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...college since the time of President Holyoke, 1737-1769. It was presented to him by the Rev. Ebenezer Terrell, of Medford. This worthy man was connected in marriage with the famous Mathers, by one of whom the chair is said to have been brought from England. It is triangular in shape and resembles many chairs found in the pleasant cottages of Herefordshire at the beginning of the last century. The wooden knobs which ornament the back were turned by President Holyoke himself. Now it is only used on Commencement Day, when the President as the head of the whole university...
...heartily; and then I seated myself at the table, and ordered a brace of mutton-chops and a glass of 'alf-and-'alf. Tennyson was eating corned beef and cabbage with great relish, and I noticed that he invariably divided the portion of food upon his plate into triangular bits before conveying the same to his mouth. I asked him his reasons for so doing, but he did not give me a very satisfactory answer. When dinner was over, I told him that I had hunted for him without success for the past two months, and added, "I have come...