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Was Oxford or Cambridge first Founded? 13

Origin of this celebrated Controversy 16

Died of Literary Mortification 17

Sir Simon D'Ewes on Antiquity of Cambridge _ib._

Gone to Jerusalem 18

Cutting Retort--Liberty a Plant 19, 20

A Tailor surprised--Declining King George, &c. 20

Classical _Jeu D'Esprit_--Trait of Barrow 21

Inveterate Smokers 22

Lover of Tobacco--A Wager, &c. 22, 23

Newton's Toast--Piety of Ray 23

Devil over Lincoln--Radcliffe's Library 24

Traits of Dr. Bathurst--His Whip, &c. 25

Smart Fellows _ib._

Epigram--Tell us what you can't do? 26, 27

First Woman introduced into a Cloister 27

Cambridge Scholar and Ghost of Scrag of Mutton 28

Comparisons are odious 30

Jaunt down a Patient's throat--Difference of Opinion 30, 31

Petit-Maitre Physician--Anecdote of Porson 31

[Greek: Ou tode oud allo]--Aliquid--Di-do-dum 32

Bishop Heber's College Puns _ib._

Effect of Broad-wheeled Wagon, &c. 33

Queen Elizabeth and the Men of Exeter College, &c. 34

Oxonians Posed--Lapsus Grammaticæ 35

Latin to be Used--Habit--Concussion 36

Comic Picture of Provost's Election 37

Sir, Dominus, Magistri, Sir Greene 38

Husbands beat their Wives--Attack on Ladies 39

Doings at Merton--Digging Graves with Teeth 40

Doctor's Gratitude to Horse--John Sharp's Rogue 41

Said as how you'd See--Much Noise as Please 42, 43

Mad Peter-house Poet--Grace Cup 44, 45

Tertiavit--Capacious Bowl--Horn Diversion 46

Bibulous Relique--Christian Custom--Feast Days 47

Walpole at Cambridge--College Dinner 16th Century 49, 50

Black Night--Force of Imagination--Absent Habits 52, 53

Anecdotes of Early Cambridge Poets 54

Cromwell's Pear-tree, &c. 58

Stung by a B--Dr. P. Nest of Saxonists 61

Pleasant Mistake--Minding Roast 62

College Exercise--Bell--Fun--Tulip-time 62, 63

King of Denmark--King William IV. visit Cambridge 64, 65

Queen Elizabeth's Visit to Oxford and Cambridge 66, 67

First Dissenter in England 67

First English Play extant by Cambridge Scholar 68

Christ-Church Scholars Invented moveable Scenes 70

James I. at Oxford and Cambridge 71

Divinity Act--Latin Comedy 76, 77

Case of Precedence--Smothered in Petticoats 78, 79

Brief Account of Boar's Head Carols 79

Celebration of, at Queen's College, Oxon 83

Cleaving Block--Being little 84, 85

Traits of Porson--Wakefield--Clarke 87, 88

Blue Beans--University Bedels--Dr. Bentley 89, 90

Great Gaudy All-Souls Mallard 91

Oxford Dream--Compliments to Learned Men 96, 98

Point of Etiquette--Value of Syllable 101, 102

Cocks may Crow--Profane Scoffers 102

Jemmy Gordon--Oxford Wag 103, 106

Cambridge Frolics--Black Rash 107, 108

Old Grizzle Wig--Shooting Anecdotes 109, 110

Bishop Watson's Progress--Paley, &c. 111, 115

Oxford Hoax--Good Saying 116, 117

Walpole a Saint--Oxford famous for its Sophists, &c. 118

Laconic Vice--Usum Oxon--Pert Oxonians 120, 121

Corrupted Latin Tongue--Surpassed Aristotle, &c. 121

Set Aristotle Heels upwards--Art of Cutting 122, 123

Soldiers at Oxford Disputation, &c. 123

Captain Rag--Dainty Morsels 124, 125

Answered in Kind--Powers of Digestion 126, 127

Inside Passenger--Traits of Paley 128, 129

Lord Burleigh and Dissenters--Sayings 134, 135

Porson--Greek Protestants at Oxon 135, 136

Cambridge Folk--Gyps--Drops of Brandy--Dessert for

Twenty, &c. 137, 138

Parr's Eloquence--Address--Vanity, &c. 140

Trick of the Devil--Three Classical Puns 142, 143

Acts--Pleasant Story--Epigram--Revenge 144, 145

Mothers' Darlings--Fathers' Favourites 146, 147

Iter Academicum--A Story 148, 149

Anecdotes of Freshmen 150

Lord Eldon--Whissonset Church 151, 152

Boots--Yellow Stockings--Fashion Hair 153, 154

Barber dressed--First Prelate wore Wig 155, 159

Boots, Spurs, &c. prohibited at Oxon 159

Whipping, &c.--Flying Cambridge Barber 159, 160

Isthmus Suez--Drink for Church 160, 161

Good Appetite--College Quiz--The Greatest Calf 162, 163

Like Rabelais--Ambassadors King Jesus at Oxon 163, 164

Effort Intellect--Dr. Hallifax--Dr. Tucker 164, 165

Distich--Skeleton Sermons--Paid First 165, 166

In the Stocks--Hissing--Posing--Gross Pun 167, 168

Family Spintexts--Alcock--Barrow, Parr, &c. 169, 170

Three-headed Priest--Burnt to Cinder 171, 172

Cantab Invented Short-hand--Humble Petition of Ladies 172, 173

Turn for Humour--Repartees--All over Germany 174, 175

Oxford and Cambridge Rebuses 175

Something in your way--Duns--Out of Debt 177

Queering a Dun--Gray and Warburton 179

Canons of Criticism--Bishop Barrington 181

Pulpit Admonition--Simplicity of great Minds 182

Singularities--Triple Discourse 184, 185

Traits of Lord Sandwich--Lapsus Linguæ 185, 186

Oxford and Cambridge Loyalty--Clubs, &c. 186, 189

Retrogradation--On-dit 190

Worcester Goblin--Cambridge Triposes 191, 192

Records of Cambridge Triposes--Wooden

Spoon--Poll--Conceits of Porson, Vince, &c. 193, 194

Classical Triposes--Wooden Wedge--Disney's Song 197, 198

A Dreadful Fit of Rheumatism 199

Parr an Ingrate--Le Diable--Critical Civilities 200, 201

Sir Busick and Sir Isaac again--Cole: Deum 201, 202

Freshman's Puzzle 202

Sly Humourist--Noble Oxonian--Oxford Wag--Person

of Gravity 203, 204

THE ENOUGH 204

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