Meditative Hours: And Other Poems (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 8. 7. 2015. - 244 страница Excerpt from Meditative Hours: And Other Poems A very few words shall suffice to preface the poems contained in the following pages, and to explain the reason of their publication. Their composition has been the pleasant labour of leisure hours, and has been prompted by thoughts and feelings which the author felt desirous to record. And since his love of the beautiful in nature and in song has not only yielded him intense pleasure, and raised him above the dull routine, but has also improved his own mind and heart, he trusts that the hope of producing corresponding impressions upon con genial minds may be a sufficient apology for giving these poems to the world. With these motives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |