Excerpt from Echoes From the Oratory: Selections From the Poems of the Rev. John Henry Newman View, he has been embarrassed by an abundance rather than by any scarcity of material. The only poem which has been abridged to any extent is the Dream of Geron tius, whose length, as well as the pronounced Romish character of certain portions, rendered abridg ment necessary. It is hoped no in justice has been done the author through any error of judgment on the part of the compiler in mak ing this selection - certainly none has been intended. 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.