Plutarch’s ‘Lives.’
1. “Arms and laws do not flourish together.” Who said this? Tell the story.
2. Describe one of Cæsar’s expeditions into Gaul.
Natural History.
1. What are earth-pillars, landslips, and pot-holes? How are they caused? Describe some work of water as a sculptor that you have seen.
2. Make a diagram, giving the names and the sizes as near as you can of the planets. Which planets have you seen? What do you know about Jupiter and Saturn?
3. Describe a rook, a starling, a jackdaw, a thrush. Tell anything you have noticed about them.
Geography.
1. What countries can I visit in going from England by sea through the Mediterranean to the Black Sea?
2. What are the boundaries of Austria, Switzerland, Greece?