Excerpt from The Hermit's Tale and Other Poems IN presenting to the public this little book of poems, the author feels that sin gular trepidation and uneasiness, com mon to the amateur on his first appear ance before an audience. The works of an author are regarded by himself, as others regard their chil dren. They are the concentration of all his powers of pathos, wit, love and science; a combination of the beautiful and instructive, together with all the erudition of which he is master. Truly they are his children; springing, Minerva like, from the richest sources of his mind. 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.