le anatomist, 'the man's not dead.' 'Not
dead!' re-echoed coachee, laughing at the joke, 'Why, then, kill him
when you want him!' The consequence of this frolic had, however, nearly
proved more serious than the projectors anticipated: the anatomist,
suspecting it was some trick to enter his house for burglarious
purposes, gave the alarm, when Jarvey made his escape; but poor
B------was secured, and conveyed the next morning to Marlborough-street,
where it required all the ingenuity of a celebrated Old Bailey solicitor
to prevent his being committed for the attempt to rob a bonehouse."

After this anecdote, we all agreed to separate. Transit would fain
have led us to the Covent-garden finish, which he describes as being
unusually rich in character; but this was deferred until another night,
when I shall introduce you to some new acquaintances.--Adieu. Lady Mary
Oldstyle and the D'Almaine family are off to-morrow for Brighton, from
which place expect some few descriptive sketches.

Horatio Heartly.

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THE SPREAD,{1} OR WINE PARTY AT BRAZEN-NOSE.

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"Hear, Momus, hoar! blithe sprite, whose dimpling cheek
Of quips, and cranks ironic, seems to speak,
Who lovest learned victims, and whose shrine
Groans with the weight of victims asinine.
Nod with assent! thy lemon juice infuse!
Though of male sex, I woo thee for a Muse."

_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._

A college wine party I could very well conceive from the specimen I
had already of my companion's frolicsome humours, was not unlikely to
produce some departure from college rules which might eventually involve
me in _rustication, fine_, or _imposition_. To avoid it was impossible;
it was the first invitation of an early friend, and must be obeyed. The
anticipation of a bilious head-ache on the morrow, or perhaps a first
appearance before, or lecture from, the vice-chancellor, principal, or
proctor, made me somewhat tardy in my appearance at the _spread_. The
butler was just marching a second

1 A spread. A wine party of from thirty to one hundred and