6 NOVEMBER 1915, page 26

Frederick Ii. And Wilhelm Ii. Of Prussia. An Historical...

ITO TYR EDITOR Or THE "sezerATon."1 SIR,—I came across the following passage in the writings of the late Lord Brougham illustrating the character of the greatest of the......

W. G. Grace's Batting.

[To THE EDITOR OP TED "SPECTAT011."1 SIR, — Even in time of war much will be written and said about the batting of the immortal cricketer who has just died ; and yet it is not......

Rhyme.

[To TEE EDITOR OF THE "SrecrAron."1 SIR, — Several of your correspondents have written lately about rhymes to difficult words. One quoted in the Spectator of October 16th about......

A Quotation From Riiskin.

[To 71(11 EDITOR Op THE "SPEOTATOli. " ] Stu,—Has this passage from Ruskin any bearing on our present troubles P— "I have sometimes thought a day might come when the nation......

Shopkeepers.

THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") • SIR, — Contempt for ,shopkeeping is, According to Ilamerton, also characteristic of the old noblesse of France. In his delightful. book, French......