Excerpt from Scottish Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyThere has hitherto existed no anthology of the Scottish poetry of the Stuart Period. Owing to this circumstance, and to the consequent difficulty of forming a comprehensive judgment, it has been usual to consider that period somewhat lightly. The credit of the productions of the time has also suffered greatly from the typographical di¿i culties which have stood in the way of clear reading. These have been enough, in many cases, not only to obscure the beauties, but to obliterate the meaning of the poems. It is hoped that the present volume, by clearing away these obstructions and affording means of collective perusal, may, help towards a more popular appreciation of the work of a neglected century.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.