13 AUGUST 1954, page 16

Compliments

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 232 Report by E. W. Fordham ' Come into the garden; I want my roses to see you.' Could a more graceful conaliment be paid to anyone? A prize of £5 was......

Country Life

MANY thousands of people dream of retiring to the country and finding some quiet corner where they can spend their days in peace. A large number never realise their dream. A few......

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Pheasant Brood

At the cottage the pheasant hen is about with two chicks now. Looking out of the cottage window, I could see the three birds moving along the side of the garden among the tall......

Wild Fruit

There was a time when I could make my way to a fairly secluded hollow not so far from the road and pick a quantity of wild raspberries which, if they are smaller than the garden......

Spectator Competition No. 235 Set By J. M. Cohen A

prize of £5 is offered for a translation itt similar form of the following sonnet by Jacques Grevin: Nous disons que les Rois ne demandent que guerre, Qu'ils y ptiennent......