hundred years. I have included also a history of the
sestina, which is the only full account of this little
known and beautiful form.

For generous encouragement of my work I owe
acknowledgment to fellow members of The American
Poetry Association and to many other friends, but espe-
cially to Miss Fannie R. Brewerof Hingham and Mr.
Maurice W. Parker of Cohasset.

To Professor Llewellyn Bullock of Manchester, Eng-
land, I am indebted for the use of his unpublished work
on the sixteenth century Italian sonnet and his helpful
criticism of that part of my history. To Professor
Walter Silz of Harvard I owe special acknowledgment
for directing me to the information available about the
German sestina.

WILMON BREWER.

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