Word: bacchuses
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...students have shown their devotion, if not to Bacchus, at least to an American version of this deity; the University should take the steps necessary to facilitate their worship. If the city of Cambridge relaxes its standards in the mild manner required, it is merely another argument for the stabling of the German goat in the dining halls; if not, permission should be given to the students to import freely. Some have expressed the fear that undue and public hilarity might result from the suggested step; this outcome is impossible in the sons of pre-prohibition Harvard men. The throats...
...Paris the high priests of Bacchus now hold forth. But in these degenerate days no furied band of Maenads follows beloved Liber's route, for only a solemn group of graybeards meets to celebrate the triumphal offerings of the vine. They gather, whiff the sacred fragrance, and sip, nor do they ever drink to the joys of youth and songs of pleasure. They are sad, as wine has made them sad; the fields of Bacchus have been sullied by the mundane and unworthy impious of the temple of Mercury. The cratera is empty, while cases of gin replace the dusty...
...world over to join in the rescue of the vineyards. They must organize and play politics, to save wine from the greedy budgets and siccant reformers. Imposts, tariffs, taxes, embargoes must fall to make way for the return of Falernian and Caecuban. Propaganda must teach the gospel of Bacchus, and the world be taught again to hold precious the gifts of the god. Meanwhile, liqueurs, the misbegotten brats of Mercury and Ceres, hold sway. Men drink, but they feel the touch of Circe's wand, not the warming joys of gentle Liber. The noisome juniper has dethroned the luscious grape...
Debater F. E. Jones of Caius College argued against Chicago: "It is governed by two heathen Gods: Mars, the God of Battle; and Bacchus, God of the Bottle." This alliteration was well received. Finally Edgar Wallace argued for Chicago- (it was pleasantly impossible at times to tell who was for what): "The lynch law will eventually wipe out those deplorable men who sit in the seat of government." Having amused themselves thus for a whole evening, members of the Cambridge Union voted 171 to 143 that Chicago must experience the fate of Carthage...
...Only 515 copies available, $15 the copy. Address: The Bacchus Club, P. O. Box 113, New Haven, Conn...