11 MARCH 1949, Page 20

INTOLERABLE " IF " ?

Sm,—I was very glad to see the last sentence of Mr. Vulliamy's letter. I would not pretend to discuss with him the respective merits-of the rhymed stanza and free verse, but if he regards the standards which Kipling sets out in this poem as being suitable for the Scout but and parish hall, one may conclude that there cannot be much wrong with