... to Balliol College, Oxford. Which he attended from 1863-1867. He took to heart the teachings of his tutors Walter Peter and Benjamin Jowett. At this college, he also met the man responsible for the publishing of his poems, Robert Bridges. Gerard took on a soul searching project, looking for a religion that provided him true authority. During his attendance at Oxford, he met John Henry Newman, who provided him with the example he was seeking. He was received into the church and immediately wanted to climb the scale. In 1867 he won the first class degree, and happened to be considered the Star of Balliol. (www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/victorian/authors/hopkins) The next year Gerard entered the society of Jesuits. The conflict soon arose, that he would no longer be able to write his poetry. For the Jesuits found it to be selfish to indulge in ones own admirations. As tragic as it is, ...

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