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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 Architecture described—Arrival at Croydon; why

       not now the King's Road?—The Joliffe Hounds—A Hunting

       Leader—Anecdotes of the Horse, by Coachee—The new

       Tunnel at Reigate—The Baron's Chamber—The Golden Ball

      —the Silver Ball—and the Golden Calf—Entrance into

       Brighton 274

       THE PROPOSITION.

       Family Secrets—Female Tactics—How to carry the Point 287

       SKETCHES AT BRIGHTON.

       The Pavilion Party—Interior described—Royal and Noble

       Anecdotes—The King and Mathews 292

       CHARACTERS ON THE BEACH AND STEYNE,

       BRIGHTON.

       On Bathing and Bathers—Advantages of Shampooing—

       French Decency—Brighton Politeness—Sketches of Character

      —The Banker's Widow—Miss J——s—Mrs. F——1—Peter

       Paragraph, he London Correspondent—J—k S——h—The

       French Consul—Paphian Divinities—C—— L——, Esq.

       Squeeze into the Libraries—The new Plunging Bath—

       Chain Pier—Cockney Comicalities—Royal Gardens—The

       Club House 305

       METROPOLITAN SKETCHES.

       Heartly, Echo, and Transit start for a Spree—Scenes by

       Daylight, Starlight, and Gaslight—Black Monday at Tatter—

       sail's—The first Meeting after the Great St. Leger—Heroes of

       the Turf paying and receiving—Dinner at Fishmongers' Hall

      —Committee of Greeks—The Affair of the Cogged Dice—A

       Regular Break—down—Rules for the New Club—The Daffy

       Club, or a Musical Muster of the Fancy: striking Portraits—

       Counting the Stars—Covent Garden, what it was and what it

       is—The Finish—Anecdotes of Characters—The Hall of Infamy,

       alias the Covent Garden Hell 327

       VISIT TO WESTMINSTER HALL.

       Worthies thereof—Legal Sketches of the Long Robe—An

       Awkward Recognition—Visit to Banco Regis—Surrey Col—

       legians giving a Lift to a Limb of the Law—Out of Rule and in

       Rule—"Thus far shalt thou go, and no further"—Park

       Rangers personified—Visit to the Life Academy, Somerset

       House—R. A—ys of Genius reflecting on the true Line of

       Beauty—Peep into the Green Rooms of the two Theatres Royal,

       Drury Lane and Covent Garden—Bernard Blackmantle

       reading his new Play and Farce—The City Ball at the Mansion

       House—The Squeeze—Civic Characters—Return to Oxford—

       Invite to Cambridge—Jemmy Gordon's Frolic—Term ends 355

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       exhibit scenes of character in real life, sketched upon the

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       particularly, when it is remembered how great the difficulty

       must have been in collecting together accurate portraits.

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       sole production of Mr. Robert Cruikshank. The Wood

       Engravings, twenty-eight in number, besides the Vignettes, (which