19 JANUARY 1889, page 15

Lord Tennyson And The Sea.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." ■ SIR,—In your article on "The Poetry of the Sea," in the Spectator of January 5th, I notice one fact that interests me greatly,—that you do......

Franklin's "proposed New Version Of The Bible."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 Sin,—There is, I think, abundant evidence that Franklin's proposition for a new version of the Bible was made in sport. The extravagance of......

Letters To The Editor.

PRAED'S POLITICAL POEMS. [To THE Eprroa OF THE " SPECTAT0/0] Sin,—The question whether one of the most refined and pleasing of our minor poets was or was not guilty, in public......

Poetry.

SNOW SONG. Loox how the snow falls and falls On the bare hedge-row and the cold, grey walls ; Till every bush on the road for miles With a soft, white cushion it piles and piles......

Books.

TILE O'CONNELL CORRESPONDENCE.* To the present generation O'Connell has become a name— but a great name, inseparably intertwined with that of Ireland —and the two thick volumes......

Rank.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—There are many points in your article on " Rank " which would deserve much consideration. But there are just two arguments which I would......