which expresses his meaning as fully as
it is within the power of language to express it.

II

_Write carefully prepared themes, about two pages in length, on two of
the following topics:_

1 A mediaeval tournament.

2 The career and character of Lancelot.

3 The outlaws in _Ivanhoe_.

4 Goldsmith's early life.

5 The death of Banquo.

6 Literary life in England in the eighteenth century.

III

_Answer all the questions:_

1 Explain the italicized words in the following passages from _Il
Penseroso:_

(_a_) The fickle _pensioners_ of _Morpheus'_ train.

(_b_) 'Less _Philomel_ will deign a song.

(_c_) Or call up _him that left half told_
The story of _Cambuskan_ bold.

(_d_) _Storied_ windows richly _dight_.

2 Give some account of Johnson's works.

3 Who were Garrick, Reynolds, Burke, and Boswell?

4 In what form were Macaulay's _Essays_ first published?

5 From what source did Shakespeare take most of the material for _Julius
Caesar_?

SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL

(1905)

A

The candidate is advised to be careful in paragraphing, spelling,
punctuation, and form of expression.

_Select either of the two following lists of topics, plainly indicating
at the head of the paper which list is selected. Write short
compositions (containing about one hundred words each) on five subjects
chosen from that list._

_The candidate must draw all his subjects from the one list selected_.

FIRST LIST

1 The Excursion to the Waterfall in _The Princess_.

2 The Elopement of Jessica.

3 Cedric's Escape from Front-de-Boeuf's Castle.

4 Antony's Speech over Caesar's Body.

5 Sir Launfal and the Leper.

6 Sir Andrew Freeport.

7 Carlyle on the Sincerity of the Poetry of Burns.

8 The Influence of Eppie upon Silas Marner.

9 Carlyle on Burns as a Poet of Scottish Peasant Life.

10 A brief Sketch of Goldsmith's Life.

SECOND LIST

1 Sir Lancelot in _Gareth and Lynette_.

2 Sir Lavaine in _Lancelot and Elaine_.

3 Arthur's Sword, Excalibur.

4 The Elopement of Jessica.

5 The Witches in _Macbeth_.

6 Sir Andrew Freeport.

7 Cedric's Escape from Front-de-Boeuf's Castle.

8 The Songs in _The Lady of the Lake_.

9 The Influence of Eppie upon Silas Marner.

10 Goldsmith's Acquaintance with Dr. Johnson.

B

1 (_a_) Describe in detail the scene in which occurs the knocking at the
gate of Macbeth's castle.

(_b_) How do Ross, Donal