12. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, Else why should he, with wealth and honor blest, Punish a body which he could not please, Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease? Paraphrase accurately this passage. To whom is reference here made? 13. Explain accurately the meaning of the clauses, or words which in the following passages are printed in italics :— (k) To compass this the triple bond he broke ; The pillars of the public safety shook. (1) Such were the tools; but a whole Hydra more (n) Few words he said; but easy those and fit, More slow than Hybla-drops, and far more sweet. 14. Whateley says that Metaphor and Simile differ only in form; the Resemblance, or Analogy, being in the latter stated, and in the former implied. Adopting this definition, state whether in the following lines there is pure Metaphor; pure Simile; or a mixture of both,— pointing out those words which, in your judgment, constitute either one or the other. Heaven has to all allotted, soon or late, THIRD CLASS. BYRON, CHILDE HAROLD.-Canto 3rd. 1. State very briefly what you conceive to be the peculiar characteristics of Lord Byron's style. 2. Above me are the Alps, The palaces of nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned Eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls Gather around these summits, as to show How Earth may pierce to Heaven, yet leave vain man below. Give a very accurate paraphrase of these lines. Glory is when the myrtle wreathes a sword Such as Harmodius drew on Athens' tyrant. Explain fully the historical allusion. 4. Whateley, in his definitions of Poetry and Prose, says, that Poetry is "elegant and decorated language in metre, expressing such and such thoughts ;" and Prose-" such and such thoughts expressed in good language." 5. Explain fully the force of the distinction here shadowed forth. Italia! too, Italia! looking on thee, Full flashes on the soul the light of ages, Since the fierce Carthaginian almost won thee To the last halo of the chiefs and sages Who glorify thy consecrated pages. What great victory did Hannibal gain in Italy itself? Give a rapid sketch of the career of Hannibal after that victory was won. 6. Thy tide washed down the blood of yesterday But o'er the blackened Memory's blighting dream 7. (a) Either you or I are in fault. (b) Either you or I is in fault. (d) Neither you nor I is in fault. State which of these four expressions are logically correct; and give clearly the reasons for your statement. 8. Where did Lord Byron die? And in what political work was he then heartily engaged? BACON: ESSAYS. 9. Who was Lord Bacon's early patron and what was his fate? 10. Distinguish as shortly as possible between Simulation and Dissimulation. 11. "Envy is as the sun-beams that beam hotter upon a bank, or steep rising ground, than upon a flat." Show the full force of this observation. 12. Give the etymological meaning of the following words :trivial, scandal, forwardness, anathema, error, impediment, libel, virtue, sycophant, superstition, wit. 13. "Misanthropi that make it their practice to bring men to the bough, and yet have never a tree for the purpose of their gardens as Timon had; such disparities are the very errors of human nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make great politics of; like to knee-timber, that is good for ships that are ordained to be tossed, but not for building houses that shall stand firm." Paraphrase this passage and afterwards explain accurately the meaning of the words, and clause in italics. 14. Bacon says a great remedy of sedition is to remove want and poverty in the State; and that for this purpose sumptuary laws are of great avail. State clearly what is to be understood by this term; and enumerate several of such laws which have, at various times, had force in England. 15. "To be master of the Sea is an abridgment of a monarchy. * We see the great effects of battles by Sea : the battle of Actium decided the empire of the world; the battle of Lepanto arrested the progress of the Turks. There be many examples where Sea-fights have been final to the war; but this is when princes or states have set up their rest upon the battles." (a) Explain the above use of "abridgment.” (b) Who were the commanders of the opposite fleets at Actium ? (c) When was fought the battle of Lepanto? Give the name of the leader of the victorious armament, (d) "Set up their rest"-explain clearly this expression. To fill th' ambition of a private man That Chatham's language was his mother tongue And Wolfe's great name compatriot with his own. Give very shortly, the particulars of the deaths of these great men respectively. 2. The cattle mourn in corners; where the fence (a) Give a paraphrase of these lines; observing accurately the etymological meanings of the words printed in italics. (b) What other English poet has given a similar description? 3. State shortly, in plain prose, the distinction which Cowper draws between " Knowledge" and "Wisdom." 4. The lapse of Time and Rivers is the same, Both speed their journey with a restless stream; And a wide Ocean swallows both at last. Paraphrase this passage. 5. Enumerate in as few sentences as may be, the points wherein Cowper's poetry differs from that of Pope and his imitators. What great Master of later years has carried Cowper's principles of Art more fully out? 6. 7. Where men of judgment creep and feel their way The positive pronounce without dismay; Their want of light and intellect supplied By sparks, absurdity strikes out of pride. Quote, if you can, a parallel passage in the works of another poet. |