7 FEBRUARY 1920, Page 13

"A TANKARD OF ALE." [To THE EDITOR Or THE "

SPECTATOR."1 Sta,—I wonder whether Mr. Maynard can supply the first ver:e tI the enclosed second verse from an old drinking-song. I

knew thou both in my youth, but have quite forgotten the first

"And many a lad we loved is dead, And many a lass grown old, And as the fancy strikes the head It makes the heart grow cold. But wine awhile holds off despair; Nay, bids a hope remain, And that I think's a reason fair To fill my glass again."