12 MAY 1928, page 19

A Philosophy Of Life

Acaoss his little lease of earth Man like a giant strides : Tremendous schemes oppress his brain Like unreposing tides. Missing the substance, grasping straws, And tricked with......

A King In Exile

Rossetti : His Life and Work. By Evelyn Waugh. (Duck- Worth. 12s. 6d.) ;` You must not say anything against Rossetti. Rossetti was a king," murmured Whistler whimsically in......