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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt:...better have discussed the throne of Greece; I don't believe e'en they themselves could know What they were saying--'twas so very Biow. Jack Falstaff, whom we all remember well. Last year his exploits tried in vain to tell-Why, here he is-no better than before, He rants, and roars, and blusters even more; While the shrill hostess, with affected squeal, 111 feigned the anger which she meant to feel. And what a prince that lad who calls himself The lion--aye, aud thinks it--not the whelp! Por Constance, for the second time to-day, Was murdered by him; for I'm sure the way In which the little urchin told her doom Was worse than all the Abbot's living tomb. Then he who said the battle ol Pegillus Stamped, screamed, and glared as if he d like to kill us. Queen Mab in character should have beeu drest. Had stwid in all her littleness contest Burkefrfcpteuceg and pefiods all i -raVKi_ which the school has attained, by reason of the distinction which its scholars have gained at the universities, and which has certainly been greater in proportion to ite size than that attained by any other school in the kingdom. The Durham School speeches, also, which were established two years ago, have contributed to raise the reputation of the school The school is certainly of the highest class. It is essentially a school which prepares boys for the matriculation examinations of the universities; and, indeed, most of the boys go from it to the universities. At the same time, wht is commonly called the modem department is by no means neglected, and the school gives a good sound English education. In addition to the studies necessary for preparing the boys for the universities, there is a course of studies for preparing boyB for the army, the navy, and the civil service. A...