Time allowed—18 months.
[Questions are to be answered either in Gothic or Icelandic, according to the taste and fancy of the candidate. The dates of the vivâ voce "Chatter about Shelley," and "Scandal about Queen Elizabeth," will be announced shortly. Evening dress optional. Smoking and Bohemian Concert to follow. See Handbills.]
1. Write out the English Alphabet as inaccurately as possible; and distinguish between great A and the track of a duck.
2. Translate the following unheard-of passage from Beowulf:—
Tuinchael .... lytl ...
Haui onedr hwatuar
Uppabuvye wereld sohi
Lika ... ynneye ...
Supply the lacunæ in the text. Candidates may send in as many solutions as they please, provided each is accompanied with a shilling Postal Order. The total amount subscribed will be pooled among the winners, less ten per cent. for our commission.
3. Discuss the following:—