"keats The Chemist."
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] :Silty—I can only plead guilty to a, perhaps, illegitimate use of poetic licence. Your correspondent, of course, is quite right. And in......
To The Editor Ov The " Spectator."] Sir,—we Describe The
state of a ship as to her proper motions , when we say of her that she is " under weigh," " under sail,' " under steam," &o., meaning, in the first case, that she has just......
Art.
THE WINTER EXHIBITION AT THE ACADEMY. Tnn first room of the present exhibition is devoted entirely to the works of Reynolds, and in it are to be seen a group of pictures, which......
[to The Editor Of The "spectator."]
Shuttleworth, writing in your issue of last week, .Says : "It is a common thing to find Keats described as assistant to an ' apothecary' or chemist. I am not sure that Mr.......
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[To THE EDITOR' OP TUE "SPECTATOR.” :SIR,—I venture, fully aware that I may be called a pedant for any pains, to protest against the spelling of words like " paralyse," "......
• Notice."—when "correspondence" Or Articles Are Signed...
name or initials, or with a pseudonym, or• are marked '" Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in . 1:weeniest/ with the views therein expressed or with......
Poetry.
THE MOTHER. SRE bath such quiet eyes, That feed on all earth's wonders! She will sit Here in the orchard and the bewildering beauty Of blossoming boughs lulls her as day grows......
" Recit D'une Sceur."
[To THE EDITOR Or THE " .SPECTATOR.' "] SIR, Is there any hope or prospect of getting a reissue of Mrs. Craven's "Recit d'une Sosur " ? Although its exquisite literary quality......