Excerpt from The Poets and Nature: Reptiles, Fishes, and InsectsWkerein jean Ingelow is delzglztfully avenged. For lzaving in m y first volume premised tbat I was not dealing wit/z contemporary Poets, I quoted largely from tkat most ckarming Writer, and my feelings may or may not be imagined on receiving, a few days after tbe publication of my book, an invitation to a garden-party, signed jean Inge/ow tidy pleasure in discovering my mistake was increased by being tlzus enabled to dedicate my second volume to one of tbe most exquisite Poets of Nature and most tender Interpreters of tke.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.