20 AUGUST 1954, Page 21

Charm for a Bad Fright

Who meets with minotaurs holds by a thread ; By slighter threads can fly Small spiders launched out on the gale of the world.

Glimpsed in your shield, Medusa's hair is curled In waves that dart and hiss Swiftly across the quicksand path of fl;ght.

SYDNEY TREMAYNE