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"The city is expensive and makes many demands; I have to rent lodgings, buy necessaries, and provide for many other things which I cannot now specify ." The list of bars and parties a student has to attend before graduating grows too long to be put on a letter.
I like how the kid butters him up a bit before just admitting that he's asking for beer money. Refreshingly honest.
"For you must know that without Ceres and Bacchus Apollo grows cold."
Ceres is the goddess of fertility. Bacchus the god of booze.
It was easier for me - I just needed to ring my parents and collect cash at the post office. But I kept the tradition going - first telling mom and dad how I'm getting well along with studies! Great times
You had to call your parents and wait at the post office? How old fashioned! Today my parents can just look at my credit card bill online and decide if they want to pay for any expenses.
"The city is expensive and makes many demands; I have to rent lodgings, buy necessaries, and provide for many other things which I cannot now specify ." The list of bars and parties a student has to attend before graduating grows too long to be put on a letter.
One letter was surprisingly honest about the need to drink wine. But I totally get why most students can't specify those expenses in detail.
I like how the kid butters him up a bit before just admitting that he's asking for beer money. Refreshingly honest.
I like how the kid butters him up a bit before just admitting that he's asking for beer money. Refreshingly honest.
The first one is more subtle, but he's even more brazen. "For you must know that without Ceres and Bacchus Apollo grows cold." Ceres is the goddess of fertility. Bacchus the god of booze.
Although your interpretation of Ceres would make this a much more interesting thing to write home to dad about.