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...first place, particular attention must be paid to the heart: if you have no heart, you cannot possibly become a poet. You must have a poet's heart, too, - different from all other hearts. This is the most difficult part of the subject, and is apt to discourage beginners. Again, it is important to "have loved and lost." This is a comparatively easy matter. Another important point is the use of figurative language. To their reluctance to use more than one or two figures of speech in the same line may be attributed the bare, prosaic nature of the English...
...First I dreamed thee, in the May of childhood...
...scrimmage takes place when the holder of the ball, being in the field of play, puts it down on the ground in front of him and puts it in play (while on side) by - 1st, kicking the ball; 2nd, by snapping it back with the foot. The man who first receives the ball from the snap-back shall be called a quarter-back, and shall not then rush forward with the ball under penalty of a foul...
...that too, with more attention to details than was given to the performance of the Agamemnon at Oxford this spring. The Oedipus Tyrannus has been selected; some of the parts have already been assigned, and Prof. Paine is said to have finished the score for the music of the first chorus. The choruses will all be sung, and perhaps the dance which accompanied the singing will be attempted also. The seats will be taken from the floor of Sanders Theatre in order that the chorus may take its place there. Mr. Riddle has already begun the no small task...
...addition to the above there will be a 1/4-mile run, I-mile walk, and 3-legged race, open to Club members only. Gold medals will be given to first, and silver to second, in each event. The entrance fee is $1.00 for each event, and the right to reject any entry is reserved. Entries close Oct. 30, 1880, and may be sent...