Letters To The Editor.
CONTENTMENT AND THE CHURCH CATECHISM. (To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] -Sni.,—Does not the question altogether turn on what is meant by contentment ? To be contented is, of......
[to Tee Editor Op The " Spectator. "]
-S111,—Mr. S. Headlam denies that the words " my betters " mean -" those of higher rank than myself." Shakespeare, however, uses the phrase in a convincing way. I quote a few......
Poetry.
BRAITH WAITE AND BUTTE RMERE RAILWAY. A CRY FROM LANCASHIRE TO TFIE PEERS. You ask high thought, pure poetry, and prate Of England's wealth and happiness secure, Then, whirled......
"to Think Long."
(To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, — The phrase "To think long," in the sense of "feel weari- ness," could probably be paralleled from other English writers besides......
" Wanting Is—what ?"
[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECT•TOR."1 Sia,—I would suggest two other interpretations of the words, " Where is the spot ?" in Mr. Browning's enigmatical poem, " Wanting is—what ?"......
Content.
T HEquestion which has lately been raised in these columns as to the spiritual character of Content deserves some consideration. It seems a bold thing to say, but we will never-......
Lto The Editor Of The " Spectator. "]
Sin,—In your interesting notice of Mr. Browning's new volume, you give a paraphrase of the fourth line of his introductory lyric which seems to me hardly correct. The limb is,—"......
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