6. V. 608. Mark the breathing, accent, &c. of aμnyern, and explain its formation. In 611, explain the composition of rovoriv, and compare it with similar usages: in 617, explain the formation and sense of ἐξίστω. 7. V. 614. Kotoupas. Who is the person here intended? Trace the relation, and point out any other circumstances which confirm or invalidate the consistency of Aristophanes's description. Where did Lamachus die, and when? 8. V. 615. objectionable? plain ἐράνον. Common reading, réρ. On what grounds is it 9. V. 667. 'Axapvin. Where was Acharna? and to what tribe did it belong? What account does Thucydides give of their strength and importance at this time? and what was the ground of their dissatisfaction? 10. V. 673. Θασίαν. Where was the place referred to, and for what famous? Explain the allusion of the passage, and account for the use of λιπαράμπυκα. 11. Give the metrical names of vv. 667. 673. VII. Into English Prose and Latin Lyrics. Eurip. Iphig. in Taur. 1089-1152. ̓́Ορνις ἃ παρὰ. VIII. Into English Prose. Pers. Sat. iv. 1-32. "Rem populi tractas -γένυσιν ἐσκίαζον. -sorbet aceti." 1. Ver. 1. Magistrum.] What remuneration did the Sophists usually receive for their instructions? Did Socrates require any from his disciples? What was the accusation brought against him? Before what court was he tried? What time intervened between the representation of the Clouds and his death? 2. V. 3. Pupille.] Give an account of the life of the person here addressed, with the dates of the events you mention. 3. Theta, 12. Anticyras, 16. Mantica, 24.] Explain these allusions, and confirm your assertions by quotations. 4. State the arguments used in the dialogue of Plato, of which this Satire is an imitation. 1. V. 5. Spartacus.] Give the date and circumstances of the insurrection of Spartacus. Upon what occasion were gladiators first exhibited at Rome? Describe their weapons, and their manner of fighting. 2. V. 17. Phocæorum.] What circumstances induced the Phocæans to leave their country? At what places did they stop in their flight? Where did they finally settle? Give your authority for what you relate. 3. Give the names and laws of the different lyric metres used by Horace. Into Greek Prose. My son, you are yet young : time will make an alteration in your opinions; and of many, which you now strongly maintain, you will hereafter advocate the very reverse wait, therefore, till time has made you a judge of matters, so deep and so important in their nature. For that, which you now regard as nothing, is, in fact, the concern of the very highest moment; I mean, the direction of life to good or bad purposes, by corresponding investigations into the nature of the gods. One thing, and that not trivial, I can at least venture, in all the confidence of truth, to assure you respecting them; the sentiments, which you now entertain, are not solitary, first originated by you or your friends; they are such as, at all times, have found advocates, more or less in number; but I speak the language of experience when I say, that not one of those, who in their youth had been led to think that there were no gods, has found his old age consistent in opinion with that of his more juve nile years. Into English Prose. Æschin. Contra Ctesiph. p. 124. Ed. Oxon. Ὡς οὖν μόνον κρίνοντες -μὴ βεβαιοῦτε αὐτῷ τοῦς ἐπαίνους. 1825. I. Translate into Latin Prose. The merit of this prince both in private and public life, may with advantage be set in opposition to that of any monarch or citizen, which the annals of any age or any nation can present to us. He seems, indeed, to be the model of that perfect character, which, under the denomination of a sage or wise man, philosophers have been fond of delineating, rather as a fiction of their imagination, than in hopes of ever seeing it really existing; so happily were all his virtues tempered together, so justly were they blended; and so powerfully did each prevent the other from exceeding its proper boundaries! He knew how to reconcile the most enterprising spirit with the coolest moderation, the most obstinate perseverance, with the easiest flexibility; the most severe justice with the gentlest lenity; the greatest vigour in commanding, with the most perfect affability of deportment; the highest capacity and inclination for science, with the most shining talents for action. His civil and military virtues are almost equally the objects of our admiration; excepting only that the former being more rare among princes, as well as more useful, seem chiefly to challenge our applause. II. Into English Prose. Hom. II. xiv. 430-466. Πάντη δὴ πύργοι πυρὶ δ' όσσε δεδῄει. 1. Explain the grammatical formation of eppádaro. verse 431. 2. If a short vowel end a word which is followed by another beginning with two consonants, state how its quality is affected in Homer's verse; describing the principal exceptions to his general practice, and specifying in what particulars it agrees with, and in what it differs from that of the Dramatic Poets. Refer to instances in the present passage. 3. On what grounds has it been proposed to introduce the digamma into Homer's Poems; and in what lines of the present passage would it find a place? 4. V. 448. Al oxλioɛav. Why is the duplication of the necessary? Would it be admissible in the Dramatic Poets? 5. Illustrate the usages of o, j, ró, in Homer, by references to the present passage. Do the same usages occur in later writers? ἐσχεθέτην. 6. V. 461. oxε0érny. Explain the propriety of the use of the dual number in this instance with the nominative plural, oxñes. Are there any passages in the editions of Homer in which this propriety appears to be neglected? Quote them; and state how you would explain or correct them. III. Into English Prose. Thucyd. vii. 76–77. Ὁρῶν δὲ ὁ Νικίας— ἀνδρῶν κεναί. 1. Mention the circumstance which led the Athenians to interfere in the affairs of Sicily; state the arguments by which Nicias endeavoured to dissuade his countrymen from undertaking the expedition; and give an account of the expedition up to the time when this address was delivered. Give also from Thucydides the amount of the forces naval and military which set out from Athens upon the occasion. 2. τῶν Σικελῶν. What parts of the island of Sicily did these people inhabit; and from what country, according to Thucydides, had they migrated? Who were the Zukera? What were the principal colonies which the Greeks planted in Sicily? 3. ἄνδρες γὰρ, κ. τ. λ. Quote from Greek or other authors passages in which the same sentiment is expressed. Into English Prose. Demosth. contra Aristog. i. Δυσκατάπαυστον δέ τι κινδυνεύει ἄνθρωπος μέτριος γιγνώσκων. 1. Explain the terms ἐνδεδειγμένος, ὑμετέραν χειροτονίαν, κληρωτὰς ἀρχὰς, and γράμματ' ἐκτιθεὶς. 2. What persons does Demosthenes mean to include here under the title of 'Aonvão? And how has his statement been confirmed by contemporary authorities? Eurip. Heracl. 159–179. Ἦν δ ̓ εἰς λόγους τε τοὺς κακίονας λάβῃς. V. Into Greek Prose. Compassion seized the amazed inhabitants of the city mixed with the fear of like calamities; while they observed the numerous foes without and within, who every where surrounded them, and reflected on the weak resources by which they were themselves supported. The more vigorous of the unhappy fugitives, to the number of three thousand, were armed and enlisted in three divisions. The rest were distributed into the houses, and all care was taken by diet and warmth to recruit their feeble and torpid bodies. Diseases of unknown name and species, derived from their multiplied distresses, seized many of them, and put a speedy period to their lives: others having now leisure to reflect on their mighty loss of friends and fortunes, reckoned the life which they had saved a curse. VI. Into English Prose. Liv. x. 7. "Certatum tamen suadenda- -publice colamus." 1. Explain the phrase "incinctum Gabino cultu ;" and relate the occasion on which the elder Decius devoted himself. 2. Is any distinction ever made by the Latin writers between the terms "ductus" and "auspicium," as applied to the conduct of military affairs? 3. What constituted "nobilitas" among the Romans, and to whom did the title of " Patricii" belong? 4. To what magistrates was the "sella curulis" appropriated? and on what occasion were the "tunica palmata" and the "toga picta" worn? 5. Explain the expression, "Jovis ornatu decoratus." What was the "Capis," and the "Lituus?" 6. In what respects was the question discussed in this speech one of political importance? Tacit. Ann. iii. 27. "Pulso Tarquinio plurimæ leges." 1. "Accitis quæ usquam egregia." To what precedents was the attention of the Romans particularly directed? |