Posts by Dr. Boli

LONGFELLOW’S NIGHTMARE.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 15, 2025. 2 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is one of the Royal Quiet De Luxe machines that seem to pile up when one’s attention is elsewhere; this one is from 1953 and writes in Elite type.

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A STRATEGY FOR SURVIVAL ON VALENTINE’S DAY.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 14, 2025. No comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter, of course, is an Olivetti Valentine.

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PRINCIPLES OF RHETORIC.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 13, 2025. One comment.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe with Pica type.

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APOLOGIA PRO VERSIFICATIONE SUA.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 12, 2025. One comment.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is an Underwood Standard Portable that is 99 years old this year.

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HOW DO I WRITE A POEM?

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 11, 2025. One comment.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Smith Corona SD-760 with a Tempo 10 printwheel.

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PERSPICUOUS.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 10, 2025. One comment.

Transcribed below. This Royal Safari is entirely different from yesterday’s, which was one of the last Royal typewriters made in the United States; this one was made in the 1980s by the Messa factory in Portugal.

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UNHEROIC VERSE.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 9, 2025. 3 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal Safari from 1968. Since we were discussing the question of where the tab key goes, Dr. Boli should point out that this machine does not have a tabulator. Instead, it has Magic Columns^®. The difference between a tabulator and Magic Columns^® is entirely in the ®.

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