22 JANUARY 1937, Page 13

A Royal Legacy

IN MEMORIAM, JANUARY 20.rn, 1936.

THEN England breathed The high astringent air of noble grief, And was bequeathed As by His royal gift, some stark relief— Some sense of pride, That bids us hope, steeling our nerves anew ; No ills betide When England to herself remains but true. F. MACNEECE FOSTER.