II. 6. Translate accurately, and explain the construction of (a). iam te premet nox fabulaeque manes.-Hor. (b). modo ut hoc consilio possiet discedi ut istam ducat.-Ter. (d). suspendisse potenti vestimenta maris deo.-Hor. (). sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus.-Cic. (f). ubi quidem ego mallem duumvirum quam Romae me fuisse. (9). resigno quae dedit.—Hor. (h). sirempse legem iussit esse Iuppiter.-Plaut. Cic. (i). Py. itane aibat tandem ? AR. quae me ambae obsecraverint ut te hodie quasi pompam illuc praeterducerem.-Plaut. (j). ne uspiam insidiae sient concilium quod habere volumus.-Plaut. 7. Quote instances (a) of verbs deponent in Plautus, but not deponent in subsequent Latin; (B) of verbs deponent in subsequent Latin, but not deponent in Plautus; (7) of heteroclite nouns Plautus. in 8. In Greek a phrase conveying the same meaning as a simple verb is often treated as a simple verb, and governs a case directly; quote instances of the same license in Plautus, having first illustrated the license in Greek. 9. Write a note on the Roman marriage. 10. Mark the quantities of these words, quoting whenever you can a verse defending your view:-saperda, flabellum, flagellum, vituperare, Valerius, tabula, fabula, pituita, vindemiator, Taygeta. 11. The following are Bentley's conjectures, or though not his own, are preferred by him; give the MS. reading in each case, and point out and criticise Bentley's objection to it. (a). acer et Marsi peditis cruentum (b). qui rectis oculis monstra natantia (c). Volcanus ardens visit officinas. (f). nec Martiales haeduleae lupos. (g). nam seu mobilibus vepris inhorruit (a). They took two talents from him, whereas they ought to have taken half as much again. (b). He said that he was not himself the general, else he would have done as he advised. (c). None ever went to war without hoping to be victorious. Translate into Latin : (d). How few can carry a letter of some weight without lightening it by a perusal of its contents. (e). I do not know your address, for I tore up your last letter at once when I had read it. (f). As my father's son, I find a welcome everywhere. (g). Pol.-I did enact Julius Caesar; I was killed in the Capitol : Brutus killed me. Ham.--It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a calf there. 13. (a). With what other remarkable periods in the history of literature may the Augustan Age be compared? (b). What differences may be observed between the Ciceronian Age (d). Quote verses or expressions from Sappho, Simonides, IV. 1. What fact is likely to be obscured by the use of such a phrase as "Italian the daughter of Latin"? 2. If an English word, not of Romance descent, very closely resembles a Greek or Latin one, it is more likely than not that the two are quite unconnected etymologically; why? 3. Analyse Gr. elkarı, and Lat. viginti. 4. Show that the termination of the third person singular (TUTTE, dicit, loves) is radically the same in Greek, Latin, and English. 5. Latin words borrowed from Greek show the extent to which the Italians were indebted to the Greeks for the rudiments of civilization. Give as full an enumeration of such words as you can. HISTORY. MR. STACK. 1. Describe the chief provisions in the constitutional changes introduced by Pericles. 2. How long did the constitution of Athens, as modified by Pericles, continue in force, and with what interruptions? 3. The Sophists and Rhetors were the natural product of the age in which they appeared, snd of the political circumstances of Athens at that time. 4. Write a notice of the chief occasions on which the Greeks and Carthaginians came in contact. 5. Notable historical facts may be stated, marking the relations which were maintained between Tyre and Carthage. The political aims of the two States were, however, remarkably different-point out the facts which indicate this. The Candidates are required to write a short essay on one of the following subjects : 1. On the Despots of Greece. II. On the circumstances which tended to maintain a sense of unity amongst Greeks. DR. LONGFIELD. 1. Write an epitome of a chapter of Constitutional Roman History on the Senate. 2. Mommsen observes, that "for Rome alone history not merely performed miracles, but twice cured the internal crisis which in the State itself was incurable." Explain this remark. 3. Show that the new office of Imperator, as assumed by Julius Cæsar, was in fact the primitive regal office re-established. 4. The division of the Provinces into Imperial and Senatorial made by Augustus was only a modification of an arrangement previously existing ? 5. To what causes may be attributed the political apathy of the Roman people in the age of Augustus? Write a short essay, selecting one of the following subjects :— 1. The influence of the political condition of the Roman State, in the latter years of the Republic, on the literature of the period. 11. The elements of variety and unity in the Roman Empire. 1. What expressive name did Bacon apply to logic, and how does Mill justify this appellation? It disposes of one question which has been often agitated respecting this science? 2. State fully Mill's theory of definition. In what respects does it agree with the theory of Aristotle, and in what does it differ from it? What is Mill's test of a correct definition? 3. Hobbes, while rejecting part of Aristotle's theory on this point, fell into what singular paradox, according to Mill? 4. One remark of Dugald Stewart, consistently carried out, goes to the root of the philosophy of ratiocination, according to Mill? 5. Two propositions have a term in common. A third proposition, which does not contain this term, is logically deducible from them. Determine what conditions the first two propositions must fulfil in order that this may be the case. 6. It has been maintained that our reasonings consist only of the minor premiss and the conclusion, why? How does Mill expose the radical error of this view of ratiocination? 7. In what figures alone can the middle term be twice universal in the premisses? In one of these figures, the fact that the middle term is twice universal absolutely determines the mode ? 8. State briefly Mill's view of the Dictum de omni. In what light must it be regarded, in order to give it any real meaning? By what fundamental principle would Mill replace the Dictum de omni? 9. Given the three propositions of a syllogism, describe the method of distinguishing the conclusion from the premisses, and prove the principles employed. 10. Translate and explain the following passage of Aristotle : Εστι γὰρ τῶν ἐνθυμημάτων εἴδη δύο· τὰ μὲν γὰρ δεικτικά ἐστιν, ὅτι ἔστιν, ἢ οὐκ ἔστι· τὰ δὲ ἐλεγκτικά· καὶ διαφέρει, ὥσπερ ἐν τοῖς διαλεκτικοῖς ἔλεγχος καὶ συλλογισμός. ἔστι δὲ τὸ μὲν δεικτικὸν ἐνθύμημα τὸ ἐξ ὁμολογουμένων συνάγειν. τὸ δὲ ἐλεγκτικὸν τὸ τὰ ἀνομολογούμενα συνάγειν. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY PRIZE EXAMINATION. THE PROFESSOR OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 1. Give some account of S. Ephræm of Edessa, and of the several editions of his works. 2. The name of the Prophet Jonah has long been associated with the site of Nineveh by the Syrian Christians? 3. The result of the mission of Jonah still forms a part of the Liturgical Services of the Nestorians? 4. Give an instance of Assemani's unfaithfulness as a translator. 5. On what grounds is it believed that S. Ephrem was not acquainted with the Greek language ?—Assemani's arguments on the other side? 6. How is S. Ephræm said to have obtained a knowledge of Greek?— and what work by the Pseudo-Amphilochius, a writer probably of the ninth age, has Assemani appealed to in vain ? 7. Why has the Testamentum, which bears the name of S. Ephræm, (Opp. v. 230.) been discredited?-and among the works of which of the Fathers is the ancient Encomium upon him to be found? 8. To what date has the Epistola Gilda been commonly assigned ?— and does the opinion of Archbishop Ussher, as to this matter, rest upon a strong foundation ? 9. Why was Gildas Sapiens styled "Badonicus?"-State who he was, and what is the modern name of Caer Badon. 10. A distinction has been made between Gildas Albanius and Gildas Badonicus?-Which of the two is frequently said to have been the subject of the "Vita Gilda" ascribed to Caradoc?; and into what mistake do many writers assert that this biographer has fallen with respect to them?-Explain the term " Albanius." II. Gildas, sometimes called "Senior," and "Hibernus," was eminent in Ireland? 12. Why had many persons necessarily a right to be called "Gildas?" 13. Date of the earliest edition of the treatise De Excidio Britanniæ, put forth by Polydore Vergil ?-and how has he dealt with quotations from the Scriptures adduced by Gildas? 14. In the Historia Gilda, what work is signified by the words "Ecclesiastica Historia?" 15. The reading, (adopted by Polydore Vergil and others,) "sub sancto Abbate Amphibalo," in the Epistola, gave rise to a very remarkable error? What is the correct reading in that passage? 16. Which of the Latin versions of the Book of Psalms is followed in the Confessio of S. Patrick, and in the citations alleged by Gildas? |