Moderations
Britishplural noun
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In 1862 he took a 1st class in Classical Moderations, and 1st Literæ Humaniores, 1864.
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway
He was educated at Marlborough and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was president of the Union Society, and graduated with first classes in Moderations and Final Schools.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
In due course the gardener’s boy took a first class in Classical Moderations, and a first class also in Classical Greats.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)
Well, well, for the present I have put you down for the lectures on Pass Moderations.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
His first encounter with the examiners, in "Classical Moderations," was only partially successful.
From Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences by Russell, George William Erskine
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