Word: sonnet
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...commonplace story with an obvious and unnecessarily pointed moral. "In the Elk Fields," by J. C. G. is a vivid bit of life-like description. The color is good and the writer happily does not attempt anything beyond him in word-painting. Of the two pieces of verse, the sonnet "To a Wilderness," by F. R. Dickinson' 03, attempts rather too much and does not end strongly...
...pieces of verse, "Outside the Hospital," by R. Jerries, is the better. It shows delicacy of touch and a commendable avoidance of mawkish sentiment. The sonnet "To a Cruel Beauty," by G. L. Kobbe '03, loses its charm and spontaneity through its intricacy of expression in some places...
...Regnier then commented briefly on the work of each of these men, laying considerable stress on the place of the sonnet. In the early eighties followed the reaction of idealism against realism. The new movement was headed by Paul Verlaine, Mallarme, and others. With them slowly arose the new school of poets called "decadents" or symbolists...
...best contribution to the current number of the Advocate is an anonymous sonnet on Great Britain's recent reverses in South Africa. It is one of the pieces of verse seen once in a while in the Advocate which will stand second reading...
...poetry, "To Agnes," by Leopold Roberts 1L., is a very pretty sonnet, while "Septenary" and "November" contributed anonymously are representative undergraduate verses. "I Saw Thee Sleeping," by "H. W. B.", is a fair attempt at lyrical poetry. The editorials are concise and timely...