Prospero. Being once perfected how to grant suits, Mira. Pro. How to deny them; whom to advance, and whom The creatures that were mine, I say, or changed them, To what tune pleased his ear that now he was The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, And sucked my verdure out on't-thou attend'st not. I pray thee mark me. A falsehood in its contrary as great As my trust was; which had indeed no limit, A confidence sans bound. He being thus lorded, Not only with what my revenue yielded, But what my power might else exact,—like one Who having unto truth by telling of it, To credit his own lie he did believe He was indeed the Duke; from substitution, - The following is the manner in which the examinations are conducted :1. Sets of questions on the various branches of study in the Senior and Junior Departments are prepared by the examiners selected by the Council of Education. 2. One of the members of the Council of Education presides at the examination of each day: he is furnished with copies of the Scholarship Questions under a sealed cover, with a superscription specifying the subject of the contained paper, and the day on which it is to be opened in the presence of the scholarship candidates. 3. The students assemble in a room without books, papers, or references of any kind, are not allowed to communicate with each other during the examination, and on that account are placed at a proper distance from each other. 4. They are required to answer the questions and to write the essays without any assistance whatever; and to ensure this, one of the members of the Council remains in the room, and superintends the whole examination. 5. Any attempt at, or practice of unfair means, subjects the offending party to a fine of 100 Rs. in cases of Senior, and 50 Rs. in cases of Junior Scholarships: non-payment of the fine within one month subjects the offender to exclusion from the Institution till payment, and no offender is capable of then, or again competing for any Scholarship. 6. At the hour fixed for the close of each day's examination, every student delivers to the superintending member of the Council his answers or his essays signed by himself. 7. The Examiners fix an uniform standard of value for each question according to its importance. A perfectly correct and complete answer obtains the full number of marks attached to the question, an imperfect answer obtains a part only of the full number in proportion to its approximation to correctness and completeness. At least 50 per cent. of the aggregate number of marks attached to an entire set of examination questions, is strictly necessary to entitle a student either to a Senior or Junior Scholarship, but this rule is sometimes relaxed. 8. A junior scholar of one year's standing will in future be examined in the junior scholarship papers, 65 per cent. of the maximum number of marks being required to admit of his retaining his scholarship. Junior scholars of 2 and 3 years' standing will undergo their examinations in the senior scholarship papers; they must obtain 20 and 30 per cent. respectively, of the aggregate number of marks to entitle them to retain their scholarships. All senior scholarship holders must pass their examination in the senior scholarship papers. A senior scholar of one year's standing must obtain at least 65 per cent. of the aggregate number of marks allowed, and of all subsequent years, at least 75 per cent. to entitle him to retain his scholar ship. No student is allowed to compete for a Junior Scholarship whom the Principal of the College or the Head Master of the school to which he belongs, does not consider competent to attain the requisite standard. 10. No student is allowed to compete for a Senior, who has not already obtained a Junior Scholarship, or proved himself qualified to hold one, had there been a vacancy at the last previous examination. FRED. J. MOUAT, M. D., Secretary to the Council of Education. Prospero. Being once perfected how to grant suits, Mira. Pro. How to deny them; whom to advance, and whom The creatures that were mine, I say, or changed them, To what tune pleased his ear that now he was The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, And sucked my verdure out on't-thou attend'st not. I pray thee mark me. A falsehood in its contrary as great As my trust was; which had indeed no limit, A confidence sans bound. He being thus lorded, Not only with what my revenue yielded, But what my power might else exact,—like one Who having unto truth by telling of it, To credit his own lie he did believe He was indeed the Duke; from substitution, Explain with clearness and precision the meaning of all the passages printed in Italics. Scan the following lines: Not only with what my revenue yielded Fill all thy bones with aches; make thee roar Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. Lysander. Transparent Helena! Nature here shows art Explain the meaning of the above lines. Is there no play To ease the anguish of a torturing hour? What poets have borrowed from Shakespeare the phrase in Italics? And we fairies that do run By the triple Hecate's team. Who is Hecate? Why is she called triple Hecate? What is meant by her team? Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel. A fiery soul, which working out its way And o'er-informed the tenement of clay; A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger when the waves went high He sought the storm; but for a calm unfit Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide. Give the exact meaning of the words "fretted"-" o'er-informed”—“ wit”—and "great wits." Who is described in the above passage? Paraphrase the whole of the above passage and explain the grammatical construction of the last couplet. Take then these tears, with that he wiped his eyes, "Tis all the aid my present power supplies, No Court informer can these arms accuse, These arms may sons against their fathers use. Give the meaning of the words "with that" in the first line, and of "these arms" in the second. To whom do these four lines refer? And Paradise was opened in his face. What poet has stolen the whole of the above line with the exception of two words? Give the names of the members of "the Cabal" and of as many other public characters referred to in the satire just quoted, as you can remember. Dryden's Mac Flecnoe. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command There thou may'st Wings display and Altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways. Explain what sort of composition Dryden alludes to in the third of the above lines, and mention the name of the author who in a prose allegory has humorously alluded to the practise of it. What is alluded to in the fourth line of the above? Dryden's "All for Love." I pity Dolabella! But she is dangerous; Her eyes have power beyond Thessalian charms What old classical story is here alluded to? Characterize the prose style of Dryden, and also state what are his qualifications as a poet, confining your remarks within few sentences. a very Bacon. The great advantages of simulation and dissimulation are three: first, to lay asleep opposition, and to surprise; for where a man's intentions are published, it is an alarum to call up all that are against them. The second is, to reserve to a man's self a fair retreat; for if a man engage himself by a manifest declaration, he must go through, or take a fall. The third is, the better to discover the mind of another; for to him that opens himself men will hardly shew themselves averse; but will fain let |