Excerpt from Ben Nebo: A Pilgrimage in the South Seas, In Three CantosThis is the second edition of Ben Nebo, the success of th first, warranting the assumption that its successor would b equally well received. To the chief Poem, are added a mumbe of shorter works, varied in character, and as such, calculated t please as varied tastes. Each of these is inscribed to some per sen of note, either in Literature, Art, Medicine, Jurisprudence Journalism and Commerce, the distinction so accorded, bein the result of friendship, or of personal esteem, entertained by th author for those thus honored, who exercises the privilege of poet in so doing.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.