6 OCTOBER 1917, Page 12

BLIND SAMSONS.

(To me Eorrox or me " Sescrarox."1

Sin,—The Agonistes was undoubtedly written by the blind Milton, but the SO1178011 oratorio was not composed by the blind Handel, as seems to be implied in the letter of your correspondent. It was produced in 1743, and blindness did not overtake the great artist instil 1752. The incident related is likely enough to have occurrent at some subsequent performance of the music, but it may be ns well to prevent an incorrect inference being drown from the