Poems and Paragraphs (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Poems and Paragraphs In these poems and paragraphs are revealed the versatile attain ments of a mind which leaped in an instant from graceful poetic imagery to the current slang of the ball field, from classic forum to the arena of modern politics, from the mythical lore of the shadowy past to the insistent realities of today. The quaint and kindly philosophy, the spontaneous humor, the shrewd and subtle wit, and the rare gift of epigrammatic expression, were tempered by an infinite human sympathy which sought to cheer and help rather than hurt his fellows, - a generous nature which so con trolled and directed the keen shafts of the mind that, with the power to wound and often the provocation, yet touched so chari tably the follies and foibles of mankind that he left no sting. In this fine chivalric spirit he volunteered as a private soldier, and in his country's service faithfully performed, laid down his young life on the Mexican border, ending at 28 an earthly career so full of achievement that its promise was immeasurable. 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.