Citations:All Soggers

English citations of All Soggers

1. • [1927 July 25, “University Notes”, in The West Australian, volume 43, number 7,837, Perth, →ISSN, page 11:

     It is usual to call the rector, the ruggins; Worcester College, Wuggins; Trinity, Triggers. I have heard some turn All Souls' into All Soggers. Except on official occasions Jesus College is denoted by Jaggers.

     Transcribed from a poorly legible scan; likely to contain errors.]

   • 1992, Philip Larkin, “To Robert Conquest — 12 November 1973”, in Anthony Thwaite, editor, Selected letters of Philip Larkin, 1940–1985, London: Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 492:

     He was full of woe when I saw him at Oxford for the Auden do (picture enclosed²). That was an odd business: beautiful weather (though fog on the way down), lunch in All Soggers with Charles M., Betj., Gerard Irvine³ Xt help us, his sister, Lady Eliz.⁴ and the Du Sautoys, and Monica, then on to ChCh where vast multitude assembled, everyone from Mrs Louis Macneice⁵ to Tom Driberg⁶ and Warden Sparrow⁷ to Cyril Connolly.