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Reproduction of the original: The Lazy Minstrel by J. Ashby-Sterry

Reproduction of the original: The Lazy Minstrel by J. Ashby-Sterry

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Excerpt from Boudoir BalladsAbout 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...

Excerpt from A Tale of the ThamesIt was the pursuit of this natural but neglected pastime that had brought the two, after an excellent early breakfast at the King's Head, Cirencester, vigorously tramping along the Tetbury Road as far as Thames Head Bridge. From the bridge they descended to the towing path of the nearly dry canal, thence they wandered down the bank into the pleasant meadow, hoping to discover the Source of the Thames. Our two f...

Excerpt from Cucumber Chronicles a Book to Be Taken in SlicesThe sky is cloudless, the sun is brilliant. The wind has dropped, the sail ¿aps idly, there is a faint rustle of the foliage, and a tiny ripple gurgles musically against the stem of the good ship S/zuttlecork, as I drift lazily down the dear old River. It is one of the finest days we have had this year: it is tremendously hot, and Cucumber Chronicles hath to mine ear a refreshing sou...

Excerpt from The River RhymerH alf-hidden in its grassy bed You'll find that slender silver thread The tiny Thames which, here set free, Begins its journey to the sea I.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, pres...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Bystander: Or Leaves for the LazyWeek in the columns of T he Graphic an enormous, audience at home and abroad. Judging from the many unknown friends I have thus made, wherever the English language is spoken, and the countless pleasant letters I receive from all quarters of the globe, from unknown correspondents, I fancy it is just possible there may be some who will be inclined to welcome an old friend in a new character that ...

Excerpt from The Shuttlecock Papers: A Book for an Idle HourNursed by dainty damsels and its words whispered by them to the lazy ripple of the summer sea or be come their canoe-companion beneath the leafy shade of some of the loveliest spots of the Upper Thames, or have its pages carelessly fluttered by dimpled fingers under the limes to the solemn cawing of the grave old rooks, at certain pleasant country houses that I wot of if, during the e...

Excerpt from Tiny TravelsCan scarcely imagine my guide' will furnish any substantial intellectual food for its readers, but I am not without hope that, as a light soa¿ée, it may not prove an unpalateable addition to the book banquet of the hour. There may be times when even the most well-regulated tourist may become weary of the erudition of Murray, dazzled with the figures of Bradshaw, and jaded with the com prehensiveness of Baedeker. If suc...

About the Book Books about English Poetry have a long history, beginning with Anglo-Saxon poetry, through the Middle Ages and the Elizabethan period of William Shakespeare, followed by The Romantic Movement, Scottish Romanticism, and the Welsh Renaissance. Titles include: A London plane-tree, and other verse, A selection from the love poetry of William Butler Yeats, Alfred Tennyson, Andrew Marvell, 1621-1678, Tercentenary Tributes, Ballads fro...

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Excerpt from A Tale of the Thames It was the pursuit of this natural but neglected pastime that had brought the two, after an excellent early breakfast at the King's Head, Cirencester, vigorously tramping along the Tetbury Road as far as Thames Head Bridge. From the bridge they descended to the towing path of the nearly dry canal, thence they wandered down the bank into the pleasant meadow, hoping to discover the Source of the Thames. Our two...

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