Clean bodies, kind hearts, sweet souls,
Delight and delighted endeavour,
A spirit that chants and trolls,
A world that doth ne'er dissever
The body's hire
And the heart's desire;
Ah, bright leaves bruised and brown leaves dry,
Odours that bid this world go by.
W.B.
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"Once or twice Mr. Dickens has taken the place of circuit judge
when the King's Bench roll has been repleted."--_Evening Paper_.
This, of course, was before the War. Our judges never over-eat
themselves nowadays.
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From a list of current prices:--
"Brazil nuts 1s. 2d., Barcelona nuts 10d. per lb.; demons
11/2d."--_Derbyshire Advertiser_.
No mention being made of the place of origin of the last-named, it
looks very much as if there had been some trading with the enemy.
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What America says to-day--
"Feminist circles are greatly interested in the announcement made
by Dr. Sargeant, of Harvard University, that women make as good
soldiers as men."--_Sunday Pictorial_.
Canada does to-morrow--
"The Canadian Government has issued a proclamation calling up ...
childless widows between the ages of 20 and 34 comprised in Class
1 of the Military Service Act.
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