Preface to A way out -- The figure a poem makes -- The constant symbol -- Education by poetry -- Maturity no object -- The hear-say ballad -- Introduction to King Jasper -- The poetry of Amy Lowell -- A romantic chasm -- Preface to Memoirs of the notorious Stephen Burroughs -- Perfect day, a day of prowess -- The prerequisites -- Remarks accepting the Gold Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters -- Letter to The Amherst student -- On Emerson.