Excerpt from Anselmo Bertini: A Poem Anselmo bertini, the subject of this poem, was born in Italy; and although at his birth fortune seemed disposed to make him her especial favorite, yet the morning of his early childhood had scarcely passed ere the goddess' smiles were changed to frowns, and she seemed then to select him as the target at which her arrows were aimed, and in whose breast they ever found a lodgment. 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.