11 MAY 1895, page 19

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THE STORY OF THE ARMADA.* THESE State Papers relate to the condition of the English Navy during the year 1588. They are many and various ; there are letters from Howard of......

Irish Songs.* It Is Impossible To Enter Into The Spirit

of Irish song without entering into the life of the Irish people. Strangely enough, Matthew Arnold, in spite of his own somewhat restrained lyre, has sympathised most thoroughly......