Underbearers in conversation are, undoubtedly, much less irksome than overbearers, yet too much hesitation and timidity render a man unfit for colloquial purposes; and we cannot but smile at Cowper's delineation of this very cautious gentleman.

brass + -en → brazen (shameless)

...A Castellated mansion...

Every year, thousands of students knock on the door of Ivy League universities.