29 SEPTEMBER 1894, page 18

Poetry.

DR. HEINRICH HOFFMANN, AUTHOR OF " STRUWWELPETER. " B. 1809; d. 1894. So quietly he walked the earth Made brighter by his kindling mirth, So gently, that in England few Knew......

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the interesting article on "English Vineyards," in the Spectator of September 22nd, is mistaken in supposing that "the practice of wine-making has ceased in this country for......

The Hawarden Horace.

AD AMIOIIM. DEAR Acton, next Wednesday, at dinner, I cannot but honestly think You ' ll find that my claret is thinner Than that you ' re accustomed to drink. Twelve shillings a......

The Irregularity Of English Fields.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.'] Sin, — It seems to me that your correspondent, Mr. Herbert, puts effect before cause, since it is pretty certain that roads came into......

Captain Cook.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Why not honour the memory of Captain Cook by endowing a, cadet ship, such as described in the Spectator of September 15th? Call it the......