Excerpt from Alma Mater, Vol. 1 of 2: Or, Seven Years at the University of Cambridge I could easily and at once refute their charges, by simply laying bare the motives which influenced them. But, after the maturest consideration, the best service I can render the public, and my own particular Alma Mater, appears to be, a full and frank avowal of my own experience whilst under her protection. I, too, as the Reader will perceive, have been one of the disappointed; but still will I speak honestly, and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.