11 AUGUST 1900, page 16

Poetry. •

THE EXILES.* WATCH how the South-bound swallows go I What manner of folk are they ? Out of the sky they came to you, Guests of a summer's day,— Born in your sheltering thatch,......

Sleep And Dreams.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SrscrATon."] Sra,—Whether dreams are the incessant accompaniment of sleep, or but its chance and fleeting visitors, is a question each dreamer must decide......

The Contempt Of Asia For Europe.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—I should like to offer some comments, from an Asiatic's point of view, on the article with the above title which ap- peared in your......