28 JANUARY 1955, Page 34

Trespassers

And to bring bad dreams at night; Uncertain temper, fear of loneliness, The heavy unspecific brute disorders Proof against diet.and a change of air.

Beneath the dog star all complaints are animal, The heart may break but love's another sickness Wasting in greed and hungry in excess, Bolting its food with brutal Appetite and liar enough to cry Famine on a full belly.