the Romans--difficulties offered by Livy
and Tacitus in the studies for first class honours.

19 Point Failure--catastrophe of plucking.

20 Fount Stagira--fount named after the birth-place of Aris-
totle.

21 Littlego Vale--orderly step to the first examination.

22 Pindaric heights--study of Pindar's odes.

23 Temple of Bacchus--merry-making after getting a liceat.

24 Region of rejoicing--joy attendant on success in the
schools.

25 District of sabers--track of those who sap at their quarto
and folio volumes.

26 Dodd's sound--where the candidate will have to
acknowledge the receipt of a certificate empowering him to
float down Bachelor Creek.

27 Cam Roads--retreat to Cambridge by way of a change.

28 Bay of Condolence--where we console our friends, if
plucked, and left at a nonplus.

29 A well-known bookseller in Oxford generally called
imposition G-, from his preparing translations for the
members of the university.

30 Imposition--see prick bill.

~156~~ visit from the _prick bill_."{31} "Agreed," said Eglantine, "and
Blackmantle and myself will, in the meantime, visit Sadler, and engage a
couple of his prime hacks to accompany you."

31 Prick bills--at Christ Church, junior students who prick
with a pin the names of those gentlemen who are at chapel.
Immediately after the service, the bills, with the noblemen
and gentlemen commoners' names, are taken to the dean; those
with the students and commoners' names, to the acting censor
for the week; and the bachelors' bills to the sub-dean, who
generally inform the prick bills what impositions shall be
set those gentlemen who absented themselves from chapel:
these are written upon strips of paper and carried to the
gentlemen by the prick bill's scouts.

Copy of an original imposition.

"Sp 259 particular M M C. P. B."--Signifies translate No. 259
Spectator to the word "particular" by Monday morning at
chapel time.--Prick bill.

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THE EXCURSION TO BAGLEY WOOD.

Oxford Scholars and Oxford Livery Men--How to insure a good
Horse and prevent Accidents--Description of Bagley Wood--A
Freshman breaking cover--Interview with the Egyptian--
Secrets of Futurity unveiled--Abingdon Beauties--Singular