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Excerpt from Our Modern Athens, or Who Is First?: A PoemWith these remarks, by way of preface, we respectfully invite the reader to the banquet of amusement which is embodied in Our Modern Athens, or, Who is First? If encouraged in this little affair, we shall continue our efforts to assist in beating down those notions, peculiar to a certain class in this community, which, while innocent enough in themselves, Operate deleteriously on persons ...

Excerpt from Intellectual PeopleMr theme is culture, and the cultured mind, Which looks with pity on the common hind Assumes the air of Fortune's favored ones, And through this life with self-assertion runs, Be mine the task, however sad to do, To bring my subject clearly to the view, Ignoring Fear and all its trembling train.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgotte...

Excerpt from State Street: A SatireState Street.When Justice, heavenly Maid! was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft, to hear her law, Would throng around her open door, Exulting, trembling, raging, fainting, Possest beyond the Muse's painting, While "Modern Athens, " yet untouchedBy love of riches overmuch, Was noted for its lofty tone, And manners which might grace a throne!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes...

Excerpt from The Lost Love: And Other VerseIT is the business of an author, especially, of a satirist, to say much he would gladly not say, if he could be silent, yet be true to himself and the public. His duty is to show all sides of human nature, that it may be known of what manner of make we are. While life continues to be the long sigh that it is, I cannot, as an author, walk into the sin which keeps up this condi tion, too earnestly. Not ...

Our Modern Athens - Poem is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1860. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes...

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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Excerpt from State Street: A SatireWhile lives made up of selfish Sham, Plebeian cheek, and coat of Ham, With purses filled with filthy wealth, TO nobler thoughts the very death! Who do and say but for a name, To ventilate e'en more their shame, Thus advertising their bad breed, Their nasty and plebeian seed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis boo...

Excerpt from The Lost Love: And Other Verse IT is the business of an author, especially, of a satirist, to say much he would gladly not say, if he could be silent, yet be true to himself and the public. His duty is to show all sides of human nature, that it may be known of what manner of make we are. While life continues to be the long sigh that it is, I cannot, as an author, walk into the sin which keeps up this condi tion, too earnestly. No...

Excerpt from Our Modern Athens, or Who Is First?: A Poem 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 imp...

Excerpt from Intellectual People "Ye swell as though ye had conceived some great matter, but, as for that which ye are delivered of, who knoweth it not?" - Job. Culture. My theme is culture, and the cultured mind, Which looks with pity on the common hind, Assumes the air of Fortune's favored ones, And through this life with self-assertion runs, Be mine the task, however sad to do, To bring my subject clearly to the view, Ignoring Fear...

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Intellectual People is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these b...

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