POEMS OLD AND NEW

Waste.

(Captain) Harry J. G. Graham (b. 1874) is a journalist,
a trustee of the British Museum, and a prolific writer of
sporting literature, light fiction, and humorous verse,
of which " Ruthless Rhymes " is one of the most
characteristic volumes.

Star Talk.

Robert Ranke Graves (b. 1895) was educated at Oxford,
and has issued several books of poetry and prose. His
best work is the autobiography, " Good-bye to All
That " (1929), which includes, like many of his poems,
his reminiscences of the War.

The zodiac is the belt of the heavens which the sun
traverses during the year. It was anciently divided
into twelve equal parts called the signs of the zodiac,
which corresponded to twelve constellations: most
of these went by the name of an animal (Greek—
zoon), the shape of which the stars in that constellation
resembled by their arrangement.

The twelve signs were :—Aries (the Ram), Taurus
(the Bull), Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab),
Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Bal-
ance), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer),
Capricornus (the Goat), Aquarius (the Water-bearer),
and Pisces (the Fishes).
P. 176, 1. i. Gemelli: Gemini, the Twins.

1. 9. Pleiads : a group of seven stars in the shoulder of
the constellation Taurus.

1. 11. Hyads : a cluster of five stars in the constellation
Taurus.

1. 17. Orion : a hunter placed among the stars at his
death. His figure is formed by seven very bright
stars, three of which, in a straight line, form the
hunter's belt (1. 21).

]. 20. The Great Bear : a constellation.

1. 22. Pelt: skin, hide.
P. 177, 1. 5. Venus : the most brilliant of the planets.

1. 6. Mars : a planet.

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