| 单词 | acrostic |
| 例句 | I say, “This is him, Calvin. This is Benny Kilmartin. He wrote the acrostic poem. The one in my room. You remember?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z And if she ever wrote one of those acrostic poems from her name, well, that would be very long. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z She assigns us to write an acrostic of our names, which is a poem where, for each letter of your name, you describe yourself with a word or phrase that starts with that letter. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I am done writing this darn acrostic poem. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I say, “Yeah. I don’t read them. Not so much. Just know them by heart. They are old poems. Third grade. Brought those up from my room downstairs when Shayleen moved in. They are acrostics.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z While the rest of the class shares their acrostics, I write a new one in the margin of my notebook, shielding it with my arm so no one can see. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, April 11: our acrostic/backronym contest for movies, books, etc. Style Invitational Week 1170: Derby or not Derby — our famous ‘foal’ contest 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z One thing I found charming is that a medieval commentator began his essay with a poem—an acrostic of his name. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z At age 10, I wrote her an acrostic poem for Mother’s Day that said: “T is for the tasty turkeys you cook.” When I make my mother’s chicken, I bring her back to the table 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z The music is based on an acrostic poem the choreographer George Balanchine wrote in 1946 as a birthday present for the composer Igor Stravinsky. Stepping Into the Balanchine-Stravinsky Continuum 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z You learn about the origins of jigsaw puzzles, acrostics and Archimedes boxes. Perspective | With playhouses dark, interactive theater online is lighting things up 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z She also went the extra mile to decorate his surroundings with a desk lamp and an acrostic like the one Dwight composed in a deleted scene from the show. Baby's 'Office'-inspired Halloween costume is huge hit 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z These paper-doll figures are components in a puzzle, and genuine, untidy humanness would dilute the pleasures of what is, ultimately, the narrative equivalent of an acrostic. Review: Agatha Christie’s Murder Most Orderly and the Comfiest Seats in London 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z They sent instructions to the Hollywood Cemetery to have an acrostic inscribed on the tombstone, one that accomplished the task. What’s That? You Want to be Buried How? 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z He composed a melody and set an acrostic poem to it, with the first letter of each line spelling the name “Igor” in Russian. Review: Ghosts Hover Over a New Collaboration at City Ballet 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The Empress saw that acrostic sonnet as one of the “poems of the week” on the website of the journal Light and ding! Style Invitational Week 1406: The news could be verse 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z And last: Really tough Invitational week: Half acrostic, half limerick — eek! Style Invitational Week 1336: Two ways about it — a double-entendre contest 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z The lines of the text formed an acrostic that read, “God dwells in joy in the midst of sorrow.” ArtsBeat Blog: Remembering September 11 With Music 2011-09-11T21:09:27Z I do acrostics and logic games and crossword puzzles in pen, and if one of those crosswords is too easy I will cover up all the “Across” clues. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: How could anyone waste time on jigsaw puzzles? 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z In Week 1406 we asked for acrostic poems, which vertically spell out a relevant word or name with the first letter of each line. Style Invitational Week 1410: Legends of the fall 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Instead, Stridsberg combines second-person narration, screenplay dialogue, and acrostic poetry to build around her subject a pseudo-history—a fable set, partially, in locales that do not exist, among people who never were. “Valerie” Is an Extraordinary Love Letter to a Radical Feminist 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used a vulgar acrostic to veto a bill by an assemblyman who had heckled the Republican governor when he crashed a Democratic fundraiser. Column: Like Reagan, Schwarzenegger and Brown, Newsom uses veto pen to rein in spending by California lawmakers 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The poem published Tuesday, “Floral Tribute,” is in the form of a double acrostic, which means that the first letter of each line spells out Elizabeth when taken together. Live: Live updates: 500 foreign VIPs expected at queen’s funeral 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The poem employs the form of a double acrostic - meaning the first letter of each line spells out Elizabeth when taken together. Queen Elizabeth II: Poet Laureate Simon Armitage marks death of monarch 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z One picture spelled out the words that for them embodied the Queen in an acrostic: "Quintessential, Unwavering, Eloquent, Elegant, Noble." Notes to Queen Elizabeth II: Paddington bears, memories and messages 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z We love a good sonnet, acrostic or villanelle. Make room for these fun holidays on your 2022 calendar 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The album title is an acrostic for her family nickname, Simbi - and her lyrics often delve into the darkest corners of her backstory. The 21 best albums and songs of 2021 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z One of the greatest American composers, clearly the greatest lyricist — and, by virtue of those two rarely linked greatnesses, the essential musical dramatist of our time — wanted to talk about double acrostics. The Essential Musical Dramatist Who Taught Us to Hear 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Times fan and acrostic enthusiast, consider this booklet of more than 80 crossword puzzles in a range of difficulties. Rep the Los Angeles Times with the best gifts from our store 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z As someone who doesn’t start his day with a crossword or, heaven forbid, an acrostic, I felt as though I had wandered into a tribe of idle eggheads. Review: Crossword master David Kwong tries to turn puzzles into theater. It's not easy 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z "No like this actually happened. Real members of Congress tweeting out real conspiracy theories. In an acrostic no less," Hill tweeted. Gosar fires back after Katie Hill rips his 'Epstein' tweets: You taught the country what a 'throuple' was 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The Boston Globe reports 23-year-old Miranda Phaal found what she believes to be an acrostic while reviewing the poem about the biblical story of Adam and Eve as a senior at Tufts University last year. College grad says she found secret message in classic poem 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z I have often thought of those double acrostics, their letters tossed through the air like shuttlecocks, in trying to understand how Mr. Sondheim managed to do what he did. The Essential Musical Dramatist Who Taught Us to Hear 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Cooper says that when he applied to graduate school for photography, in New Mexico, Graves wrote a recommendation, in the form of an acrostic that spelled A-R-T-I-S-T. A Photographer at the Ends of the Earth 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z They’d written an acrostic with “Grace” and “Cyrus” intersecting at the “r,” an uneven cross. A Year Without a Name 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z When arranged in verse, the acrostic of the first letters spelled out "Close by Ampthill". The treasure hunt that gripped a nation 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z An acrostic uses the first letters of poem lines to spell a message. College grad says she found secret message in classic poem 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Underlying all these achievements — and his skill with double acrostics — was something I can only call computational brilliance: He had more brain cells constantly at work storing, sorting and recalling information than most of us. The Essential Musical Dramatist Who Taught Us to Hear 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Alter emphasizes similar effects in the Hebrew Bible—the way in which passages in Lamentations, for instance, are shaped as acrostics. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Just as important as his family photos is a cross with the words Jesus Saves written as an acrostic. Keepsakes give police feeling of security, protection 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z He started with acrostic love poems, which he would create for verse-challenged undergraduate swains at the University of North Carolina, at 25 cents a pop and up. In a lost essay, a glimpse of an elusive poet and slave 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Scholars have found what appear to be other “Paradise Lost” acrostics, including one discovered in 1977. College grad says she found secret message in classic poem 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The entire membership of the president’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities, appointed by Barack Obama, resigned on Friday in a letter that featured an acrostic spelling out the word “RESIST”. Trump praises Bannon but will skip Kennedy arts event over Charlottesville 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z When he was in the fifth grade, he wrote an acrostic and each letter spelled out everything he aspired to accomplish. Prichard Colón has been in a vegetative state since 2015 bout, but his parents fight on 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The gravestone carries an acrostic of her name, talking about how she suffered, how good she was. The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Sparkes also detected acrostic messages concealed in the inscriptions that he said spelled “Pearce” and “Fake”—to him clear signs of fraud. Is This Stone Linked to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Some weeks later, on his bureau, I find an acrostic that Ficre made, which exhausted variations on the word “hawk.” Mourning a Husband 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The New York Times has featured its crossword puzzle since 1942, while other newspapers have carried comics, word puzzles and acrostics. To Spur Traffic at News Sites, Just Travoltify 2014-03-06T02:32:32Z Poems, acronyms, acrostics, and other types of word play fall into this category. Drinking from a firehose: can research into the human mind help with medical school memorization? 2012-07-26T21:45:07.370Z It is a Hebrew class, beginning with the Aleph Bet — there is a six-word Arabic acrostic of the 22 Hebrew letters to help students remember. Gaza Journal: Hamas-Run Schools in Gaza Set Out to Teach Hebrew 2012-05-23T00:52:36Z Next is a copy of an acrostic epitaph from Tewkesbury Abbey. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z He annoyed Mr. Cobbett by a foolish acrostic, on the name of Hunt. Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z The initial letters of the first words in the psalms selected for this purpose form the name “Maria,” as do those of the corresponding antiphons—thus producing a double acrostic on her name. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z Yet you challenge me, who never ventured at an acrostic in all my life. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z It is an acrostic; the poetry I leave to the judgment of my readers. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z "I suppose I used to know something about Tasmania; but then I used to be very good at acrostics, and I can't do them now." A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z The earnest teacher will be drawn irresistibly from the use of the chalk in diagrams, acrostics, and the like, to simple drawings; and by this time he will realize the importance of simplicity. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Most of Gringoire’s works conclude with an acrostic giving the name of the author. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z To test Mr. Roby's power of language in a sportive mood, the first letter and last word in each line of the following acrostic were given him one evening. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z I play word games and do crossword puzzles, acrostics and word jumbles. Celebrated poet Maya Angelou speaks about a life well and creatively lived 2011-10-24T21:21:58Z Then from poetry he would turn to romances, fables, stories, epigrams, madrigals, logographs, acrostics, charades, enigmas, and impromptus; and he even wrote a comic opera. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Many of the pieces are acrostics, and several are curiously shaped on the page-dwindling or expanding in various forms, according to the quaint fancy of the poet. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z When viewed in sequence, the avatars spelt the acrostic "H I R E M E". How far would you go to get a job? 2011-07-17T19:30:01Z It is solved by a curious acrostic found by Patsy. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z Now one starts an acrostic on the prince's name, in which each side takes alternate letters; then the other versifies some sacred passage, which his opponent must catch up when he breaks off. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z In 1789 the library of the chapter of Loches possessed a manuscript containing nearly a thousand Latin sonnets in praise of Agnes, all acrostics, and made by a canon of that city. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z At the beginning of “Sylvie and Bruno” is a little poem in three verses which forms an acrostic on my name. The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland 2011-04-30T02:00:12.447Z Once the two designers used their aliases to follow particular creative directors, the acrostic would be clearly visible on their targets' Twitter profiles. How far would you go to get a job? 2011-07-17T19:30:01Z It contained, among other nonsense, an acrostic of my sister’s name—and a pretty long name it is. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Don Quixote gave it as his experience that no woman would believe that a poem was written expressly for her unless it made an acrostic on her name spelt out in full. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Of such firsts, seconds, and thirds is the acrostic of life made up. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Most Armenian poems embody acrostics, and their poets began to rhyme in the 8th century or thereabouts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" A poem of which both first and last letters are thus arranged is called a double acrostic. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Nor is it without a subtle propriety that this Psalm is arranged as an acrostic under the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The Christian Use of the Psalter Vexatious riddles of conduct were ignored like the acrostics of old newspapers, and Jenny was happier than she had ever been. Carnival Wesley finds out something on the voyage home.—An acrostic. The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls My short note was an acrostic, and taking the first word of each line and reading it down formed this sentence: “I write with soda.” In and Out of Rebel Prisons In modern times Edgar Allen Poe has written quite remarkable acrostic verses. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide I suppose the answer to the first bit of the acrostic is simple enough. Cynthia's Chauffeur Occasionally there was a leading article, and now and then an acrostic appeared. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land I would like to close this chapter with an acrostic I once heard on the word "Faith." The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls When the canto fermo is in notes of equal length and is sung without intermission, it is of course as rigid a mechanical device as an acrostic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" Making such sorts of verse belongs to the same class of pleasures as guessing acrostics or “burying proverbs.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Acrostic.—I send you a very curious acrostic, copied from a monument in the Church of St. Germans, Cornwall. Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The capital letters at the side referred to a double acrostic. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land The French find a superstitious encouragement in an acrostic which some ingenious journalist has constructed out of the names of the Commanders-in-Chief of the French and British armies. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone They who will devote twelve hours a day to the unravelling of acrostics, may discover nearly all the enigmas of a weekly newspaper with a separate editor for such difficulties. Marion Fay There used to be a popular acrostic the foundation of which is the subject of much speculation. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Many were clever acrostics, going right through the alphabet from Aleph, which is A, to Tau, which is T, for Z comes near the beginning of the Hebrew alphabet. Dreamers of the Ghetto Indeed, his name was a useful acrostic to the revolutionary party, who shouted "Viva Verdi," when they meant "Viva Vittorio Emanuele Re D' Italia." Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History As you will be dead in an hour," he said, "the fact of your being a dyspeptic need not trouble you any more than if you were an acrostic. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 Be very careful to give a clear and correct definition of words used in word squares, diamond puzzles, beheadings, acrostics, and charades. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The name of the scribe is written in a kind of acrostic, and forms part of the text, running through three columns and is found in the book of Deuteronomy. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Again, as the Hebrew acrostic psalms demonstrably served as models to the older Syrian Church poets, so, in turn, Syriac psalmody probably became the pattern synagogue poetry followed. Jewish Literature and Other Essays I am not referring to acrostics, anagrams, charades, and that sort of thing, but to puzzles that contain an original idea. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Conceits, acrostics, and untranslatable word-plays hold much too prominent a place, but for perfection of form the poems of this time are unrivalled. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era A fish—derived from the acrostic ichtbus—symbolized the Saviour; a cross was the visible token of redeeming grace. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life But Quintana's cipher proved to be only an easy acrostic—the very simplest of secret messages. The Flaming Jewel The answer to the acrostic is “mantrap”; the missing rhyme is “mishap.” Marge Askinforit After amusing themselves with square words and double acrostics, they drifted to conundrums, and Bob asked: “Which letter of the Dutch alphabet spells an English lady of rank?” Patty's Friends She went through her scene with the little maid, and when the doors were bumped together, Mr. Grimes of the Romance Languages, a noted success at anagrams, acrostics, and charades, announced, "Dray." Tutors' Lane The first was labelled "Repos Pacificque," and represented by means of seven personages an acrostic on the royal name of Charles. The Story of Rouen But Quintana's cipher proved to be only an easy acrostic — the very simplest of secret messages. The Flaming Jewel As a novelty, the following acrostic is presented. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics I was going to make a nice little series of acrostics on all of your names. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life One of Cuthbert Bede's proudest memories was the introduction of the double acrostic. The History of "Punch" The popular feeling is expressed in a rather limping acrostic on his name, of which I quote only the first quarter. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts They are not less absurd, who expose to public ridicule the name of their mistress by employing it to form their acrostics. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 But then in the hands of Swinburne an acrostic would cease to be artificial. Figures of Several Centuries "What a shame!" cried the indignant original of the acrostic. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life He did not claim to have invented it, for he knew of the monkish acrostics; but for six months he had amused his friends with his revival before he showed them to Mark Lemon. The History of "Punch" The principal inn was naturally called the Shield of France; and the town-clerk made rhymed acrostics for the ladies of society. Ten Tales So it was with Elisabeth: Christopher was the correct answer to life's current acrostic; and as long as she was with Christopher she was content. The Farringdons "The first altar," written by Dosiadas of Rhodes, is the earliest instance of a Greek acrostic, or of any one which formed words. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour To make this task of memorization easier many of the Jewish hymns were written in acrostic form—that is, each line or stanza began with a different letter in the order of the Hebrew alphabet. Hebrew Life and Times The clever fellows, the minor masters, who might have been artists if painting had not absorbed all their energies, were throughout that period for ever setting themselves technical acrostics and solving them. Art In the making or solving of double acrostics, has it ever occurred to you to consider the variety and limitation of the pair of initial and final letters available for cross words? Amusements in Mathematics Neither the acrostic nor the Alexandrine has the property assigned to it here. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson An acrostic is a play upon spelling, as a pun is upon sound; and in both cases the complication is too slight for real humour. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The first four chapters are acrostic, that is each verse begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books A humble admirer of Mr. Lionel Moore's great impersonation of Harry Thornhill begged to forward the enclosed acrostic, and might he be allowed to print it in the Mudborough Young Men's Mutual Improvement Magazine? Prince Fortunatus They were in the form of acrostic verses; the letters of the first verse of each oracle containing in regular sequence the initial letters of all the subsequent verses. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in acrostic land, There thou may'st wings display and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways. English Satires NICHOLAS: I send you an acrostic which I have made, and I hope you will print it.—Yours truly, B. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated He has left us his name, imbedded in runic letters as an acrostic, in the last canto of the poem, q.v. Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems The musical little acrostic by the sorority poet gratified her beyond expression. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware And evidently Shakespeare intended to begin the 51st sonnet with the same acrostic; but, with Elizabethan laxity, misspelled Mr. Taft's name as TOFT. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned I mention this curious device on the part of Higden because another similar acrostic occurs elsewhere. English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day By taking one letter from each line of this verse, you will find an acrostic which spells a holiday greeting. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 He doesn't only write acrostics; he writes prose as well. Lewis Rand In the evenings we never failed to receive the Mafeking evening paper, and were able to puzzle our heads over its excellent acrostics, besides frequently indulging in a pleasant game of cards. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time Again, the 119th Psalm is an acrostic, or an alphabetical Psalm. The Children's Six Minutes "Literature and crime, nice things to eat and drink, snuff and acrostics—these serve to fill my leisure and represent my vices and virtues," he confessed. The Red Redmaynes The old chess and acrostic evenings hardly ever happened now. If Winter Comes It is written in a series of rhymed alphabetical acrostics. Chapters on Jewish Literature Wogan solved the first four, and found that the initial letters of the words were C, L, E, M. The answer to the acrostic was "Clementina." Clementina Now when you want anything printed in the Bulletin you have to send a sworn statement that there isn't an acrostic concealed in it. Left Tackle Thayer "What you said about acrostics interested me," he began. The Red Redmaynes Rare, therefore, the old chess and acrostic evenings and most keenly anticipated, accordingly, this—the first for a fortnight—on the eve of New Year's Eve. If Winter Comes The hymns were unrhymed and unmetrical, but they may have been written in the form of alphabetical acrostics, such as appear in the 119th and a few other Psalms. Chapters on Jewish Literature I mean alliteration, play upon words, the acrostic arrangement, and epigrammatic effects. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Another bit of personal verse in my scrap-book is suggested by the reference to Morgan Bates in the letter of September 12th in the form of an acrostic to Clara Doty Bates, his wife. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Our acrostics are a trifle smarter, but all run into one form. The Red Redmaynes And to all these mental exercises—chess, acrostics and Patience—an added interest was given by Mr. Fargus's presentation of them as illustrative of his theory of life. If Winter Comes He uses a maze of alphabetical acrostics, line by line he wreathes into his compositions the words of successive Bible texts. Chapters on Jewish Literature But I have written an acrostic against Guedalyah the greengrocer, virulent as serpent's gall. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People There are acrostics, in which the couplets begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; double acrostics, and other refinements of literary ingenuity; the sure signs of a flamboyant and decadent literature. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible Life's too short; but if I devoted a year to a perfect acrostic, you bet your life it would take my fellow creatures a year to guess it. The Red Redmaynes It's just exactly like a chess problem or an acrostic. If Winter Comes The comic papers served him up in puns, conundrums, and acrostics, of the most satirical import. Round the Block I'll take the acrostic out of the next edition and let him rot in oblivion. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People In proof of this it is merely necessary to notice the dedication of the former "To his Honourable Master, Sir Richard Wenman, Knight," and the verses and acrostics in the MS. Notes and Queries, Number 17, February 23, 1850 There is an acrostic upon your name waiting for you here from Marie.' Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism In Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert In his leisure from these flights Mr. Fargus was intensely absorbed in chess, in the game of Patience, and in the solution of acrostics. If Winter Comes For years I have puzzled over it, thinking that it might be some form of acrostic, but I can make nothing of it. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life Bullies might break Moses's head in this world, but in the next he would sit on a gold chair in Paradise among the saints and sing exegetical acrostics to all eternity. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People They both follow in their acrostic structure an unusual order of the Hebrew alphabet, differing in this respect from chapters 1 and 3. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Beside him, the complex little individualities among her acquaintances seemed like the acrostics of a children's puzzle column. The Second Generation Why, Sabre, that's just where you are with an acrostic or in chess. If Winter Comes Mrs. Williams replied with the following acrostic upon Lamb's name, which Mr. Cecil Turner, a descendant, has sent me and which I give according to his copy:— The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays I made one of the poems an acrostic on his name, so that he might be handed down to posterity. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People This acrostic form was probably adopted in order to aid the memory, and suggests that from the first these poems were written to be used in public. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism The poem at the beginning of "Sylvie and Bruno" is an acrostic on her name— Is all our Life, then, but a dream, Seen faintly in the golden gleam Athwart Times's dark, resistless stream? The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) When this method fails, they have two others more effectual, which the learned among them call acrostics and anagrams. Gulliver's Travels The epitaph on page 65 and the acrostic on page 107 were written for the same lady. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays He wrote after the mediaeval model—with a profusion of acrostics and double rhyming—not with the bald duplications of primitive Hebrew poetry. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People It is almost inconceivable that he would subject his poetic genius to the rigid limitations of the acrostic structure. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism When he gave books to children, he very often wrote acrostics on their names on the fly-leaf. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) He had made a desperate attempt, one night, and had sat up all night for the purpose, to write an acrostic on Florence, which affected him to tears in the conception. Dombey and Son The acrostic on page 65 is to another. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays I want to show you my acrostic on Simon Wolf; ah! Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Chapter 5, on the contrary, is in the three-beat measure and lacks the acrostic structure of the preceding chapters. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Few readers require to be told that anagrams and acrostics were formerly one of the most fashionable species of composition. The Lucasta Poems It's an acrostic—the name at this moment is Warren, and the idea's a convertible one, and a positive inspiration for Jarley. The Old Curiosity Shop Making such sorts of verse belongs to the same class of pleasures as guessing acrostics or "burying proverbs." Familiar Studies of Men and Books The name acrostic is also applied to alphabetical or ``abecedarian'' verses. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Each of these four is also an acrostic, that is, each succeeding line or group of lines begins with a succeeding letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism I had an acrostic once sent to me upon my own name, which I was not at all pleased with. Emma Mr Slum then withdrew to alter the acrostic, after taking a most affectionate leave of his patroness, and promising to return, as soon as he possibly could, with a fair copy for the printer. The Old Curiosity Shop I like your song much; but I will say no more, for fear you should think I wanted to scratch you into approbation of my past, present, or future acrostics. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 The monks of the middle ages, who wrote in Latin, were fond of acrostics, as well as the poets of the Middle High German period, notably Gottfried of Strassburg and Rudolph of Ems. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 It is endorsed by Reeve—'Lord Derby's acrostic on Gladstone;' but it does not appear whether the attributing it to Lord Derby was on positive knowledge or on mere current gossip. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. His acrostic was finished, and into his heart had crept some of the beauty of those precious words, which he had found for the first time. Tip Lewis and His Lamp Who now in anagrams their patron praise, Or sing their mistress in acrostic lays? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 She showed them some curious valentines, whose initials spelled names or words, and were called acrostics, and told of some quaint old-fashioned valentines that had been sent to her grandmother. Marjorie's New Friend Double acrostics are such as are so constructed, that not only initial letters of the lines, but also the middle or last letters, form words. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 I am the Empire in the last of its decline, That sees the tall, fair-haired Barbarians pass,—the while Composing indolent acrostics, in a style Of gold, with languid sunshine dancing in each line. Poems of Paul Verlaine The acrostics lay in a great white heap on Mr. Burrows' desk, not a name written on any of them. Tip Lewis and His Lamp His rhyming jests, his quatrains, couplets, acrostics, epigrams, and songs, which were sometimes rather risky, though they had a certain coarsely witty quality, were often quoted. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House It is an acrostic, and the fetters of alphabetic sequence are not favourable to progress or continuity of thought. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes The term acrostic is also applied to the formation of words from the initial letters of other words. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Just imagine this silly acrostic furnishing gossip for Quebec and matter for the Gazette for two months! Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present "Who will tell me what an acrostic is?" Tip Lewis and His Lamp They will strengthen the tone of your mind after its weak diet on acrostics. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 The acrostic was formerly in vogue for valentine and love verses. Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby "The crew are guessing at an acrostic, and occasionally they get a glimmering of it." Literary Lapses The acrostic in her honor is anonymous, and occasion is taken in the course of it to almost mention some other young ladies by the way of making a climax of her charms. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Why not find his acrostic in the Bible, and write it out? among so many, many verses, he would be sure to find what he wanted. Tip Lewis and His Lamp P.S.—I have gone lately into the acrostic line. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 I have gone lately into the acrostic line. Charles Lamb The speakers are like persons who have both leisure and inclination to make riddles on their own situation, and to twist and turn every object or incident into acrostics and anagrams. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays His acrostics were sought after to grace the albums of fair ladies. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present "I expect you had about the best acrostic, this afternoon, that can be written." Tip Lewis and His Lamp I am afraid I shall sicken you of acrostics; but this last was written to order. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 "Do you like acrostics?" she said, peeping up through her long eyelashes at the old general. Magnum Bonum Charades would provide a much more exciting means of spending the evening; and, in comparison with the sights he witnesses, anagrams and acrostics are positively thrilling. Europe Revised I must show you an acrostic a gentleman—he was a lieutenant in the 53rd—made upon it. Wives and Daughters "Must an acrostic always be written in poetry?" Tip Lewis and His Lamp Lamb respectfully informs his friends and the public in general, that he is leaving off business in the acrostic line, as he is going into an entirely new line. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 Barbara and Sydney lived upon those acrostics in their travelling bags till they reached Folkestone, and had grown intimate over them. Magnum Bonum We want to be quite well to tackle double acrostics and to have access to books. An Autobiography A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza: read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.... Herb of Grace "Howard," said Mr. Burrows, "come to the board and give us an acrostic on the word boy." Tip Lewis and His Lamp “I’m looking for a job, not an acrostic.” The Efficiency Expert Can there be any reason but laziness, and want of application, that makes him never succeed in anything, except in answering riddles and acrostics in the papers? Magnum Bonum In the end I prepared a book of charades and double acrostics, for the printing and binding of which Mrs. Watts paid. An Autobiography You know how I am at charades and acrostics. Tish "Sense or nonsense, just as you please, so as it shows us what an acrostic is." Tip Lewis and His Lamp Moreover, they imposed upon themselves rather complicated rules, the most simple forms adopted being rhyme and acrostic. Rashi He is like a quincunx of trees, which counts five,—east, west, north, or south; or an initial, medial, and terminal acrostic. Essays — First Series I have seen Tory acrostics and Whig anagrams, and do not quarrel with either of them because they are Whigs or Tories, but because they are anagrams and acrostics. Essays and Tales His leisure hours he spent in the writing of edifying novels, the composition of acrostics in Latin Verse, and in playing battledore and shuttlecock with his little nieces. Eminent Victorians "Mr. Burrows, why is that called by such a queer name as acrostic?" Tip Lewis and His Lamp In the numberless odes, sonnets, and acrostics addressed to her by a hundred Pandits and poets her charms were sung with prodigious triteness. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance Go and make your elegies and your acrostics, you trifler! Catherine De Medici But besides these there are compound acrostics, when the principal letters stand two or three deep. Essays and Tales So you may toy with imagery in mere intellectual ingenuity, and then you might as well go write acrostics: or you may toy with it in raptures, and then you may write a Sensitive Plant. Shelley; an essay In an acrostic the beginnings of the lines are arranged in order. Tip Lewis and His Lamp The acrostic was probably invented about the same time with the anagram, though it is impossible to decide whether the inventor of the one or the other were the greater blockhead. Essays and Tales Not far from these was the body of acrostics, made up of very disproportioned persons. Essays and Tales There is another near relation of the anagrams and acrostics, which is commonly called a chronogram. Essays and Tales |
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