Word: rhymed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cockney is not alone in tracing its antecedents to ancient royalty. If England is going to resort to etymology to prove even her slang good English, common Americans are equally justified in defending themselves. Clerk is supposed to rhyme with lark in the best English, yet no less a writer than Chaucer coupled it with world. Plebian "ain't" appears in Thackery, apparently quite good form. While if the beaux and macarouss of Pope's day were to appear today and tald as they did in the drawing rooms of London, and ordinary American might well imagine they were telling...
...others who have made both "Punch" and themselves famous. And it is in these cartoons that Mr. Punch betrays his prophetic vision; in the very opening of the third volume we find "Wilful Wilhelm", with the famous "Dropping the Pilot" cartoon in the background, reciting this "Imperial German Nursery Rhyme...
Lampy's latest venture, the current Dramatic Number, is a distinct improvement over certain earlier numbers which unkind critics in these columns have seen fit to treat with contumely and disrespect. Nevertheless it reminds one, vaguely enough perhaps, of the little girl in the nursery rhyme, who when she was good was very, very good, and when she was had was--punk. It runs in streaks, like bacon or barber poles or layer cakes...
...have all observed, however, there is some difficulty in making "black" rhyme with "through" and "prevail" with "Princeton". What we need for Princeton are songs manufactured for the purpose. There is no reason at all why the project of writing some words and music peculiarly suited to the Tiger should have to be popularized. There is talent here, and a demand--witness the numerous letters on the subject. All we need is a supply to meet the demand...
...Morrison's truly poetic thought is spent in his first stanza, whereas "Mid-Day" is more "consistent. "To Teon Apostate" has rhetorical possibilities with more of a philosophical message than the rest. "I Spent a Day in Dreamland" by A. M. Dobson is a pretty musical rhyme with just a little wastefulness at the end. It is pleasant to read but leaves no splendorous impression. The "Rondeau" and "Vacation Rain" by a single author are pessimistic bits, flung out random-like by a facile brain...