17 APRIL 2004, Page 26

THE SPECTATOR CUP

In order to do what little we can to turn the clock back, The Spectator hereby announces a monthly prize for composition in Latin or Greek, Readers are invited to submit versions of any excerpt of the magazine of roughly 300 words. The version may be in either language, prose or verse. We offer a bottle of champagne for the winning entry. At the end of this year the judges will reward the most distinguished composition with a cup.

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