Calendar: 1869-1870 Page 536

538 WARNEFORD SCHOLARSHIPS Give short account of the life of Brutus as disclosed in the play Explain the following phrases -" Thou rascal that art worst in blood to run Be factious for redress No Rome of safety We are at the stake and bayed about with many enemies "Every nice offence "So to prevent the time of life With fearful bravery How do you explain these grammatical anomalies Must end that work the ides of March begun On our former ensign two mighty eagles fell The posture of your blows are yet unknown Give brief abstract of the arguments used by Anthony in his celebrated speech over the dead body of Cssar Trace the etymology and meaning of these words Consider-ambitious-solemn-gentle-passion-valiant-pulpit What are the objections made to these -" The Tiber trembled underneath her banks Decius Brutus "We could arrive the point proposed Caesar doth not wrong but with just cause 10 Write any general remarks you have to make on the etructure of the play or of the characters introduced into it IX -Cijt Jftctgn of uten Eltjabtti What was the relationship of Elizabeth to the four sovereigns who preceded her What was the date of her accession and what ber age at the time What were the difficulties which stood in the way of her accession and how were they overcome What steps were taken by her to secure the advancement of the Reformation What sovereigns opposed her proceedings and with what effect Give brief account of Mary Queen of Scots previous to the battle of Langside What efforts were made by Elizabeth to counteract the overgrown power of Spain