Excerpt from Branthwaite Hall, and Other Poems The sin of rhyme, though few have the hardihood to risk the publication of their effusions, after comparing them with the superior productions already before the public. How far that public will tolerate the obtrusion of my weak efforts, to contribute a mite, however small, towards its amusement or instruction, at present I am unable to judge, and time only can determine. 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.