_Write carefully prepared themes, about two pages in length, on two of the following topics:_ 1 A mediæval tournament. 2 The career and character of Lancelot. 3 The outlaws in _Ivanhoe_. 4 Goldsmith's early life. 5 The death of Banquo. 6 Literary life in England in the eighteenth century. III _Answer all the questions:_ 1 Explain the italicized words in the following passages from _Il Penseroso:_ (_a_) The fickle _pensioners_ of _Morpheus'_ train. (_b_) 'Less _Philomel_ will deign a song. (_c_) Or call up _him that left half told_ The story of _Cambuskan_ bold. (_d_) _Storied_ windows richly _dight_. 2 Give some account of Johnson's works. 3 Who were Garrick, Reynolds, Burke, and Boswell? 4 In what form were Macaulay's _Essays_ first published? 5 From what source did Shakespeare take most of the material for _Julius Cæsar_? SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL (1905) A The candidate is advised to be careful in paragraphing, spelling, punctuation, and form of expression. _Select either of the two following lists of topics, plainly indicating at the head of the paper which list is selected. Write short compositions (containing about one hundred words each) on five subjects chosen from that list._ _The candidate must draw all his subjects from the one list selected_. FIRST LIST 1 The Excursion to the Waterfall in _The Princess_. 2 The Elopement of Jessica. 3 Cedric's Escape from Front-de-Bœuf's Castle. 4 Antony's Speech over Cæsar's Body. 5 Sir Launfal and the Leper. 6 Sir Andrew Freeport. 7 Carlyle on the Sincerity of the Poetry of Burns. 8 The Influence of Eppie upon Silas Marner. 9 Carlyle on Burns as a Poet of Scottish Peasant Life. 10 A brief Sketch of Goldsmith's Life. SECOND LIST 1 Sir Lancelot in _Gareth and Lynette_. 2 Sir Lavaine in _Lancelot and Elaine_. 3 Arthur's Sword, Excalibur. 4 The Elopement of Jessica. 5 The Witches in _Macbeth_. 6 Sir Andrew Freeport. 7 Cedric's Escape from Front-de-Bœuf's Castle. 8 The Songs in _The Lady of the Lake_. 9 The Influence of Eppie upon Silas Marner. 10 Goldsmith's Acquaintance with Dr. Johnson. B 1 (_a_) Describe in detail the scene in which occurs the knocking at the gate of Macbeth's castle. (_b_) How do Ross, Donalbain, and Hecate figure in the action in _Macbeth_? (_c_) Trace throughout _Macbeth_ the part of Macduff. 2 (_a_) Justify fully the phrase "companion pieces" often applied to _L'Allegro_ and _Il Penseroso_. (_b_) Thoroughly explain the significance of the following portion of the complete title of _Lycidas_: "The Author ... by occasion foretells the ruin of our corrupted clergy, then in their height." (_c_) Discuss the songs in _Comus_. 3 (_a_) What, according to Macaulay, were the most important public questions with which Milton concerned himself? (_b_) What does Macaulay say of _Il Penseroso_, _L'Allegro_, and _Comus_? (_c_) Show clearly Macaulay's estimate of Richard Steele.