NEW POET LAUREATE. The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mr. Robert Bridges, D. Litt, to be
... Robert Bridges, D. Litt, to be Poet Laureate. Robert Bridges is not so well known to the public as Mr. Rudyard Kipling, Mr. Thomas Hardy, or one or two of the other poets who were considered likely candidates for the Laureateship. This is owing to the more ...