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  2. POET LAUREATE.

    When, on May 9th, 1930, there was issued from Buckingham Palace a proclamation whereby John Masefield, Esq., D.Litt., was appointed Poet Laureate-in-Ordinary to his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. FORD—THE DANCER.

    Mr. Henry Ford does not dance when others pull the strings. But he can, and does, dance delightfully when he himself calls the tune. It will be, however, an old-fashioned tune— ...

    Article : 1,229 words
  4. LAKE LETTY.

    Lake Letty is little more than a large pool in the bed of the Frome River, in the northern part of South Australia. At most times one could possibly throw a stone from bank ...

    Article : 1,155 words
  5. JOHN GALSWORTHY.

    To those—and they are as few as their judgment is penetrating—who have been in the habit of thinking that John Galsworthy's literary manner was too cold and detached, ...

    Article : 1,411 words
  6. LAKE LETTY, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.

    Lake Letty is part of the Frome River, which in wet seasons runs into the south-eastern corner of Lake Eyre. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. FACES THAT PASS.

    The spell of watching and wondering struck me forcibly some days ago. This atmosphere of make believe and thoughtful idealism was full of the pathos of humanity—the eagerness. ...

    Article : 984 words
  8. FLANNEL FLOWERS.

    Have you seen a fairy baby? They have little pink faces with smiles made of sunshine dimples and pink and white hands, which are always clutching for sunbeams. They all ...

    Article : 555 words
  9. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    John came back from Fairyland With mud upon his shoes— Not the clay of everyday That common people use, ...

    Article : 190 words
  10. BRAZIL.

    Of the three great international beverages which go to make the whole world kin—tea, cocoa, and coffee—the last is by far the most important, for not only is it constantly used ...

    Article : 1,111 words
  11. ARK ETIQUETTE.

    Said Mrs. Macaw, to Captain Noah, "Life in the Ark is crude, Or perhaps I should say Archaic, If not entirely rude. ...

    Article : 153 words
  12. DOTS CANARIES.

    When Dot became, upon a day, Aged two times two plus seven (Poetic licence to convey That she had turned eleven), ...

    Article : 142 words
  13. OLD-TIME RELICS.

    "Van D.'s" note on convict relics at Port Arthur (Tasmania) reminds me of the way in which some of the Norfolk Islanders appeal to the historical curiosity of the tourist. Some ...

    Article : 317 words
  14. MUSTARD.

    See that fine yellow cat lying on the doorstep? That is Mustard. He loves the sun. Sometimes when the sun becomes too warm, he makes a little nest on the ground among ...

    Article : 225 words
  15. "A BROWN BOX."

    At evening when I trudge my homeward way along a quiet street, thoughts of sweet anxiety tumble into my heart. A mind picture also flashes in, of a certain little brown box which ...

    Article : 320 words
  16. THE ENGINE'S MESSAGE.

    In the lines of an engine is something defiant, A thing clear to see and yet hard to explain. It is something that carries a message reliant, "I-will-never, no-never, give-in," puffs the ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. THE CALL OF HOMELAND.

    Sons of the South! In earth's most distant places Thoughts of your homeland softly round you fall; ...

    Article : 230 words
  18. STATUE OF INDEPENDENCE.

    The glory of Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 9 words
  19. CONSECRATION.

    All these things hurt, Although they charm the eye; A scarlet plane tree Stark, against blue sky. ...

    Article : 104 words
  20. GALSWORTHY.

    [?] wind, nor cloud, but an eternal Spring [?]lls on Olympus—so he came not there. [?] sought an English heaven, that cloud or fair ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. THE ITHACA FIG TREE.

    I was a figtree once— Then came the vandal, who, Against mine ancient head The shaft of murder drew, ...

    Article : 39 words
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