Excerpt from A Little Book of Family Verse Spirit benign, that o'er the faded page Unseen dost bend, With look intent to prove What the child comrade of thine early love Has gleaned of harvest on life's pilgrimage Some store I fain would bring of Wisdom sage To fill the empty space, some treasure trove Of insight, - wealth of passion strong to move Youth's generous heart, or fan the hopes of age. But the lips falter, and the pen is still. What of mine own, to thee, 0 soul apart Love's confidant, and honor's chosen knight' Can I return, of worth to match thy will 'z DO thou to me the hidden gift impart Thy life made eloquent, and I Will write. 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.