CAMBRIDGE WIT.

A gentleman of St. John’s College, Cambridge, having a clubbed foot,

which occasioned him to wear a shoe upon it of a particular make, and

with a high heel, one of the college wits called him _Bildad the

shuhite_.

The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac · 第 720 / 1847 题