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Cambilhom, Johann · 1610

when one makes his way into a Jesuit college, (which is situated in prominent, high cities, for the Jesuits are not accustomed to build or dwell in insignificant and barren places), one must consider above all things the gatekeeper, who is not much different from the infernal ferryman who, as the poets say, leads the dead souls across the Stygem River Styx into Hell, or is the true Cerberus and hell-hound himself. This gatekeeper is usually of
A woodcut illustration depicts the head and shoulders of an elderly man with an unkempt and somewhat monstrous appearance. He has wild, curly hair, a furrowed brow, and a thick beard. Notably, long, coarse hairs or whiskers protrude from his nose and the sides of his face. He is wearing a garment with a high, textured collar, and the entire portrait is enclosed within a simple square border.
an advanced age; in the case that he has only been there for a few