Life, 1899-09-07 · page 3 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 183 This page contains two distinct items: **Main Illustration:** "Historical Bits III: The Circumvention of the Native by William Penn" depicts a satirical scene of Native Americans encountering European colonists in formal dress. The cartoon appears to comment on early colonial interactions, suggesting Penn's dealings with Native peoples involved cunning or deception—implied by the word "circumvention" (meaning to get around or outwit). **Text Content:** Two separate pieces follow—"Advice to Young Poets" (satirizing poetry composition by mocking the triolet form's emphasis on sound over substance) and "No Time to Lose" (a brief anecdote about an Arctic explorer). The cartoon's satire critiques colonial-era treatment of Native Americans through historical retrospect, typical of Life magazine's social commentary.
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HISTORICAL BITS. Mt THE CIRCUMVENTION OF THE NATIVE BY WILLIAM PENN. Advice to Young Poets. No Time to Lose. HEN you write a triolet, For in triolets, you know, ‘Try for sound and not for sense, One has never got to think, It’s an easy thing to get, * And I’m writing this to show When you write a triolet, ‘That a triolet, yon know, sternly on the danger of slothfulness. Many words that rhyme in “et.” Mervly needs a moderate flow, **We must make haste.” he said, em. That is all you need do, Hence, Not of thought at all, but ink. phatically, ‘Why, even now the relief When you write a triolet, For in triolets, you know, expedition sent out to rescuc us is two Try for sound and not for sense, Ono has never got to think, hundred miles in advance.” HE Arctic explorer called his little band together, and admonished them comicbooks.com