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Sir Joseph Thackwell.* Though To-day His Name Is Scarcely...

save by professional students of our military literature; the late General Thackwell was one of the most experienced cavalry leaders in the British Army. Unfortunately, the......

Recent Verse.* Tins Is The Day Of Small Things In

poetry, and the epic is gone out of fashion. . Few have the courage, the optimism, and the serious trust in the Muse to put their hand to large under- takings.. To be......