The Survival of the Fittest

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THE SURVIVAL
OF THE FITTEST

AND OTHER POEMS

BY

J. C. SQUIRE



LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD.
RUSKIN HOUSEMUSEUM STREET, W.C.

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First published in 1916


(All rights reserved)

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TO W.

IN THE TRENCHES

You live with Death: yet over there
You breathe a somewhat cleaner air.

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NOTE

The "Christmas Hymn" appeared in The New Statesman, and some of the other verses in The Herald. "The Entente" is reprinted by special permission of the proprietors of Punch.

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CONTENTS

Page
The Survival of the Fittest 9
Christmas Hymn for Lambeth 14
Arms and the Politician; or, The Pilgrims' Progress 21
Ballade, Written in a Moment of Elation 29
Homœopathy 33
Bridging the Gulf; or, The Union of Classes 39
The Touch of Nature 48
The Higher Life for Clergymen 52
 
Epigrams:
I. The Dilemma 57
II. Lord Molasses 58
III. The Entente 60
IV. On Base Metals 61
V. The Trinity 62
VI. Inexperto Crede 63
VII. A Tribute to the Memory of Richard Porson 64
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