Memoirs and Correspondence of Coventry Patmore, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Memoirs and Correspondence of Coventry Patmore, Vol. 1By far the most interesting of the available docu ments are those relating to Patmore's first courtship and marriage, nor have there been any which have put so severe a strain upon the discretion of his biographer. The charm of these is so great, the light they throw on his own and on his first wife's character so intense, that the temptation to employ them too freely has been strong. A somewhat liberal use of them seems indeed to be both de manded and justified, demanded, because Patmore is best known as the poet of wedded love, and there fore a special interest attaches to records of his affection for the wife who was the chief motive of his verse, justified, for his published work abounds in candid self-expression, never more fully than on this very subject. Indeed the limits he has set are none too strait, and within these his biographer may move in safety, nor do I think that those who know his writing best will accuse me of having vio lated the boundary which he has indicated.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.