Word: sonneteering
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...stories of this kind. "The Reincarnation of Freddy" by F. R. Little, and "Sonnet Writing Exposed," by S. Greenfield, deserve special notice. The former, told in a happy-go-lucky style with frequent touches of humor, holds the interest of the reader till the end. The latter, a serio-comic essay with a good deal of truth mixed in, not only has the value of much wit, but takes hold of a live college topic...
...most finished bit of poetry in the number is the sonnet by R. Pier '03, entitled "A Statute." "Astronomy," by G. L. Kobbe '03 is a neat little bit. Other contributions in verse are "Lux," by C. G. L., Jr., "The Messenger," by D. W. Stockbridge and an anonymous quatrain, "Wordsworth...
...third number of the Advocate contains six stories and four unusually good poems. The sonnet, "To Omar," is marked by a beauty of imagery and a musical rhythm which give it rank as one of the best poems the Advocate has published for a long time. "The West Wind," by A. D. Ficke, "The Light of Summer," by Roy Pier and "October," by "L. W." are all good; the first two, at least, are above the average verse of college magazines...
...well and pleasingly phrased. "Summer Songs," by A. D. Ficke, seems rather carelessly put together, and the effect of a number of good lines is offset by commonplace phrasing and halting rhythm; as a whole it is not up to the usual standard of the writer's work. A sonnet by W. Bynner is almost unintelligible to the average mind; perhaps the author understands...
...these articles, and in it is an earnest appeal for the rehabitation of the Yard as a favored living place for students. Appropriately preceding Mr. Hurlbut's article are three inspiring verses "To Harvard College," by Dean Brigg. The only other contributions in this number, except for a sonnet and a short poem, are part of the Bowdoin Prize Essay for 1900-01, which is a comparison of Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" with the play "Becky Sharp," and an unoriginal story called "Sailor Jack's First Voyage...