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GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE 325 Παίδεί δ' όρφανικοί' ό δε ff αίματι γαίαν ερεΰθων Ύΐΰθεται' οιωνοί δε πέρι πλεες ήε γυναίκες Homer II XI 369-395 Parse these verbs-τιταίνετο ανελκεν κατεπηκτο πεφρί- κασι προσεφη επαύρτ And these nouns-κόρυθα αίγες κερα γυνή marking all the forms which are found in Homer πήχυν ανελκεν What tense is this What other form of the verb is found What is the correct one κεκλιμένος In what other tenses is this reduplication found What inference do you draw from it βεβληαι or βεβλεαι-either form suits the metre Which form is preferable and why κερα άγλαε Give an account of the different readings of this verse The derivations of these words and their traces in other languages-λαος ώμος στήθος ήτορ brief account of the events of this and the following book Ill-dfretovicfe βι-cat anif CtnuS brief account of the state of Europe at the accession of Frederick the Great The extent of the Prussian territory at the time The influence of his parents and his own early education in forming his character and subsequent career His claims on Silesia The justice of them The manner in which he enforced them The position of other states of the time favourable to his cause The peace of Dresden and its consequences to Prussia The date of the Seven Years' War The causes of it The sovereigns who took part in it The chief actions which took place during the period Its results The internal administration of Prussia during Frederick's reign