Calendar: 1888-1889 Page 778

770 WARNEFORD SCHOLARSHIPS IV -etngK fctatorp 1558-1603 Trace the course of events in Scotland from the arrival of Queen Mary to her flight into England Give sketch of the life of Campion or of Burghley Describe the causes and chief events of tbe Irish Rebellion 1579-80 Examine the causes of the remarkable maritime energy which sprang up during the reign of Elizabeth it has been said with reference to the Spanish Armada that "the nation was saved by its people in spite of the faults of its government Comment on this remark Trace the penal legislation against the Catholics during the reiiru of Elizabeth £ pen$n'£ dTame Queen Book Write short life of Spenser with dates and list of his works Give brief outline of the story of the first book of the Faerie Queen Point out and illustrate the fact that the Faerie Queen is both moral and an historical allegory What seem to you the best passages in Book and why י Al c'm Γ Μ Describe and criticise Spenser's character as poet What is the structure of the Spenserian stanza What other poems have been written in it Shew that Spenser's language was archaic even in his own day Why did he make it so Explain these words and phrases to welke-bidding his beades-drowsyhed-embard-treen mould-the Eltin Knight-essoyne-to hurtlen-a paled greene-excheat Annotate these extracts Ο what of gods then boots it to be borne If old Aveugles sonnes so evill heareV So forth they rode he feining seemely merth And she coy lookes so dainty they say maketh derth