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anticipated us so far as even to have used glass 

 hives, for the purpose of observing the wonderful 

 proceedings of this winged nation. Bochart, 

 quoting an old writer, says : 



" Fecit illis Aristoteles Alveare Vitreum, ut intro- 

 spiceret, qua ratione ad opus se accingerent. Sed ab- 

 nuerunt quidquam operari, donee interiora vitri luto 

 oblevisset." — Hierozoicon, Lond. 1663, folio, Part n. 

 p. 514. 



ElRIONNACH. 



OXFORD JEU D ESPRIT. 



The following jeu (Tesprit appeared at Oxford 

 in 1819: printed, not published, but laid simul- 

 taneously on the tables of all the Common Rooms. 

 No author's name was attached to it then, and 

 therefore no attempt is now made to supply this 

 de6ciency by conjecture. Since the attention of 

 the discerning public has lately |,been directed 

 towards the University of Oxford, probably with 

 the expectation of finding some faults in her 

 system of education, it is possible that some of 

 those who are engaged or interested in that in- 

 quiry may be amused and instructed by the 

 good sense, humour, logic, and Latinity of this 

 satire. 



" ERUDITIS OXONIiE AMANT1BUS SALUTEJl. 



* Acerrimis vestrum omnium judiciis permittitur 

 conspectus, sive syllabus, libri breviter edendi, et e 

 Prelo Academico, si Diis, i. e. Delegatis, placet, pro- 

 dituri : in quo multa dictu et notatu dignissima a 

 tenebris et tineis vindicantur ; multa ad bujusce loci 

 instituta et disciplinam pertinentia agitantur ; plurima 

 quae Academiaj famam et dignitatem spectant fuse 

 admodum et Hbere tractantur et explicantur. Sub- 

 jiciuntur operis illustrandi ergo capitum quorundam 

 Argumenta. 



• 'Ek Aibs apyjiixecrBa.' 



1. JElfredi magni somnium de Sociis omnibus Aca- 

 demicis ad Episcopatum promovendis : 



' With suppliant smiles they bend the head, 

 While distant mitres to their eyes are spread.' 



Byron. 



Opus egregium perutile perjucundum ex membranis 

 vetustissimis detritis tertium rescriptis, solertia plus 

 quam Angelo-Maiana, nuperrime redintegratum. 



2. Devorguillae, Balliolensibus semper carissimae, 

 pudicitia laborans vindicatur. 



3. Contra Kilnerum et Mertonenses disputatur, 

 Pythagoram Cantabrigiae nunquam docuisse : 



' AeScu5aA/uei/oi i|/eu5e<rt itoikiKois 

 'E|a7raTaJjTi f*.v0ot.' — Pind. 



4. Wiccamici publicis examinationibus liberi, sibi et 

 reipublicae nocentes. 



5. Magdalenenses semper aedificaturientes nihil 

 agunt : 



' Implentur veteris Bacchi.' — Virg. 



6. Orielensibus, ingenio, ut ipsi aiunt, exundantibus, 

 Aula B. M. V. malevole denegatur : 



' Barbara Celarent Darii.' — Ars Logica. 



7. De reditibus annuls Decani et Canonicorum 

 iEdis Christi, sive de libris Canonicis. 



8. Quasstiones duae : An Alumni iEdis Christijure 

 fiant Canonici ? An Alumni iEdis Christi re-verd 

 fiant Canonici ? 



9. Respondetur serenissimae Archiducissae de Ol- 

 denburg quasrenti : 



* What do the Fellows of All- Souls do ?' 



10. E Collegio iEnei Nasi legati Stamfordiam 

 missi Nasum ilium celeberrimum, Collegii iirtivvfj.ov, 

 solemni pompa, Oxoniam asportant. 



11. Nummi ad ornandam faciem occidentalem Col- 

 legii Lincolniensis erogati unde comparati fuerint? 



' Lucri bonus est odor ex re 

 Qualibet.' — Juv. 



1 2. Note. — The original heading of this chapter 

 was altered in a later edition, and therefore is not re- 

 printed here. 



13. Ex Societatibus caeteris ejectos Aula S. Albani 

 pessimo exemplo ad se recipit : 



' Facilis descensus Averni.' — Virg. 



14. De Golgotha et de Golgothitis. 



1 5. Pradectores an Praelectiones numero sint plures. 



16. Viro venerabili S. T. P. R. pradegente pecunia 

 a clientibus sordide admodum exigitur. 



17. Magistri in Venerabili domo Convocationis 

 necessario adsistentes more Attico tJi rpiw§o\ov reci- 

 pere debent. 



18. De Academicorum in Venerabili domo Convo- 

 cationis sedentium podicibus igneo quodam vapore 

 calefaciendis : 



* Placetne vobis Magistri?' — & ad Vice- Can.* "■ 



19. De viris clarissimis Bibliothecaa Bodleiana? Cu- 

 ratoribus. 



♦Scene II. — Enter Quince the Carpenter, Snug 

 the Joiner, Bottom the Weaver, Flute the 

 Bellows-mender, Snout the Tinker, and Starve- 

 ling the Tailor. 



Quince. Is all our company complete ? ' 



Shakspeare. 



20. De matulis in Bibliothec?t studentibus copiosius 

 suppeditandis : 



' 'A/jIs yap t)v o{ipt\Ti6.aris ciutV 

 UapcL ao\ Kpe/irjafrai eyyvs ^irl rov iraTTaXou.' 



Aristophanes. 



21. De Bibliothecario et ejus adjutoribus. 



' Captain. What are you about, Dick ? 

 Dick. Nothing, Sir. 



Captaiti. Thomas, what are you doing? 

 Thomas. Helping Dick, Sir.' 



22. Examinantur Examinatores.' 



23. Cuinam eorum Doctoris Planissimi cognomen 

 jure optimo concedendum sit. 



24. De Dodd. 



