The Poetical Works Of James Beattie PDF Download

Excerpt from The Poetical Works of James Beattie Beattie, who kept a small shop in the village at the same time that he rented a little farm in the neighbourhood, was a man of considerable talents and acquirements: * his mother, too, was distin guished for her abilities. Our author, James, At his leisure hours he cultivated the muses. A jour nal kept by him, as well as some specimens of his poetry, are still in the possession of his descendants. This last cir cumstance is the more worthy of being noticed, as it proves that Dr. Beattie derived his poetical turn from his father. Bower's se of Beattie, 1804, p. 2. 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.