a feat,
How faery _Mab_ the junkets eat.

(Autumn, 1907)

A

1 Analyze the following sentence and parse the words italicized:

The river goes on and on, and down through _marshes_ and sands,
_until_ at last it falls into the sea, where the ships are that
_bring_ parrots and tobacco from the Indies.

2 Write a paragraph of about fifty words on each of the following
subjects taken from the books of which a general knowledge is required:

_a_ The Death of Roderick Dhu.

_b_ Lynette's Contempt of Gareth.

_c_ The Witches' Part in _Macbeth_.

_d_ The Characteristics of Saxon and Norman in Ivanhoe.

_e_ Nancy Lammeter.

B

1 Write a character sketch of Dr. Johnson as you see him in Macaulay's
essay.

2 Give your impression of Addison as a man of letters, judging by
Macaulay's essay.

3 What part do Portia and Calpurnia play in _Julius Caesar_?

4 Tell where the following passage is found: in what measure it is
written; scan it; and explain the italicized words:

But let my due feet never fail
To walk the studious _cloister's_ pale,
And love the high _embowered_ roof,
With antique pillars massy proof,
And _storied_ windows richly dight,
Casting a dim religious light.
There let the pealing organ blow,
To the full-voiced _quire_ below,
In service high and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear,
Dissolve me into _ecstasies_,
And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.

YALE COLLEGE

(Spring, 1905)

A

The purpose of this examination is to test (1) the candidate's knowledge
and appreciation of certain specified works, and (2) his ability to
write correctly. As bearing on the latter point, he is advised to go
over his paper carefully before the end of the time allowed, correcting
any inaccuracies, not neglecting capitals and punctuation.

_Write about two hundred words on each of three topics selected by
yourself from the following list (of a pair of subjects enclosed in
brackets, choose but one):_

{ Jessica's Escape from her Father's House.
{
{ Launcelot Gobbo.

Sir Roger at Church.

The Encounter of Fitz-James and Roderick Dhu.

{ Goldsmith's Life as a Student.
{
{ The Circumstances of the Composition, the First
{ Performance, and the Publication of _She Stoops
{ to Conquer_.

{ Lynette's Behavior toward Sir Gareth.
{
{ The History of "the nine-years-fought-fo