er?

II (_a_) Name the supernatural characters in _Comus_, and show what
influence each exerts upon the human beings of the play.

(_b_) To what ways of spending his old age does the speaker in _Il
Penseroso_ look forward?

III What does Burke say on each of the following topics, and how does he
relate his discussion of each to his argument for conciliation?

(_a_) The use of force in bringing a colony to terms.

(_b_) American fisheries. (_c_) The history of Ireland.

IV (_a_) Addison's travels.

(_b_) Johnson's intimate friends.

BRYN MAWR COLLEGE

(Spring, 1906)

_The composition should contain not less than sixty lines of the
examination book, and should be correct in spelling, grammar,
punctuation, paragraphing, and general arrangement._

(_Question 1. For candidates prepared on the reading set by Bryn Mawr
College._)

1 How far, in your opinion, is Keat's saying, "I have loved the
principle of beauty in all things," borne out by those of his poems that
you have read? In answering the question consider, for instance, the
subjects chosen, the method of treatment, the style, and the meter.

(_Question 2. For candidates prepared on the reading set by the
Conference on Uniform Entrance Requirements in English._)

2 Is Scott, in your opinion, greater as poet or novelist? Answer in as
full detail as you can, basing your opinion on _The Lady of the Lake_
and _Ivanhoe_.

(_Questions 3 and 4 are for all candidates._)

3 Describe Sir Roger de Coverley.

4 Tell, briefly, Shylock's story.

(Autumn, 1906)

1 The function of tragedy is said to be, "to touch the heart with a
sense of beauty and pathos, to open the springs of love and tears."
Compare the characters of Brutus and Shylock with this definition in
mind, stating which makes the stronger appeal to your sympathies and
why.

2 Describe the old Pyncheon house in the _House of the Seven Gables_.

3 Tell the story of _The Ancient Mariner_.

(Spring, 1907)

_Composition_ (1) _should contain not less than sixty lines of the
examination book, composition_ (2) _not less than thirty lines, and both
compositions should be correct in spelling, punctuation, grammar,
paragraphing and general arrangement._

1 Write a composition on the Minor Poems of Milton that you have read,
discussing their chief characteristics and giving reasons for the
pleasure you derive from them. In wri