Sylvia Or The May Queen PDF Download

Excerpt from Queen Sylvia and Other Poems The generous welcome, by kind friends and the poetry loving public, which has heretofore been bestowed upon the author's literary efforts, has induced the publication of this second volume of his poetical works. In trusting it to the frail bark "Venture," upon the dangerous waves of public opinion, without the hand of an experienced pilot at the helm to guide to the landing of fame, seems little less than reckless; yet there is a destiny which urges on to action lovers of the muse, not at all times bounded by the landmarks of judicious judgment. The author consoles himself with the thought that perfection never appears in any work of man; and the picture of an imperfect critic criticising an imperfect poem produces imperfection, indeed - such as might cause a smile in the charmed circle of the celestials. A writer endeavors to please his readers - a critic would read his pleasers. The world presents a large list of bad authors; but by far, me thinks, a larger one of bad critics; for many of the immortal productions of men were assailed at their birth by the flying darts of sarcasm and scorn, to go down to posterity emitting the brightest beams which light up the golden gallery of art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.