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(7.) They have at least as much right, and very much more so, to be described as any other savages. • (8.) Supplying 5,000 gallons a week is a sufficient proof of our success. (9.) He is a good deal older than what I am. (10.) Puritanism preferred preaching than the lengthy prayers which mainly constructed the English religion of that time. IV. Express in simple and direct language the meaning of the following passages. Illustrate by comparison between your version and the original the essential differences between prose and poetry : — (1.) Then all things look strange in the pure golden aether; We walk through the gardens with hands linked together, And the lilies look large as the trees; And as loud as the birds sing the bloom-loving bees, And the birds sing like angels, so mystical, fine, And the cedars are brushing the archangel's feet, And time is eternity, love is divine, And the world is complete. Now God bless the child, —father, mother, respond ! 0 Life, 0 Beyond, Thou art strange, thou art sweet. — Mrs. Browning. (2.) I bind the sun's throne with the burning zone, And the moon's with a girdle of pearl; The volcanoes are dim, and the stars reel and swim, When the whirlwinds my banner unfurl. Erom cape to cape, with a bridge-like shape, Over a torrent sea, Sunbeam proof, I hang like a roof, The mountains its columns be. The triumphal arch through which I march With hurricane, fire, and snow, When the powers of the air are chained to my chair, Is the million-coloured bow ; The sphere-fire above its soft colours wove, While the moist earth was laughing below. — Shelley. V. Write down some general rules to be observed in composing an essay. VI. Write an essay on one of the following subjects : — (1.) The War in the Transvaal. (2.) Should New Zealand join the Australian Federation ? (3.) The Study of Childhood. (4.) The Influences of School Life. VII. Punctuate the following passage, putting capitals where required : — In general it was a well-approved match some might think him and some her the most in luck but yet upon the whole there was no serious objection raised except in one habitation the vicarage mr elton cared little about it he only hoped the young ladys pride would now be contented and on the point of living at hartfield could daringly exclaim rather he than I but mrs elton was very much discomposed indeed poor knightley poor fellow sad business for him how could he be so taken in poor knightley there would be an end of all pleasant intercourse with him how happy he had been to come and dine with them whenever they asked him but that would be all over now no more exploring parties made to donwell for her oh no there would be a mrs knightley to throw cold water on everything extremely disagreeable but she was not at all sorry that she had abused the housekeeper the other day shocking plan living together she knew a family near maple grove who had tried it and been obliged to separate before the end of the first quarter. — Jane Austen. VIII. Spell the words dictated by the Supervisor.
Spelling (Part of a Paper on English Grammar and Composition). — For Glass D. The Supervisor will please read over the following words and then dictate them: — Eocussed, recrudescence, inoculate, congeries, ceramic, archaeology, tiros, anthropomorphic, farrago, innuendo, cenotaph, sirdar, corvette, immutable, assimilating, sacrilegious, crustacean, horizontally, siphon, mandibles. s
English Grammar and Composition. — For Glass E, and for Junior Civil Service. Time allowed : 3 hours. [Notice to Candidates.—All candidates are required to attempt the spelling and the punctuation exercise. The answers should be arranged in the order in which the questions are set.] 1. Mention, with examples, the different ways in which English nouns form their plurals. Give instances (1) of double plurals, (2) of plurals used as singulars, (3) of plurals in appearance only, (4) of nouns used only in the plural, and (5) of plurals of compound nouns. 2. Show, by giving a few examples, that the proper placing of adverbs is of great importance in English composition.