... amy Mormber of the Central Body will be held to - disqualify. Poetry and Clap-trap. ‘ A fortnight ago the Chairman of the Board ! facetiously observed that there was a great | deal of poetry in what one saw in the newspapers. I would respectfully remind ...

... Corporal’s Diity.” The humorous element, as is usual received a rare ovation. and deservedly foo, Mr. Rawel Adams singing ‘‘Pottcd Poetry,” “ All the days of the week,” and * Shopping.”’ Mr. Ambrose Skinner’s share being “The Bene: fit,” The Sheep-stealer,” ...

... well and good; but one does not like to think of “Romeo and Juliet,”” or “Tristan and Isolde,” smoke-dried. Tha glamour of poetry and romance is apt to vanish amidst the odours of the smoke or taproom. The theatre should elevate; but such an atmosphere ...

... pupil is Miss Doris Cates, aged fifteen vears. b A ot WA, That Doris, in addition to being a promising artiste, goes n for poetry That in common with most young poets (or poetesses) she sent her worl to a well-known London magazine, and * * * That unlike ...

... pilgrims ia even quainter attire, monks, knights, and other ladies and gentlemen who were extant at the time Chaucer wrote poetry. The whole of the characters mentioned appeared in a pleasing pastoral interlude, entitled ““In the Days of Chaucer,”” of ...

... propitious for a sonnet on Abdul the Democrat. We may not all agree with Mr. Watson’s politics, but we are all glad to have his poetry. August the First is the glorious day of the Touse of Hanover. When in August, .1714: George 1., “in pudding time came o'er ...

... individuality and originality the speaker suggested that hobbies should be encouraged, that the child should visualise the poetry he read, and the history he studied, and that stencil work, clay-modelling, and drawing from leaves, shells, and feathers ...

... his Poetry,” “The Passing of Arthur,” “The Northern Cobbler,” “The Revenge,” “The Grandmother,” and “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” 'The first item gave a brief account of the life of Tennyson and the circumstances under which much of his poetry was ...

... book-land a greater perfection of elegance than ever before is attained. Here we find our most treasurad literature, both poetry and prose,offered in the most fascinating bindings,large or small ; extremely dainty and delicate, or in less spoilable dresses ...

... the pianoforte, which was followed by Mr. Cutler’s song “An Old Garden.” Mr. Presents sang a selected song; Miss Edridge “Poetry”; Mr. Bradbury recitation, “Butrlesqué”; Miss Cane, “Brown Eyes”; Mr. Griffiths, “Love me and the world is mine”; Mr. Edridge ...

... * * * Priscon Poetry. In the course of a very interesting lecture at Putney on our prison system, the Rev. G. P, Merrick said that during the many years he had been a prison chaplain, he has managed to collect a very unique lot of poetry, composcd by prisoners ...

... “rubbish.” The real questions ought to be, “What are these birth stories seeking to express? What fact underlies the legend or poetry ?” The stories brought us face to faec with a great movement of the human mind. It was, in fact, an effort to express the ...