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...with no slander. If, then, more poems were written and required to be written, we claim that the poet would be treated differently, and his productions would be received with the favor they deserve. Why not have themes for poems as well as for essays? The writers need not soar into the skies and try to pluck out the very stars on their first attempt, when their wings are weak. They would not be expected to rival Pope or Coleridge, Bryant or Tennyson; but, by all means, give the student a chance to express himself in verse. Give...
...soar to her starry dwelling...
Faith, I love to see thee soar...
...some of their fellow-men. The character of these people is so despicable, and their opinion is known to be so worthless, that I habitually pass them by without notice, and think no more of their prattle than an elephant thinks of the buzz of a fly, which may soar in the air above him, but which in that very flight goes beyond the range of ordinary eyesight, and which can never hope to attract attention while its mighty fellow-creature is at hand...
After dwelling at some length upon the propriety of touching hats, the writer warns the students of Purdue that their conversation must never soar above the comprehension of the ladies with whom they are talking. The comprehension of the local lady - to judge from the article in question - is probably bounded by local agriculture, cookery, and the recent fashionable novelties of Indianapolis...