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Rupert Brooke a personality the spirit of youth his horror at old age Henry James's tribute his education a genius his poems of death his affected cynicism his nature poems war sonnets his supreme sacrifice his charming humour his masterpiece, Grantchester. James Elroy Flecker the editorial work of Mr.

James Elroy Flecker died in January 1915, having added at least one poem to the perfect anthology of English verse. Probably his work contains a good deal that is permanent besides this. But one is confident at least of the permanence of The Old Ships.

"Well, I don't know that I would," her husband assented, and he added, "Pretty good, Sarah." "Lottie," her mother summed up, "is practical, and she is very neat. She won't let Mr. Elroy go around looking so slovenly. I hope she will make him have his hair cut, and not look as if it were bitten off. And I don't believe he's had his boots blacked since "

We know the significance of the names of Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas, Elroy Flecker on the other side of the sea, to the hope of England. And on this side of the sea the names of Joyce Kilmer, Alan Seeger and Victor Chapman have been called out to us for the poetic spell they cast upon America. All of them in their manful, poetic way.

Our prefatory friend set a pace that it is hopeless for modern champions to follow, and they might as well abandon the attempt. James Elroy Flecker, the eldest child of the Rev. Dr. Flecker, who is Head Master of an English school, was born on the fifth of November, 1884, in London. He spent five years at Trinity College, Oxford, and later studied Oriental languages at Caius College, Cambridge.

"Well, you can break off their engagements," said the judge. As yet, and until Ellen was off her hands, Lottie would not allow Mr. Elroy to consider himself engaged to her. His conditional devotion did not debar him from a lover's rights, and, until Breckon came on from New York to be married, there was much more courtship of Lottie than of Ellen in the house.