Poetry.
ALL SOULS' FLOWER. A etowea hath blossomed in this land, 1 wis, was planted by no hand, A flower so fair, so clear of hue, Ever its leaves are fresh and new, Come Lords and......
[to The Editor Of The " Spectator."] Sir, —i Cannot
help thinking that this word is derived from the Persian har.kara, which is still used in India to describe a post runner. Its real meaning is " jack of all trades " (her =......
Burke And Clive.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—The very interesting article .on "The Kaiser's Napoleonic System" in your issue of the 23rd inst. ascribes to Burke a self- complacent......
[to The Editor Of The " Spectator.")
propos of mistranslations, is chacun a son goat—"every- body has the gout "—too much of a chestnut for you to reproduce? I have seen myself "Put down the blinds, "Baisez les......
Wanted, An Author.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Can any of your readers give the author of the poem of which I quote one stanza? The poem is set to music by Blumen- thal, and is said......
"angary."
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sra,—In his letter " Student " has omitted the most apposite of all references to angary—that in the Sermon on the Mount (St. Matt. v. 41).......
Translation " Howlers."
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,— send three " translation howlers " as pendants to those of you orrespondent "J." in the Spectator of March 16th. An Item once appeared......
Books.
MR. ASQUITH'S ADDRESSES.* Mn. Asnurrn's volume of occasional addresses will be read, we are sure, with great interest and pleasure. We all know him as the statesman and the......
The Sunken Roads Of The Somme. [to The Editor Of
THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In reply to your correspondent Major Stuart Love, I think the sunken roads in the chalk and other formations must be due to attrition, an important......
The British Workers' League. [to The Editor Of The "
SPECTATOR."] SIL—A correspondent has sent me a copy of your issue of February 16th, containing an article entitled " The Basis of Industrial Con- cord." In the course of this......
Notice.—when " Correspondence" Or Articles Are Signed...
name or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agree- ment with the views therein expressed or with the......
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