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...inner life of a poet is an enigma to the ordinary mortal. He is regarded as a curious being who rarely descends to the commonplace things of earth, and when he does so, his visits are supposed to be of short duration. My own experiences on this subject may help to change this opinion in a slight degree...
There ended my love affair, but not my poems, Like Wordsworth (pardon the apparently egotistical comparison), I write on every subject, no matter how commonplace it may be. Thus, one of my most popular sonnets is addressed to "My Dog, on Losing his Collar," while a lyrical poem, "To a Hole in my Shoe," has been ranked very high by competent critics, and was even mistaken by some for a posthumous production of the great "Lake" bard...
...last issue, we spoke highly of the choice of subjects of the Natural History Society lectures, and after listening to the first in the series, we can only add praise to our previous statement. The subject, "The Function of Great Men in Social Evolution," aside from being of general concern and importance in itself, was treated scientifically, and in a way that gave it peculiar interest. Not the least pleasing part was the seeming ease with which Dr. James met and refuted some of the opinions set forth by Herbert Spencer in his Sociology. The Natural History Society...
...interest in the great political and social question of the day. It may seem to some that these results are painted in too glowing colors, but we feel confident that, under proper management, a Harvard Union might in time compete with its elder English rival. Of late, the subject has been talked of seriously here, and at the request of several members of the University, the Crimson will call a meeting, - time and place to be announced hereafter, - where all those interested may discuss the advisability of organizing a debating society. While we thus take the initiative in this matter...
...Library, on the whole, is conducted so much for our advantage that a complaint on the subject may seem hypercritical. Nevertheless there is one great annoyance which could be easily removed. It is extremely desirable that visitors should be excluded from the reading-room. It is difficult enough to study there at any time; the continual passing to and fro renders connected study almost impossible. Now, if visitors were excluded, this disturbance would be greatly lessened. There is nothing remarkable to be seen in the reading-room, and any survey which is necessary can be obtained through the glass doors...