Excerpt from On the Nature of LyricSame manner as his mind is left at liberty, and even summoned, to act upon its thoughts and images. But though the accompaniment of a musical instrument be frequently dispensed with, the true poet does not there fore abandon his privilege distinct from that of the mere proseman He murmurs near the running brooks A music sweeter than their own.'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.