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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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