28 JANUARY 1893, page 31

Poetry.

WE, homely souls, whose courage fails At perils hid in modern tales, Dread airings of religious dreams, Social reforms and moral schemes, Turn to those simple idylls sung, When......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator. "] Sir, — You Were Good...

last week to print a letter from me, under the signature, " County Kildare." In that I tried to answer the question hitherto not seriously considered by either party in this......

Unexpected Wealth.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—I have heard it said by a friend of the late Albert Way, the well-known archeologist, that he came by a fortune in this wise. Crossing......

Teetotal Blasphemies.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR,'] SIR,—The " Temperance" fanatics ought to thank you— though, I fear, they will not—for your much-needed warning against the arrant nonsense......

[to The Editor Of The " Spectator."] Sir,—i Was Glad

to see attention called by correspondents and by yourself in the Spectator of January 21st—I believe for the first time—to a point which, as an Ulsterman, I have long believed......

Art.

OLD MASTERS AND AMATEURS. THERE is a sharp dividing line in the present exhibition at the Academy between the painters who had mastered their art and a group of English artists,......