Francis The First [to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—i

have just seen in your issue of December 28th Mr. Hackett's comments on my recent review in your columns of his book on Francis I. That Mr. Hackett's attitude to Francis is a......

" The Spectator " And Germany

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] Sur,—The loss of a subscriber is probably of no more import. to you than the demise of an ant is to an ant colony. I am an old subscriber to......

Two Poems

From Plato Or all nights that a man has had, Of all days too that made his throng, How many will be set beside Unbroken sleep a whole night long ? Count them together, days, and......

Bechuanaland To-day

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Livingstone, a great humanitarian with an unrivalled knowledge of Native mentality, said : " Never point a gun at a Native unless, you......

Borbonius Or . . . ?

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR ,—My uncle—Bunnell Lewis—himself a Latin scholar, used to tell me nearly 60 years ago that the author of the line Tempora mutantur &c. was......

" The Web Of Thought And Action " [to The

Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I was surprised to see how completely Mr. Joad, usually so acute-minded, fails to understand my view in The Web of Thought and Action, of the......

Too Civil, Courteous World

Too civil, courteous world, S hould one today Cast dust upon his head, Rend garb and pray For Nineveh, would Nineveh indeed Not still prevail, Smiling at one who brought so......