Calendar: 1866-1867 Page 508

510 THE SCHOOL the framer of new constitution In legislating they only re- formed Lycurgus Solon and the others so far from abolishing what usage had established endeavoured to preserve everything which could he preserved adding only several new institutions and improving those already in existence -Cranslate into &mk iambics Are you contented to resign the crown Ay no no ay-for must nothing be Therefore no no for resign to thee Now mark me how will undo myself give this heavy weight from off my head And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand The pride of kingly sway from out my heart With mine own tears wash away my balm With mine own hands give away my crown With mine own tongue deny my sacred state With mine own breath release all duteous oaths All pomp and majesty do forswear My acts decrees and statutes deny God pardon all oaths that are broke to me God keep all vows unbroke are made to thee Make me that nothing have with nothing grieved And thou with all pleased that hast all achieved VI -ftiilovO State who were the Pelasgi and the Hellenes Describe the respective legislations of Lycurgus and Solon State the chief causes of the Peloponnesian war State the terms of the peace of Antalcidas State how the provinces which composed the empire of Alexander were distributed at the dismemberment of his empire 322 Explain what were the three Licinian Rogations