Wykehamist Pattern Poetry August 2021 | Seite 60

SUPERSCRIPTION Tres rosae et duo tigna sunt Collegii Wickamici insignia .
Three roses and two chevrons are The symbols of Winchester College .
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AROUND THE SHIELD Quae subiecta vides oculis insignia sacris , Illa tuo cupiunt defendi semper amore , Et semper florere tua defensa sub ala ; Sub clipeo iaceant ne quis contendat ob illa .
The arms , which with sacred eyes you see below , Wish always by your love to be defended , And e ’ er to bloom , beneath your wing protected ; May they lie beneath your shield , lest any fight on their account .
TOP LEFT ROSE Alba rosa rubraque Et germen et propago ; Nostras rosas tuere .
The white rose and the red Both bud and offspring are . Do you our roses guard !
TOP RIGHT ROSE Flos omnium rosarum , Flores dum vigent tuae , Rosaeque nostrae vigeant .
Flower of all roses While your flowers thrive , May our roses also thrive .
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