Calendar: 1872-1873 Page 539

540 general literature and science Give sketch of the career of William Pitt down to his resignation in 1761 How was George III deseended from the Stuart family What Sovereigns ruled in England Austria Prussia and France in 1761 Trace the progress of the British power in India to the Battle of Plassey giving its date II Engltiii Etttrature for an essay critique on the larger poems of Cowper and the earlier poems of Wordsworth as illustrating the different characters of the two poets and the era in which each lived III -JSurfee airt &tovgt Mi What account does Burke give of the policy pursued by George III at his accession to the crown What reasons are there for questioning the accuracy of that account On what grounds was the war with our American colonies defended On what grounds was it objected to by Burke What were the advantages of that war and what its dis- advantages to both parties What influence did it produce upon European politics State briefly what were the remote and what the proximate causes of tbe French Revolution What classes in the State composed the National Assembly State briefly the various stages of the Revolution to the close of the century 10 What were the particular aspects of the Revolution at which Burke felt so much horror and indignation 11 At what stage had it arrived when his "Reflections" appeared 12 State his opinions on the" Hereditary principle "Social and Individual Rights the Advantages of an Established Church and of an "Ancient Nobility