Excerpt from The Oxford University and City Guide, on a New Plan: To Which Is Added, Description of Blenheim, the Roman Villa, &C This Description of Oxford is principally intended for Strangers'; the object in view, therefore, has been' to make it a real Guide, a plain Directory, which will enable persons en tirely ignorant of the place to visit every Col lege, Hall, and Public Building with the utmost facility, from any part of Oxford. The plan is a regular Itinerary, taking the places according to their situation, by which new method the University and City may be easily and speedily perambulated. The author has not confined his object to Buildings only; but has entered into a short account of the Government, Dresses, Degrees, Examinations, distinctive Ranks, and Manners and Customs of the Members of the University in fact, every thing that can eluci date and explain the nature of the University, and afford information respecting its technical and local terms; its Buildings, Walks, Statues, Pictures, Ste. He has laboured to present to his Readers in a concise and plain manner, preceded by a Table of Routes from the different points at which the Visitor may be stationed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.