, ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Pol o ▁Club . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁L odge ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁to ▁both ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁committee ▁in ▁Washington . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁successfully ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁naval ▁cad et . ▁L odge ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁who ▁p enn ed ▁a ▁fond ▁introduction ▁for ▁the ▁post hum ous ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁collection ▁Po ems ▁and ▁D ram as ▁of ▁George ▁Cab ot ▁L odge . ▁He ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁del icate ▁son net s , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁W ave , ▁Es sex , ▁and ▁Tr umb ull ▁St ick ney ▁( St ick ney ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁adm ir er ), ▁several ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁anth olog ized . ▁His ▁style ▁and ▁art istic ▁out look ▁were ▁deeply ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁p ess im ism ▁of ▁Sch open h auer ▁and ▁Gia como ▁Leop ardi , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁French ▁influ ences ▁including ▁Baud ela ire ▁and ▁Le con te ▁de ▁Lis le . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁collected ▁po ems ▁and ▁dram as , ▁in ▁two ▁volumes , ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁by ▁H ought on ▁M if fl in ▁Company . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁married ▁Math