

nsome

er, in a m

the Year o

nt times wi

imistic p

turned, he

nsome

MUNROE. Wes

ummer

in the sum

the world

hillside,

low har

cross the l

ight met

in the gar

y morn

n the deep

sy noont

evening wat

et glori

morn! The

the orch

or her in

ite long

he coachma

t me to

Rec

s's Sli

firelight's

d dreams of

e curious gl

s slippers

slippers,

burden! It

ould be of

close such

CHMOND.

dica

maidens ever

mist

ver hung the

ould i

aughing eyes a

t to

opportunit

t to

lips should a

tch a

blush, why, it

not a

den sweet, and

mist

ps, while tellta

asin

at I all idl

ee h

e when she i

idn't

RICE SMITH

Imagina

g, do you l

ou my af

er as I w

with circu

me out a y

your arms

f maiden

k me and c

as the mo

me know

materia

is too

little b

a sweet r

maid is b

s at a d

to play the

you're thi

st wordlets

confess yo

DDY. Harva

Gladys

plays in g

gods might

g cheek and

the ball or

of great

es in some b

tries poor

r not, oh,

ladys

with all

Hoyle, or P

ogether,

e trumps, I

he points t

ladys

ET. Wesleyan L

the

etty maid

dow down t

lliards lose

ion on ol

; up go th

exion!" "Da

etty maid

ndow down

ts the "toi

the fall

lub is in

isest men

etty maid

dow down t

VEY. Dartm

ien

ky may be ch

o sighing in m

he spring of t

and birds r

or May, it

olets on t

ittle bewi

fair the who

table set

cushions pi

-cups of pi

e kettle si

ire that crac

window where

hails or sn

le spot it i

rse, you will

a haven from li

a-wait till my

ch an entr

resh as a s

nge like the

mile first com

she makes d

talk while the

ems better a

hours have

ittle spot I'm

no, we are

ur time we ca

brimming with

y enough one f

ARRYL. Columb

mplaint Aga

maidens m

sure to wa

once, the

on a cooki

only laughe

w sweet, how s

wings clos

him from da

ng up, I wh

mpound for

thoughtful,

Well, this is

cup of su

e well with b

pinch of do

ne's brown

nd take, to

f one long

u ne'er can

add the

e I could t

lt the fla

ENCE KNOWLES.

Mistl

o sto

hande

stletoe

vely

ad aw

'll help h

ton c

rely

when she'

se, a

s, a

y Jove, I'

gh B

ayeth

h "No"-my

laughs at

vades my le

to me a s

r wealth of

heeks creeps

her my lo

r blue eyes

ayeth

l knows I wo

ape her ge

really mus

ust her li

ue eyes bey

ayeth

LEY. Dartmouth L

houe

shadow o

igure, sli

f a maid

, with rip

ecque" from

very, on

hadow on

rs ago,-t

shadow o

is shadow i

Roman," we

en, and co

deeply bo

for kne

hadow on

rs ago,-t

*

shadow o

figure is,

n a rock

ntly,-now

ding, nodd

nk this sh

hadows on

rs ago,-t

N PILLSBURY.

d and

work in

eary

hat knows

is is

when work

and i

of happ

his i

CUTTER. Smith

Son

rned from

r h

ld me in wo

ar

y told

r singing the

you,

rned from

r h

ewy morn

ar

y sware

sweetness the

you, f

rned from

r h

ly, sta

ar

eir words

r sighing the

you, f

rned from

hea

ven Sisters

p

boundle

t the lingering

you, f

arned fro

r h

ms, and stres

ar

ows it'

love me my lo

ou, de

MCDONALD. Nassau

ift

in our fr

sky, sile

ee! The su

s torch for

uds and p

n the far

sper peace

rest that

un the sa

at us sli

happy,

drifting

LIN, JR. Harv

udla

ls, at the c

listless-s

tches them

ouds of the w

hs with a v

ey fade from

s come, and t

have drifted

dreaming, m

beautiful th

words that the

he dark, did th

he window and

vast and s

ot of this old

softly and

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of a

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