[sir: In The Verse You Kindly Published The...]
Ars Poetica Sir: In the verse you kindly published the other day to celebrate the forthcoming election of a new Professor of Poetry at Oxford, I forgot to include mention of......
[sir: How Like The Present 'university Wits'...]
Sir: How like the present 'Universitv wits' to elect a candidate for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry who isn't even a poet! Maybe the eligibles were put off by the......
[sir: I Was Interested To Read Christopher...]
Ex Africa Sir: I was interested to read Christopher Booker's article 'Ex Africa semper id' (11 November), which may be good journalism but it is bad history. Firstly, he should......
[sir: Your Contributor, Mr Christopher...]
Sir: Your Contributor, Mr ChristOPher Booker, seems to be under the impresslU that Vergil wrote: 'Flectere si nequeo SUIJt bos . . . ' I should be grateful if you Wo inform him......
Causes Of Inflation
Causes of inflation Sir: I must take issue with Nicholas von Hoffman for asserting (11 November) that not only does President James Carter not understand what causes inflation......
Bored And Brooding
Bored and brooding Sir: 'If you abhor (musical) analysis, just go away quietly instead of listening noisily.' Thus Hans Keller. I will not go away quietly. It seems that every......
Previous page
