d. Historical Infinitive. Discuss in each case the appropriateness of the name. 7. Illustrate the influence of the Homeric Hexameter upon the forms of words. Can any analogous effect be assigned to the use of Iambic metre by the Attic dramatists ? 8. Describe, with quotations, a walk through Rome, embracing the following localities :-Porta Capena, P. Carmentalis, Capitolium, M. Esquilinus, Ædes Vestæ, Ædes Opis, Carinæ, Suburra, Argiletum, Rostra, Rupes Tarpeia, Via Sacra. 9. Describe the mode of voting in the Roman Senate, and explain the following terms -Pedibus ire in sententiam; Discessionem facere; Loco consulari dicere; Censeo; Princeps Senatus; Senatores Pedarii. OR, Describe the constitution of a Roman Law-Court in the time of Cicero, and explain the following terms :-Divinatio ; Prævaricator; Advocati; Decuriæ Judicum; Quæstiones perpetuæ; Comperendinatio. 10. Account for the use of the Subjunctive Mood in the following passages :— a. Haud equidem credo quia sit divinitus illis Ingenium.1 b. Bene majores accubitionem epularem amicorum, quia vitæ conjunctionem haberet, convivium nominaverunt.2 c. Literas quas me sibi misisse diceret recitavit homo.3 d. Peccare fuisset ante satis.* e. Tarquinio quid impudentius, qui bellum gereret cum iis qui ejus non tulerant superbiam ? In which of the above might the Indicative have been used, and with what difference of meaning? [M. T., 1869.] 1 Virg. Georg. i. 415. 2 Cic. De Sen. 13, § 45. 3 Cic. 2 Phil. 2, § 3. See Mayor's note. 4 Virg. Æn. ix. 138. XLVI. 1. In what cases may either the Indicative or the Subjunctive be employed in Latin, and what is the difference of meaning? 2. What changes have the following words undergone :— ἕπομαι, τέσσαρες, λύχνος, ῥέζω, λείπω, ἠέλιος, γαμβρός, νίφα, gloria, brevis, venire, narrare, flamma, Jovis, foris, cæruleus? 3. The rules of the Porsonic Pause. 4. Is there any analogy between the Greek tense and mood formations, and the Auxiliary verbs of modern languages? 5. The uses of oỷ μý and μǹ oỷ; of num, ne interrogative, anne, nonne. 6. Give and explain the various uses of the gerund and the participle in -dus. 7. In what different ways may languages be classified? 8. Explain the Homeric use of the following words :εὐδείελος, ἠέριος, ἀμφίς, ἠλίβατος, ἱερός, κουρίδιος, ἐπαρξάμενοι δεπάεσσιν, οὐλαί or οὐλοχύται, ὑπερφίαλος, πολυήρατος. 9. The merits and demerits of the Augustan literature. 10. Compare the Greek and Latin Orators. II. Is it true to say that the religious and moral element is the predominant one in the plays of Sophocles? 12. Criticise the various forms in which the doctrine of the divided authorship of the Homeric poems has been held. 13. Contrast the plots of Shakespeare with those of the ancient dramatists, and point out the reason of the difference. 14. Compare any of the Greek lyrical poets with modern writers. [Balliol College Scholarships, 1869.] XLVII. 1. Who were Wycliffe, General George Monk, Richelieu, Velasquez, Galileo? 2. Mention any important events you may remember in the reigns of the first and last of the kings of the house of Stuart. 3. Estimate the advantages and disadvantages of England's insular position. 4. The effects of slavery on the dominant class. 1 5. Est finitimus oratori poeta." Show clearly how poetry and oratory agree and differ. 6. The characteristics and use of good novels. 7. Criticise : a. 'I bridle in my struggling muse with pain, That longs to launch into a bolder strain." b. The report is, that he should have said in confidence, that he would never bear arms against him.'3 c. An I might live to see thee married, I have my Explain the following in the light of your definition : a. He surpassed himself.' b. The irresistible logic of facts.' c. Nothing is so fallacious as facts, except figures.' d. The legendary age was a past that was never present.' XLVIII. 1. On what grounds is it maintained that the termination in μ is the oldest form of the Greek verb? 2. Explain the expressions:Centesimæ usuræ; Heres ex dodrante; Semisses usuræ ; Sestertium vicies; Testimonium alicui denuntiare; Comperendinare reum. 3. How does the study of Philology bear upon questions outside the mere range of grammatical criticism? 4. Translate and explain :Assiduo vindex assiduus esto, proletario quoi quis volet vindex esto. [From Pembroke Scholarships, 1869.] XLIX. I. Translate and explain- Ονομα μέν ἐστι φωνὴ σημαντικὴ κατὰ συνθήκην ἄνευ χρόνου, ἧς μηδὲν μέρος ἐστὶ σημαντικὸν κεχωρισμένον· ἐν γὰρ τῷ Κάλ λιππος τὸ ἵππος οὐδὲν αὐτὸ καθ' ἑαυτὸ σημαίνει, ὥσπερ ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῷ καλὸς ἵππος. ῥῆμα δέ ἐστι τὸ προσσημαῖνον χρόνον, οὗ μέρος οὐθὲν σημαίνει χωρὶς, καὶ ἔστιν ἀεὶ τῶν καθ' ἑτέρου λεγομένων σημεῖον. λέγω δὲ ὅτι προσσημαίνει χρόνον· οἷον ὑγίεια μὲν ὄνομα, τὸ δὲ ὑγιαίνει ῥῆμα· προσσημαίνει γὰρ τὸ νῦν ὑπάρχειν.1 What is the signification of ῥῆμα and ὄνομα here? How are they otherwise used? Mention any Greek classification of the parts of speech, giving the Greek names. 1 Aristoteles, de Interp. 1, 2. See New Cratyl. § 125. Farrar's Gk. Synt. p. 17. The names of the several parts of speech are (1.) The Article, Το Αρθρον. (2.) Nouns, Ονόματα. (3.) Pronouns, Αντωνυμίαι. (4) Verbs, Ρήματα. (5.) Participles, Μετοχαί. (6.) Adverbs, Επιῤῥήματα. (7.) Prepositions, Προθέσεις. (8.) Conjunctions, Σύν δεσμα. 2. Explain and illustrate the use of the negatives in the following instances : α. οὐδ' εἰκὸς χαλεπῶς φέρειν αὐτῶν μᾶλλον ἢ οὐ κήπιον καὶ ἐγκαλλώπισμα πλούτου πρὸς ταύτην νομίσαντας ὀλιγωρῆσαι 1 δ. Δαρείῳ δὲ δεινὸν ἐδόκεε εἶναι μὴ οὐ λαβεῖν τὰ χρήματα. 2 c. [ὁ νόμος] κελεύει κατὰ τῶν ῥητόρων αὐτῶν τὰς εἰσαγ γελίας εἶναι περὶ τοῦ λέγειν μὴ οὐ τὰ ἄριστα τῷ δήμῳ. 8 d. εἷς γάρ τις ἣν ἕκαστος οὑξειργασμένος, κοὐδεὶς ἐναργής, ἀλλ' ἔφευγε πᾶς τὸ μή.4 5 ε. οὐ σίγ' ἀνέξει μηδὲ δειλίαν ἀρεις ; δ 4. ὃν μήτ' ὀκνεῖτε, μήτ' ἀφῆτ' ἔπος κακόν, 3. Translate 6 Συμμαρτυροίη ταῦτ ̓ ἂν ἐν δίκῃ Κρόνου 1 Thucyd. ii. 62. 3 Jelf, Gk. Gr. § 749. 3. 2 Herod. i. 187. 4. Jelf, Gk. Gr. § 750.2, 6. Donalds. Gk. Gr. $ 603. 3 Hyperides, Eux. c. 20. Donalds. Gk. Gr. § 529 (f), Obs. 1. 4 Soph. Αntig. 263. Jelf, § 749. 1. 6 Ib. Ed. Col. 731. The pres. imp. implies 'Be not fearful,' a continuous act the aor. subj. a single definite act. |