The English Spy

The English Spy

Charles Molloy Westmacott, British journalist and author (1788-1868)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Bernard Blackmantle To The Reviewers

- Introduction

- Preface, In Imitation Of The First Satire Of Persius

- A Few Thoughts On Myself

- A Shandean Scene, Between Lady Mary Oldstyle And Horatio Heartly

- On Early Friendship

- Etonian

- A Portrait

- True Friendship

- Eton Sketches Of Character

- To Eliza

- Five Principal Orders Of Eton

- Election Saturday

- Court Of Claims

- Herbert Stockhore, The Montem Poet Laureate

- The Montem Ode

- Herbert Stockhore

- The Doubtful Point

- Life In Eton

- Recollections Of An Old Etonian

- Eton Montem

- Farewell To Eton

- My Vale

- Five Characteristic Orders Of Oxford

- The Dinner Party

- Eccč Signum

- College Servants

- Taking Possession Of Your Rooms

- The Excursion To Bagley Wood

- Western Entrance Into The Metropolis

- Parody On An Old Nursery Rhyme

- The Opera

- The Royal Saloon

- Cantilena

- The Spread

- The Spread, Or Wine Party At Brazen-nose

- An Ancient Oxford Ditty

- By Boggy Hastings

- By Marquis Wicken

- By Jemmy Wheeler

- By Lillyman Lionise

- The Oxford Rake's Progress

- Town And Gown, An Oxford Row

- The Stage Coach Or The Trip To Brighton

- The Proposition

- Sketches At Brighton

- Characters On The Beach And Steyne, Brighton

- Metropolitan Sketches

- The Life Of A Woman Of The Town

- Visit To Westminster Hall

- Introduction To The Second Volume

- Ode, Congratulatory And Advisiory

- Cytherean Beauties

- Ladies Of Distinction

- The Wake Or Teddy O'rafferty's Last Appearance

- Requiescat In Pace

- The Cyprian's Ball

- The Philosophy Of Laughter

- The Westminster Scholar

- On Feasters And Feasting

- A Sunday Ramble To Highgate

- Gate House, Highgate

- The Life, Death, Burial, And Resurrection Company

- The Isle Of Wight.

- The Advantages Of Steam

- The Invalid

- The Convalescent

- A Circular, Addressed To The Members Op The Royal Yacht Club

- The Progress Of Navigation, An Original Song

- The Universalist

- The Soldier's Wipe

- The Evening Tide

- Love, Law, And Physic

- Morning In The Isle Of Wight

- Noon In The Isle Of Wight

- Evening In The Isle Of Wight

- Farewell To Vectis

- Portsmouth In Time Of Peace

- Evening, And In High Spirits

- Elements Of Greeking

- Elements Of Duelling

- Cheltonian Characters

- A Trip To The Spas

- Traveller's Hall

- All The Booksellers

- The Knight Of The Saddle-bags

- Health, Competence, And Good-humour

- A Familiar Epistle To Bernard Blackmantle

- A Visit To Gloucester And Berkeley

- A Day In Bristol

- Sketches In Bath

- Sportsman's Hall

- The Battle Of The Chairs

- Sketches In Bath

- My Mother's Grave

- Waggeries At Worcester

- Bernard Blackmantle To His Readers

- A Short Ode At Parting