Lumen de Lumine: or a New Magical Light

The Epistle

have, but they forget the
Breasts Brests: an archaic spelling of breasts, used here to symbolize the university as a nursing mother who provides the "milk" of knowledge that gave it. Your
Good works meet not
with only one Samaritan A reference to the biblical story in Luke 17, where ten lepers were healed by Jesus but only one—a Samaritan—returned to give thanks. The author suggests Oxford heals many of ignorance, yet few return to show gratitude., but
Many have you cured
of the Leprosy of Ignor-
ance. This is the blemish that spoils our perfections:
we have all drunk from your
Fountain, but we do not sacrifice the Water back to the
Well A metaphor for scholars who take knowledge from the university but fail to acknowledge or "give back" credit to their source of learning.. For my own part,
I can present you with
nothing that is Voluminous Meaning a large or multi-volume academic work.,
but here is a Mustard-