25 APRIL 1896, page 29

Now The Spirit Of The Flood Is Awake, And The

spirit of the wood is stirred, And the spirit of the air is beautiful and fair, And so is the song of the bird. And there cometh a whisper of Spring, And its footfall is light......

Letters To The Editor.

THE LIFE OF D. G. ROSSETTI. [To TEN EDITOR or TIM • BPRCTAT0161 SIR, —In your review of Mr. W. M. Rossetti's memoirs of his brother, the following words occur :—" Mr. William......

The Alleged Bordeaux Atrocity.

[To TEM BEMs or TH2 "SPECTATOR.' - ] SIR, —The statements made in the Spectator a few weeks ago on the above subject were promptly brought under the notice of this Society.......

Poetry.

INVENTION. I ENVY not the Lai k his song divine, Nor thee, 0 Maid, thy beauty's faultless mould. Perhaps the chief felicity is mine, Who hearken and behold. The joy of the......