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Snt,—Mr. Rees' letter of September 12th, based on "Timor mortis

non conturbat me," recalls the more succinct rendering of the there- from-derived Andalusian folk-song Cada vez que considero Que me tengo que morir Tiendo la capa en el suelo Y me harto de dormir quoted in my recent translation of Pi Sufier's The Bridge of Life, with what I pride myself is adequate concision, as Whene'er I'm with the thought awhirl :

" Death cometh, soon or late,"

My blanket to the ground I hurl, With sleep myself to sate,

or, in a few short words, " A peaceful mind overcomes all fear."—