14 AUGUST 1920, Page 17

THE WINE-BIBBER'S APOLOGY.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] • enclose two " epigrams " based on the amusing lines you quoted on July 31st. -" Yes, water is the best of gifts," lipierov Air Cdiep.

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Pindare, Vera canis; sed quid poscam optima parvus? Sat mihi—sint lymphae regibus—omne merum.