Sir,—are You Not Too Severe On Mr. Chesterton (spectator,...
12th) — presumably a layman—when he stigmatises St. Peter as "a snob " ? The late Bishop Walsham How, who edited an otherwise attractive "Commentary of the Four Gospels," which......
You And L
POETRY. WHEN first we wandered, you and I, Oh! you and I, o'er fell and field, There seemed a contest—Earth and sky, Which should the greater glory yield? Earth showed so fair,......
Carlyle And Landor.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Reviewing a new edition of Carlyle's "Cromwell," the Spectator (July 22nd) says of the Squire Papers: "The whole thing was a monstrous......
Really Good Poetry Is Not Unlike Really Fine Port, For
while it at once invigorates and delights, it also renders criticism superfluous by its instant appeal to every healthy palate. There is, however, another kind of poetry which,......
Misused Words.
(To TES EDITOR OF THS SPECTATOR:1 Sra,—Some of your correspondents, who have recently been writing about the wrong use of words, may possibly find cause to rejoice with me over......
[to The Editor Of The "spectator."]
SIR,—The prevailing entente cordiale recalls many sentiments expressed in past days by our neighbours towards ourselves. May I bring to recollection a remark of Mlle. Julie de......
[to Vas Editor Of The "spectator."]
Sin,—I call your attention to the mistake in the name of the Secretary of the Navy in your note to Mr. H. Warren Smith's letter under the above heading in the Spectator of July......
The Total Amount Of Subscriptions Received Up To August 17th
for the Cheap Cottages Exhibition is ..£1,731 13s. The Cheap Cottages Exhibition can be reached from London, via King's- Cross, in about an hour. The station is Letchworth, and......
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