3 JUNE 1899, page 16

Poetry.

THOUGHTS IN A MEADOW. O WHY in this breathing field, this meadow of Maytime, . A-flurry with silverous gusts ; Why, 0 my soul, must thou still with a sadness behold it :......

M. De Staal's Speech. [to The Editor Of The "spectator. "]

Sra,—With reference to various comments in the Spectator of May 27th on the sentence in M. de Staal's opening speech, "Sans rien sacrifier de nos esperances ulterieures," allow......

The Queen's .equanimity.

[To THE EISITOR OP THE 'SPECTATOR.1 Szu,—In your article in the Spectator of May 27th on "The Queen's Equanimity," you allude to an often repeated story of a saying of John......

Rro The Editor Op The "spectator."] Sir,—in Reply To The

question raised by your correspondent "W. G. S. M.," may I submit to your readers a theory which seems to me to account for the peculiarity which he describes The mediaeval......

"le Style C'est L'homme.*

(TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.") Slit,—The above still continues to be so invariably quoted as the correct form of a celebrated sentence of Buffon's, that I am moved to beg......

The - Poor And Treite Rtinerals. • Mo The Editor Op

writ "Stiorston."] Sin,—To illustrate the horror entertained of pauper btrial by the poorer classes, I should like to cite the case of a widow personally known to me, who has......

Dictionaries.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "STIBTETOR.1 SIR,—In the interesting article on the subject of dictionaries in the Spectator of May 27th, occur the words :—"Heedless of the hackneyed......