Parker's
Piece
From
Cambridge Reveiw May 1891 by James Kenneth Stephen
To
see good Tennis! what diviner joy
Can
fill our leisure, or minds employ?
Not
Sylvia's self is more supremenly fair,
Than
balls that hurtle through the conscous air.
Not
Stella's form instinct the truer grace
Than
Lambert's rackt poised to win the chase.
Not
Chloe's harp more native to the ear,
Than
the tense strings which smite the flying sphere.
When
Lambert boasts the superhuman force,
Or
splite the echoing grille without remorse;
When
Harraine, as graceful as of yore,
Wins
better than a yard, upon the floor;
When
Alfted's ringing cheer proclaims success,
Or
Saunders volleys in resistlessness;
When
Heathcote's service makes the dedans ring,
With
just applause, and own its honorured king;
When
Pettitt's prowess all our zeal awoke
Till
high Olympus shuddered at the stroke;
Or
when, recienving thirty and the floor,
The
novice serves a dozen faults or more;
Or
some plump don, perspiring and profane,
Assails
the roof and breaks the exalted pan;
When
vantage, five games all, the door is called,
And
Europe pauses, breathless and appalled,
Till
lo! the ball by cunning hand caressed
Finds
in the winning gallery a nest;
These
are the moments, this the bliss supreme,
Which
makes the artist's joy, the poet's dream.
Let
cricketers await the tardy sun,
Break
one another's shins and call it fun;
Let
Scotia's golfer's through the affrighted land
With
crooked knee and glaring eyeball stand;
Let
fooball rowdies show their straining thews,
And
tell their triumphs to a mud-stained Muse;
Let
indiarubber pellets dance on grass
Where
female arts the ruder sex surpass;
Let
other people play at other things;
The
king of games is still the game of kings.
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Tip
the seasons to have jollied all the years to state,
an
understanding grows with These the languages of spelling,
a
big screen shown the songs of sung a lathering read treat,
the
rinse of wash a soap for toss the ever in the Sleepers.
Take
the captain of the trades the muster is of English,
locked
as scene to the tack that message on the boarder,
the
broadsword of tree to bough of leap the barter is a sip flashed,
the
breadth to brain to ride the taste of bitter Sweets at Christmas.
James
Blunt is my farvorite drive at the art of rein dear,
the
trust so failed on the pact that bearings grabbed the Compass,
the
magnet spun the arms went run and in the send it's tarnish,
a
bit of brass the knuckles lashed the Microphone is bump kissed.
Cream
the pie with Apples sigh the byte at every carmel slide,
a
stichy stuck on up the Junk a boat to do the artist,
jumping
rounds the stools on sound I heard the bloke was furnished,
with
a Feat that spoke of sleek the barrel on the bum list.
To
shock the fool of liver Poole the cart be grained an Oyster,
the
shropshire said that Rabbit named the dance was of a cloister,
the
Boss went luck at Mattehews truck a Value of the dog ear,
a
steady hand for Horses land upon the jump a broad steer.
This
sleigh behaved the harness Trait was patiently for spunk,
that
vibrant bounce to ball the Town with Cider on the chump,
mosh
the grounds a Cycle sounds at the speaker It's a seer,
that
day tuned Up to Barn the stuck and people got the tonic.
Ice
made copulations shown the shoulder of the Sextant,
no
factor for the dark released a store caught peeps with Shaddock,
a
gool so stair that Ghosts be Ware the rumble was the pulse,
for
From declare the singer bared that love was just a post.
Swing
the lull in by the pave a mention with the duper,
the
crowds shared an Audience the king and prince and Publish,
red
the pipe to clever liked a Mind began to streaker,
the
Time was Rite and burned a light spoken doors Loc Gilgamesh.
Ancient
land that sprang to span the distant Fire Bell,
on
the thunder of the seat a plethora holding Tell,
a
viking Crane delivered reins the Mountain of the Cornish,
just
like That the Celtic back stood up to stand at Warned ist.
Blunt
laid the egg It cracked and made the end a bit of born pick,
the
get Tar oil was pore a toil leave the Mark ached set wrist,
the
Cell phone flipped there was a Clip at 666 it's Morn Kit,
The
Cause effect done the Bet that dawner and blitz Zen delivered The
Izzard.
Zounds
Buy Zombie Purchase Zoraster
Blunt
laid the egg It cracked and made the end a bit of born pick,
the
get Tar oil was pore a toil be leave the Mark ached set wrist,
the
Cell phone flipped there was a Clip at 666 it's Morn Kit,
The
Cause effect done the check dawner harnessed blitz Zen,
the
instant War a cropped rapport of Alpha bet at Izzard.
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It
is what is referred to as a lost leisure in thus The Tenure
established,
at
the route of root mechanics of auto gear the rapid ore is on
nautical,
discovery
of the Thesis is the life body Rapture of Mankind in Cycles,
on
bound to technical deference is the Cost at labor touching
Spans`ions,
that
bladder of the fill is in the deed of the Holdings that can subject,
at
the laughter of the break the bag will empty to the flow,
regarding
the Movement of solid it remains in greater Twilight.
At
breadth of Sound to tack the Variable often the price at Riddle,
a
balance buy maintain is the Mind with work to gallant Frames,
by
Purchase cork the bottle of desire is Flavored with stride,
walk
to the tepid scour The Scrub will kelp to moss on the Hills,
as
the ice is formulation to the skate that is slippery pourings.
To
grasp the Pie over the apple on the Sauce is the blendery,
hop
scotch to that Chalk on the Sides of the curb bridles bit,
a
rein with buckle or split for the Cinch is a purse to the Horn
displayed,
these
notes are a Pad that is Wool taught Cottons,
the
bandage of the string to Velcro of the protective standings Stall at
rest.
To
Cross-Tie the formative to language in descript Hell will deep Vine,
on
grape the whether operation is a motivating Baruch to Ages of ration,
to
scribe the birth with a few Hards than the scrolls will born develop
Ideas,
grace
be Magnitude in the growth of weird,
but
if not for that growth Sex, James Blunt would remain "Roast,"
there
is need to deliver more than Vibration or as James Blunt puts it,
stimulation
or Pleasure I state that The Current is frequency.
Talk
calendar year to the gift unwrapped the ribbon is of Interest to the
Bow,
an
arrow of eye in The Think to task the Wonder of character to lift,
thus
creating Purchase to look at The Jeans!!
Now
'Marrow' the rich under Standing with process Whole,
B.D.S.M.
is to Christmas as the Eve of celebration on the Morning,
moreover
the Thought of in Acceptation 'Boxing Day' has separated the Text,
for
shall the Order brush Art teased than complete Association is The
Writer,
in
trust of extreme to the lasting of Hold to Carnage on Tack.
A
girth to be Saddled by the Wire of the times on Tell,
the
entry Fees in Case are of Tomorrow Tomorrow an Annie at Keep,
these
dungeon hours A Pilot to extension on the Never Ending Tale,
a
topper in the Canal of the digs to the Bone at The Bakers Dozen.
Every
word in proper prime is the accent desk to Enunciate the atlas Guide
to the Universe,
a
well described Map on the best of the galaxy At Mind,
in
articulation it remains to be Scene as Product Advancement is held on
the Rein,
shall
the Bridle Fit the established directive than the Bit is of
calibration to back Arrears.
Trunk
the Vestment with a Scrabble on this Monopoly of expression,
that
would introduce only greater expectations increasing the solution to
dissolve,
upon
Melt the attraction would dive in the reality of the brain in vow,
treating
Case as mirror Theory stage the explaining of James Blunt at surfing
Audience,
opposition
Boards production with the Gift of TALENT at-larger for this has been
a keen Preceptive.
Basso-Relievo
In
the last analysis all education is self-education. With an
interested response by the learner to what is presented by teacher or
book, with the will to learn, and with the curiosity to solve the
problems that confront and challenge one who would become educated,
one may find the mastery of any subject an interesting adventure.
Alas!
how few know how to go about it. The average learner, despite his
early resolution to "grind out" his tasks, is soon in a
state of bewilderment because he has unconsciously failed to make the
right start. The time was, not so long ago, that education was
assumed to consist of memorizing a textbook. Were that the whole
story, all that would be required would be to spread before the
learner a series of facts, figures, rules, and formulas. Memorize
these and one might pose as a learned person. Psychologists have
shown us the fallacies of this method of study.
Such
an education utterly neglects to train the thinking faculties or to
prepare the learner to utilize in any practical way what he has
acquired. It would be well, then, before he enters upon the study of
any one subject, for the learner to take serious heed as to how he
should conduct this study. In other words, he should first learn the
simple fundamentals of teaching.
It
is equally important that the subjects should be presented in a sound
pedagogical manner. Here, too, modern psychology has been called
into play. All learning, we are told, depends on the proper stimuli
and responses. Without creative interest and the correlation of
subject with vital, everyday problems there is no educational gain.
The reactions that result in a satisfying response are retained,
while those that are disturbing will not be retained or used. Thus
the educative process is too often a matter of trail and error.
Those who have prepared the lessons in this section of the blog have
had all this in mind. All the problems presented are related to
practical experience; and in working them out the learner should find
the incentive of interest, should be stimulated by satisfying
responses to progress in the mastery of successive steps, and should
discover his thinking power to be growing.
Association
of Ideas.
On
the contrary, in our trial-and-error activity, as response that is
annoying will hinder the learning. One tries to learn how to drive an
automobile. On the first trial he may have an accident due to a
mistake in shifting gears. This discourages him and perhaps results
in his giving up further trial. If, however, on a second trial he
avoids his earlier error, the result is so satisfying that he has an
incentive to go on in his learning. Here it is shown that in
learning we shall advance faster if our responses are not accompanied
by annoyances and if we persist in our trials.
It
is of great assistance in learning if we have two or more
simultaneous reactions to a given stimulus, provided these reactions
have some association. This is called "the association of
ideas." When a child sees its first automobile and comes to
associate the name with the carriage, as well as how he or she felt
and what he or she saw on the ride. Later learning in this blog
study that the word "automobile" comes from the two Latin
words meaning "self" and "moving." It is of great
assistance in learning to have in the mind as many associations as
possible.
In
this association method lies the secret of successful memorizing.
The more associations we establish with a given idea, the more likely
it is that one at least of these will come to mind when we wish to
recall the original idea, and with this will come back to mind the
idea itself. So when we wish to memorize anything we should build up
associations. Take, for example the rule of capital letters in the
title of a composition. Let the letter C of the word capital stand
for conjunctions, A for articles, and P for prepositions. When you
wish to recall the rule, it ought to come to mind: "In the title
of a composition, capitalize all words except conjunctions, articles,
and prepositions."
This
leads us to consider the old-time method of learning. It was
customary to receive a daily assignment of subject matter in a book,
which was to be memorized and then recited from memory. The
incentive of interest was missing. But its worst feature was the
lack of any practical application of each lesson. As a result the
pupil found later on that he could not apply his rules. Moreover,
the chances were against his even recalling the rules. Had he begun,
for example, by actually working out a practical problem such as
measuring the area of a floor or Wall, and then deriving the rule
from the experiment, the rule would be more permanently fixed, and he
would know how to resolve similar problems.
Practical
Applications
The
Will To Learn. Now that we have outlined the process by which
learning is accomplished, it will be well to make practical
application of these ideas to the problem of study.
First
of all must be answered the question: have you the will, the
determination, to study? Without this motive power you will get
nowhere.
Cultivating
Concentration. Can you concentrate? Will-power may be a great aid to
concentration, but if you haven't the ability to shut out from your
mind whatever distracts the attention, you will be seriously
handicapped in studying. However, if you are in earnest you can
accomplish a great deal in cultivating concentration. Avoid the easy
chair; sit at a table, with paper and pencil to make notes. An
active pencil makes for an active mind.
Avoid
Fatigue. Do not work too long at one time. Take time to think it
over. An hour a day, provided there is some definite accomplishment,
and also provided the work is continued regularly day by day, is
better than longer sessions at less frequent intervals. Keeping
consistently at your study is what counts.
Divide
Your Time. Hold your interest by dividing your time between two
subjects, as between grammar and vocabulary work. At first, however,
it may be well to devote most of the time to mastering the tools of
power and progress. This advice will be especially applicable if you
have not had the advantage of school training in learning to use
these tools.
For
answers to exercises, see Contents.
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Charge
the carry with the "Hi" Tech of introduction a gentle
appeal to a heavy Handler,
in
the count on the board to the supply access is the straight Up on the
cork to product,
in
the stimulation of the evaluation has not the Had been in Deed to the
talk of Hand Concept,
as
the addition to the subtraction divides on the Counter of the lay to
that table of Loft.
The
denial of the letter in the Write of the test on the Rider in the
Arena of Event,
breaking
down the object to three Primal phases as the Horse is of character
condition,
on
the breast of the limb to that Hoof is a great beast to Wild on
brushing the pardon,
as
the text in Application is of the knew it is still in the Consider of
every singled Step.
A
Canter X Halt C track Left to cross the Dimension on the
Understanding of the barrel,
that
straight line to the Collection is in the Act of the flavor to bend
the Haunch in power,
the
play to the push off originally kicked on the Tile of the dirt set to
the pad of clarity,
the
cogs of the shoe are drilled in most for grip as the slick in the
Rein is asking Impulsion.
On
the Rockets read dare to the Ignitions of Keyed is the factor that
the Life Itself had Tolled,
to
vibrate with the recording as the groovy ink on lather is the Sweat
of stick or slip,
the
gear of comprehension leaves the Calendar Years to last the echo with
familiar dark,
towards
the March on stealth of portion recognition is Vastly dropped as the
letter Heads.
Nest
in the arm of setting to Hip is than the hopper on the boil of the
simple tack,
complex
in curtain as blinking will enhance the quick to the Think of the
rider on the prance,
an
aspect Idea with original send is in And of the identification of the
print to the tale,
grooming
for the barn in the stability of stake is a Snubbing Post on the
concreted depth for choice.
To
not counter good footing in the art of Short is to be of the measure
that B.D.S.M. is lease art,
as
a picture touches same in invoking of the stimulation does not the
Painter communicate a brain,
fork
the bench Seat with candor of silence that the eyes of the sake will
Mind coat to the Cycle,
as
a tunnel is of Measurement to the scale of the dig is the tube not a
Train in the view of the sign.
The
yield of a Proverb is the transaction of the gear to the level of the
Phrase on the Herd,
a
nurture with The Ice in process melts but at the temperature of
starch it burns the Blind,
a
Polo to the tongue is the anchor of the boast to take the tempest
rising is it daring on the file,
sure
the stuck can bring to Fact the file after been rather conduction is
the Elemental of the Flame of Fire.
Either
in the equal of the School tub of sort or is the Moth the butterfly
before the wings at gift,
molten
is the Hem of say to Cocoon on the Film for in the landing of the
Moon is that Flag a smile,
the
completion of the Purchase that mold to setting Sun branch the
gallantry for the shadow is of mile,
round
to circle on the forward Action of the store as the Milky Way is
barking the stars are often stairs.
One
enormous safety to spring the wealth Discover the reach to the
farther is knowing of the Climb,
ladder
with a structure the design is sailing Time with Ages as the spice to
flavor of the Seer,
bell
the Sage a route to came than in The Faster key heard that Humanity
is caging the morals of the dust,
shower
watch with thimbles that thread gone to Needle than shall the spool
be pulled or offered as a but.
Punctuation,
the Lubricating Agent
IN
THE CONVEYANCE OF THOUGHT in writing or print punctuation is of prime
importance. It makes clear expression and correct understanding. It
is as necessary, though not as natural, as the pauses and vocal
inflections with which every normal person punctuates ordinary
conversation.
Writer
and reader may be likened to a motor-car driver and his guest on a
sight-seeing ride. The driver would wish the sights to be seen in
their most interesting aspect, and correctly valued. He would want
the journey to be smooth, without unpleasant abruptness and confusion
to distract attention from the main objective. And he himself, at
the wheel, would accept the guidance and control of traffic signals:
the green, like a comma, bidding him go ahead but watch the crossing;
and the red like a period, saying "Stop!"
Punctuation
should unobtrusively smooth the way for the passing of mind-pictures
drawn by the writer in words and sentences.
Punctuation,
Lubrication
But
since by itself punctuation draws no pictures, conveys no thought, it
should be used sparingly and with artful simplicity. Like the salt
in well-seasoned food, it should be effective but not too evident.
It should be no more obtrusive that the oil in an axle bearing--but
equally useful in producing smooth progress.
The
function of punctuation is not to ease the shock of involved
construction and furnish an alibi for the writer's laziness or lack
or craftsmanship, but to CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOW of properly
co-ordinated elements of expression.
Skill
in punctuating is an essential part of a writer's equipment. His
product takes on character and expresses personality , in a manner
pleasing or otherwise, according to the use he makes of his tools:
logic, sequence, words, sentence construction, paragraphing, and
punctuation. Simplicity and clearness should be his aim.
