The Power Of Napoleon's Eye.
[TO THE EDITOls OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—There is a story in Eckermann's " Conversations with Goethe" which enforces in a curious, if somewhat comic, manner the late Admiral......
[to The Editor Op The "spectator."] Sir,—thackeray,...
lecture on George IV., asked of his audiences : " What is it to be a gentleman ? Is it to have lofty aims, to lead a pure life, to keep your honour virgin ; to have the esteem......
The Definition Of A Gentleman.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, May I be allowed to point out to Mr. Francis Darwin (Spectator, January 26th) that the remark to which he very naturally objects as an......
Drill And Discipline.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Having recently had some experience of the life and routine of a regimental depot or training school for recruits, I have read with......
1837 And 1901.
(To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Probably many persons are now connecting promise with fulfilment, by gathering together notices of Queen Victoria's early days. Here is......
The Mourning In Dublin.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.."] SIR,—Englishmen who have a fixed conviction of the dis- loyalty of Ireland should have been in Dublin last Sunday. The two Cathedrals were......
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