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University of New Zealand.

B.A. Pass Examination, 1885.

Greek Language and Literature.

Examiner: Prof. A. S. Wilkins, M.A., Litt.D, LL.D.

Paper b.

I. Translate into Greek, with accents:—

Themistocles, aware of their suspicions, desired them not to be misled by reports, but to send to Athens men whom they could trust out of their own numbers, who would see for themselves and bring back word. They agreed; and he at the same time privately instructed the Athenians to detain the envoys as quietly as they could, and not let them go until he and his colleagues had got safely home. For he was afraid that the Lacedæmonians, when they heard the truth, might not allow them to return. So the Athenians detained the envoys; and Themistocles, coming before the Lacedræmonians at length, declared in so many words that Athens was now provided with walls, and could protect her citizens; henceforward if the Lacedemonians or their allies wished at any time to negotiate they must deal with the Athenians as with men who knew quite well what was for their own and the common good.

II. Questions in Grammar arising out of the prescribed books:—

1. Give the parsing of the following words, adding the page 2 principal tenses in use:—

2. Explain the constructions used in the following, adding a translation:—

3. Distinguish and and and and

4. Give the derivation and meaning of

III. General Questions in Grammar:—

1. Give the genitive singular and dative plural of and the full inflexion of and .

2. Write out the imperative present of .

3. Write out the present optative of .

4. Translate:—.

5. What constructions follow