Excerpt from A Memoir of Mrs. Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Vol. 1: With Many of Her Letters In' alluding to those whose kindness I have experienced, I do not forget those whom I may not name, and would here express my obligations to those of my family and friends who have aided in my little work and lightened my labors. One of my friends thoughtfully undertook and completed the larger part of the copying of the poems. The nineteenth century has done' so much admirable and laborious work in reviving, rescuing from Oblivion, and bringing out of their seclusion old books and authors, that one feels no apology is needed for reprinting a portion of the writings of an author once so widely known by her works, and still highly respected for her moral and mental qualities, as Mrs. Barbauld. Her name is among those of the worthies Of England-that still live in the hearts of the people, and it is as familiar as household words in many homes, while her prose works, and much of her poetry, are almost unknown to many readers and quite out of print. 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.