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THE SCHOOL 357 State the course of his education also the leadin events of his life In what year was his work De Finibus written What is the general subject therein discussed What were the political circumstances of the period Had the Romans any previous specimens of this kind of literature Give an outline of the first two Books Who are the speakers introduced What may be assigned from internal evidence as to the period when the discussion is supposed to be held State the leading tenets of the Epicureans Stoics and Peripa- tetics with some account of their founders Give few particulars of Ennius Afranius Lucilius Persius Pacuvius Is Cicero correct in this assertion -Ita sentio et saspe disserui Latinam linguam non modo non inopem ut vulgo putarent sed locupletiorem esse quam Graecam On what principle does the conjunctive putarent depend Explain the words and phrases -atomus regione Jerri eman- cipo emolumentum rogaiiuucula impensa cadere causa dialectica physica varius midsum indolentia asohis ingurgito asiumo impetibilis calculos subducere VI Cvanslations' Into Elegiacs Oh may with myself agree And never covet what see Content me with humble shade My passions tamed my wishes laid For while our wishes wildly roll We banish quiet from the soul 'Tis thus the busy beat the air And misers gather wealth and care Now e'en now my joys run high As on the mountain turf lie