"ROBERT BURNS"
(To the Editor.)
Sir, —One of the most interesting hours I have spent was last night when I listened, to the Hon. J. A. Lee. Throughout his address Mr. Lee endeavoured to picture the spirit of the bard. I have heard "The Immortal Memory" given by many people in many parts of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including the native land of Robert Burns. Mr. Lee made his listeners mentally travel back through the generations that have come and gone since the days during which "the international bard" lived, he made us realise the vast difference of between our period and that of Burns, but he arso made clear the fact that Robert Burns was looking through the mists that always make the future so mystic. He was picturing a condition that we of today are still endeavouring to attain. However, what I really mean this letter to convey is my appreciation to the Hon. Mr. Lee on his word picture of Robert Burns — an appreciation which I feel sure will be supported by thousands of other listeners of all nations, creeds, and colour. —I am, etc.,
JAMES W. ROY.
January 24,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 20, 25 January 1938, Page 8
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