The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 2 of 4
Author | : N. P. Willis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2016-07-22 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9781332783786 |
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Excerpt from The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 2 of 4: With a Memoir by Rufus Wilmot Griswold and Notices of His Life and Genius; Poems and Tales Tri e! Are collected and republished chie ywithaviewto thd' redemption from the many improvements to which they have been sub jected while going at random the rounds of the press. I am natu rally anxious that what I have written should circulate as I wrote it, if it circulate at all. In defence of my own taste, nevertheless, it cumbent upon me to say that I think nothing in this volume of mud! Value to the public, or very creditable to myself. Events not to be controlled have prevented me from making, at any time, any serious efi'ort in what, under happier circumstances, would have been the field of my choice. With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence; may must not - they can not at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendation; of mankind. 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."