Calendar: 1872-1873 Page 503

504 INGLIS SCHOLARSHIPS II -jfor an 8$4ay On the general condition of the Nation and the parties into which it was divided at the accession of George III Ill-Burfu'i ilrflcittonsi on ti jfxtnd iEcboluttoit What circumstances gave rise to Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution What was the state of the Revolution at the time when these Reflections appeared What were the points in the Revolution which seemed to Burke especially disastrous What opinions did it develope here and what new societies the existence of which Burke strongly deprecated By what arguments did Burke meet the assertion that the people have right to elect or depose their rulers at their pleasure Give an account of Burke's opinions on the following subjects The advantages of an Established Church Of an hereditary nobility The stability and security of property On what grounds does Burke consider monarchy as pre- ferable to democracy Into the hands of what classes of men does Burke insist the government of France had fallen How and with what results What were his anticipations as to this movement and how far were they realized 10 Point out some of the more conspicuous merits-and defects if any-of Burke's style IV -jfor an 3s5a On the Life and Poems of Cowper chiefly in reference to "The Task