Lays From the Cimbric Lyre

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Excerpt from Lays From the Cimbric Lyre: With Various VersesSo far I have spoken of the inherent dignity of what I would were my art, but I have learnt better than to claim for myself its laurels. My object so far was chie¿y to assert a truth often silenced in the din and strife of an age bent only on what it con siders useful and practical, perhaps also to conciliate the compassion of the more favoured brethren of the lyre, for one who approached to worship in the temple of the Muses, but, startled at his own feet steps on the solemn pavement, laid down his offering, and, conscious of unworthiness, departed. It is in sickness of heart that I close abruptly what was begun as a labour of love and hope. This preface, and the poems which it announces, are like the last sigh with which the drowning man attests his resig nation and despair of life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.