_Consider what you will say, and in what order you will say it, before you begin to write at all._ _Revise your work, and, if time permits, make a clean copy of it after revision._ _No candidate will be accepted in English whose work is notably defective in spelling, punctuation, idiom, or division into paragraphs._ I--Reading and Practice One especial purpose of this division of the examination is to test the ability of the candidate to express his thoughts in clear, _connected_ sentences, properly combined in at least three _paragraphs_. Single, detached sentences will not meet the requirements. _Select three of the following topics for discussion._ Be _accurate and avoid generalities_. 1 Give an account of Sir Roger at the play. 2 Describe Arthur's last battle and the last scene in _The Passing of Arthur_. 3 (_a_) Under what circumstances and by whom are the following lines uttered? The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. (_b_) Outline the action from this point to the end of the play. 4 Goldsmith's life on the Continent after he left Dublin. 5 Describe the place, the cause, and the results of the combat in _The Lady of the Lake_. 6 Give an account of the part of Gawain in _Lancelot and Elaine_. 7 Describe the attack on the castle of Front-de-Bœuf. 8 (_a_) Explain the following lines in every detail: I hear _it_ by the way; but _I will send_: There's _not a one of them_, but in his house _I keep a servant fee'd_. I will _to-morrow_ (And _betimes_ I will) unto the _weird sisters_. (_b_) What results from this resolution? II--Study and Practice _Discuss fully each topic in order as far as you go, even though you may not finish the paper._ 1 Outline the part played by Casca, and quote any of his notable sayings. 2 Show in some detail what difficulties Burke finds in the attempt to change the spirit of the Colonists. 3 Who utters the following lines; to whom, where, and why? Come lady, while Heaven lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice, With some other new device. 4 Give an account of Johnson's friendship with the Thrales. 5 Macaulay's defence of Milton's political career. GATEWAY SERIES OF ENGLISH TEXTS General Editor, HENRY VAN DYKE, Princeton University