22 JANUARY 1927, Page 18

• THE NUMBER SEVEN "

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] .SIR,—The Student's Commentary (Thynne and Jarvis), in its latest issues, points out. thatthe -Hebrew of Gen. i. 1 contains seven words, and that the structure of these seven words exhibits 77 (and perhaps more) illustrations of the Rule of the Law of Seven. Could any writer, ancient or modern, create

such a literary marvel am, Sir, &c., SeauraToa.