"{28} "For heaven's sake, let us
leave the _Gulf of Misery_," said I, alluding to the state of my rooms,
"and bend our course where some more amusing novelty presents itself."
"To Bagley wood," said Echo, "to break cover and introduce you to the
Egyptians; only I must give my scout directions first to see the old
bookseller{29} and have my _imposition_{30} ready for being absent from
chapel this morning, or else I shall be favoured with another
17 Mount Aldrich, mount Euclid--logic and mathematics.
18 Tumuli raised by 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.
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