2017, ISBN: 1330993616

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[EAN: 9781330993613], New book, [PU: Forgotten Books, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. Excerpt from The Backwoodsman: A Poem That the author may not be charged with having failed in what he did not attempt, it may be as well, perhaps, to state the extent of the design of the following poem. His object was to indicate to the youthful writers of his native country, the rich poetic resources with which it abounds, as well as to call their attention home, for the means of attaining to novelty of subject, if not to origina lity in style or sentiment. The story was merely assumed as affording an easy and natural way of introducing a greater variety of Scenery, as well as more diversity of character; and whether the writer shall ever attempt to complete his original intentlon ln the construction of a regular plan, will principally depend on the reception given to this experiment. Some reasons of no consequence to the public, induce him to state that the present work was begun more than five years ago, so far as the inten tion, and the preparation of some scanty materials, may be said to constitute a beginning. In three or four 1n Stances, some descriptions of natural scenery have been borrowed from former publications of the author, as being. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at 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.<

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Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from The Backwoodsman: A Poem That the author may not be charged with having 'failed in what he did not attempt, it may be as well, perhaps, to state the extent of the design of the following poem. His object was to indicate to the youthful writers of his native country, the rich poetic resources with which it abounds, as well as to call their attention home, for the means of attaining to novelty of subject, if not to origina lity in style or sentiment. The story was merely assumed as affording an easy and natural way of introducing a greater variety of Scenery, as well as more diversity of character; and whether the writer shall ever attempt to complete his original intentlon ln the construction of a regular plan, will principally depend on the reception given to this experiment. Some reasons of no consequence to the public, induce him to state that the present work was begun more than'five years ago, so far as the inten tion, and the preparation of some scanty materials, may be said to constitute a beginning. In three or four 1n Stances, some descriptions of natural scenery have been borrowed from former publications of the author, as being. 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., Poetry By Individual Poets<

2015, ISBN: 1330993616

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