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Victoria College Students' Carnival. Thursday 29th June 1905

Gaudeamus

Gaudeamus.

Gaudeamus igitur
Juvenes dum sumus;
Post jucundam juventutem,
Post molestam senectutem,
Nos habebit humus.

Vita nostra brevis est
Brevi finetur
Venit mors velociter,
Rapit nos atrociter
Nemini parcetur.

Pereat Tristitia,
Pereant osores!
Pereat diabolus
Anti-Academicus
Atque irrisores!

Vivat Academia
Vivant Professores
Vivat membrum quodlibet,
Vivat membra quaelibet
Semper sint in flore.

Vivant omnes virgines,
Faciles, formosae!
Vivant et mulieres,
Tenerae, am abiles,
Bonae, laboriosae.

Floreat Eduardus Rex
Haud minus quam Mater
Ob virtutes sic ametur
Optimus ut appeletur
Patriaeque Pater.

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"Let me play the fool,
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come."

Merchant of Venice.