The upper boys of the school selected for the University are so termed, though wearing the same coloured dress, but made of more costly materials.
In a note on the
History
, p. 192, Mr. Trollope makes the following observation:
"From this book" (a book in which the boys were allowed to copy their verses when considered good) "the verses referred to in the text were inscribed."
They will be found in the
Literary Remains,
vol. i, p.33. Trollope says,