THE ROYAL SALOON.
Visit of Heartly, Lionise, and Transit--Description of the
Place--Sketches of Character--The Gambling Parsons--Horse
Chaunting, a true Anecdote--Bang and her Friends--Moll
Raffle and the Marquis W.--he Play Man--The Touter--
The Half-pay Officer--Charles Rattle, Esq.--Life of a modern
Roue--B------ the Tailor--The Subject--Jarvey and Brooks
the Dissector--"Kill him when you want him" 205
THE SPREAD, OR WINE PARTY AT BRAZEN-NOSE.
A College Wine Party described--Singular Whim of
Horace Eglantine--Meeting of the Oxford Crackademonians
--Sketches of Eccentric Characters, drawn from the Life--
The Doctor's Daughter--an old Song--A Round of Sculls--
Epitaphs on the Living and the Dead--Tom Tick, a College
Tale--The Voyagers--Notes and Anecdotes 221
THE OXFORD RAKE'S PROGRESS 233
TOWN AND GOWN, AN OXFORD ROW.
Battle of the Togati and the Town--Raff--A Night--Scene in
the High-Street, Oxford--Description of the Combatants--
Attack of the Gownsmen upon the Mitre--Evolutions of the
Assailants--Manoeuvres of the Proctors and Bull--Dogs--
Perilous Condition of Blackmantle and his Associates, Eglan-
tine, Echo, and Transit--Snug Retreat of Lionise--The High--
Street after the Battle--Origin of the Argotiers, and Inven-
tion of Cant--phrases--History of the Intestine Wars and
Civil Broils of Oxford, from the Time of Alfred--Origin
of the late Strife--Ancient Ballad--Retreat of the Togati--
Reflections of a Freshman--Black Matins, or the Effect of
late Drinking upon early Risers--Visit to Golgotha, or the
Place of Sculls--Lecture from the Big--Wigs--Tom Echo
receives Sentence of Rustication 246
TOWNE AND GOWNE 263
THE STAGE COACH, OR THE TRIP TO BRIGHTON.
Improvements in Travelling--Contrast of ancient and
modern Conveyances and Coachmen--Project for a new Land
Steam Carriage--The Inn--yard at the Golden Cross, Charing
Cross--Mistakes of Passengers--Variety of Characters--Ad-
vantages of the Box--seat--Obstructions on the Road--A
Pull--up at the Elephant and Castle--Move on to Kennington
Common--New Churches--Civic Villas at Brixton--Modern
Taste in
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