Scholarship examinations of 1846/47 (-1853/54). |
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... caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And without sneering , teach the rest to ... cause of disagree- ment between him and Pope ? Explain the following lines : " Damn with faint praise SCHOLARSHIP ...
... caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And without sneering , teach the rest to ... cause of disagree- ment between him and Pope ? Explain the following lines : " Damn with faint praise SCHOLARSHIP ...
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... causes the high price of expensive wines ? Can you imagine any circumstances in which the price of such wines ( their quality remaining unchanged ) would become as low as that of ordinary wines now is ? Elphinstone . History . 1. What ...
... causes the high price of expensive wines ? Can you imagine any circumstances in which the price of such wines ( their quality remaining unchanged ) would become as low as that of ordinary wines now is ? Elphinstone . History . 1. What ...
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... causes of these . 14. The Astronomical Telescope , in its most simple form , consists of two - glasses - one an object - glass , the other an eye - glass . Describe the action of this simple instrument , and give a diagram showing the ...
... causes of these . 14. The Astronomical Telescope , in its most simple form , consists of two - glasses - one an object - glass , the other an eye - glass . Describe the action of this simple instrument , and give a diagram showing the ...
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... causes of the Monsoons in the Bay of Bengal , showing what determines the seasons of their changing . Why does the S. W. Monsoon begin to blow at the Sandheads before it blows in the latitude of Ceylon ? 16. What arguments can you ...
... causes of the Monsoons in the Bay of Bengal , showing what determines the seasons of their changing . Why does the S. W. Monsoon begin to blow at the Sandheads before it blows in the latitude of Ceylon ? 16. What arguments can you ...
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... caused the war - who led the Lacedemo- nian troops - state the policy of Pericles on the occasion of Athens being invaded ? when did the plague attack the people of Athens - whence proceeded the disease — what historian gives a minute ...
... caused the war - who led the Lacedemo- nian troops - state the policy of Pericles on the occasion of Athens being invaded ? when did the plague attack the people of Athens - whence proceeded the disease — what historian gives a minute ...
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Página 3 - Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise, Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer...
Página 54 - O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Página 5 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Página 6 - Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise; There mark what ills the scholar's life assail, Toil, envy, want, the patron, and the jail.
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Página 37 - There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces; and that cure is freedom. When a prisoner first leaves his cell he cannot bear the light of day ; he is unable to discriminate colors or recognize faces.
Página 29 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news.