6 JUNE 1868, page 15

Twelve Canons Of Art And Literature. [to The Editor Of

THE "SPECTATOR." SIR,-1. The source of Art is the love of the beautiful. Its aim is the excitement of the imagination. 2. The source of Literature is the love of the true. Its......

" Ideas " At The Royal Academy. [to The Editor

OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the remarks on the Royal Academy by " A Mere Visitor" printed in a recent Spectator I seem to see a typical example of a certain point of view in......

The Moral Of The Pig.

A BALLAD FOR GROWN-UP CHILDREN. I. 0 sages ! 0 sages! Whose wits are all at strife To put in formal pages Some settled law for life,— Who seek in creeds concrete and clear, By......