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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. Book I Chapter 10 - I Go to Cambridge, and Do but Little Good There
In which the young Henry Esmond, under the kindly patronage of my Lord Viscount, embarks upon his first journey to Cambridge, encountering the favourable yet sharp-edged attentions of venerable relatives and the trials of collegiate life marked by solitary study, political disputation, and an earnest, if unwilling, preparation for the Church. His days pass in a mixture of literary pursuits, martial lessons from a French refugee, and the pangs of youthful pride and melancholy, all set against the backdrop of a university world both alien and formative.
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