Excerpt from Selected PoemsThis little volume would make upon the general reader a claim for his consideration of the authors whose work it represents by selection. The selection, as every one such, is made according to an individual taste. But any reader who will take the trouble of comparing it with the entire works of these poets will value it as an interesting and very serviceable anthology. And the h0pe is that he will be induced to proceed thus far.A general word is required from some other pen than that of the editor, in order that the reader may have the direction of a friend and a point of view which is in some manner impartial a word which at the same time shall both indicate the nature of this particular collection and cover the character of the whole field from which the editor has so lovingly gathered these ¿owers.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.