Excerpt from Metrical Tales, and Other PoemsLet me but stray through leafy groves, Where feathered son'gsters chant their loves, Or sit where silver waters ¿ow Beneath the summer sunset's glow, And, asp'rete from the vulgar throng, Entwine my fancies into song, And should the Muse inspire my strain, The public hear, and not dis¿ain To turn on me its kind regards, Ahd rank me with my country's bardsa My soul, uplifted to the skies.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.