29 MARCH 1963, page 16

The Earliest Limerick Sir,—what Is The Date Of The Earliest

'limerick'? suspect St. Thomas Aquinas of introducing one quite deliberately as a mnemonic into one of his best-known prayers: Sit vitiorum meorum evacuatio Concupiscentice et......

Mr. Wrong And Cuba

S111,--In my report on Venezuela. 1 cited from an article by Mr. Dennis H. Wrong- titled 'The American Left and Cuba' (Commentary, February, 1962). The entire passage from which......

A Kind Of Religion

SIR,—When referring in 'A Kind of Religion' (Spec- tator, February 1), to 'a segregated Anglican service' in Ndola, N. Rhodesia, I did not mean to imply that segregation is a......

'aniara' And Science Fiction

SIR,—Mr. Kingsley Amis's review of Aniara analyses the poem solely from the viewpoint of science fiction, and Mr. Amis, wearing these blinkers, goes into an unusually hostile......

On Liberty Sir,—mr. Lipton's Fears About Liberty May Well Be

justified; but they are not given much support by his examples. (1) M. Bidault: Why is it said, that allowing M. Bidault to present his case is to support the strong against the......

Northern Rhodesia

SIR,—I should be grateful if you would allow me the courtesy of your columns to draw attention to some of the glib over-simplifications contained in Mr. Harry Franklin's article......

Curriculum Study Groups

Sta,—I have read with interest your leading article 'The New Prefects' (Spectator, March 22), dealing with changes in our educational structure. May I make a few comments on the......