24 JULY 1941, page 9

The Spadesmen

THERE is no lack of light and singing limbs, Of throats and ribs and all the naked gear That holds the quick breath in ; there is no fear That these will fail them and dissolve......

This Book And That

By E. L. WOODWARD NCE I was held up for four days by rain and snow in a Swiss hotel. There was in the salon a single shelf full books left by earlier visitors. I read all these......