XI. 



"N" OR "M" 



" What's in a name ?" says Juliet (or is it 



Romeo ?) in that famous love-scene on the 



balcony which most of my readers know by 



heart. 



'" That which we call a rose 

 By any other name would smell as sweet '/' 



And yet, as we listen to the exquisite phrases 

 falling in melodious cadence from the lover's 

 lips, do we not sometimes find ourselves mst- 

 fully questioning the truth of Juliet's (or 

 Romeo's) reflections ? Is it correct, as Shake- 

 speare would seem to suggest, that names 

 possess no essential significance, no subtle 

 power to influence or affect our judgment of the 

 things that bear them ? I wonder. 



It is not often that I find myself in total dis- 

 agreement with the Swan of Avon, with whom, 

 indeed, as a rule I see eye to eye upon most 

 matters. And I am naturally loath to traverse 

 the statement of a writer for whose genius I 



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