Excerpt from Gaslight and Stars: A Book of Verse The Author wishes to express 'his gratitude to the Proprietors of Gooa' Words, T lze Suna'ay Magazine, London Society, C arse]! 's Family Magazine, Tlie Graplzie, Tinsleys' Magazine, St. Yames's Magazine, A [1 Me Year Round, T/ze Day of Rest, Aunt yudy's Magazine, and Excelsior, for permission kindly given to reprint the pieces which have appeared in their respective pub lications 5 and to Messrs. Boosey Co., Messrs. Enoch Sons, Messrs. Chappell Co., Mr. Lamborn Cock, Messrs. Duncan Davison Co., Mr. Joseph Williams, Messrs. Ashdown Parry, Messrs. Cunningham Boosey Co., Messrs. Ewald Co., Mr. Louis Diehl, Mr. William Smallwood, Mr. Frederic Rivenhall, Mr. W. H. Ares, and Mr. Benjamin Wells, for a similar courtesy with respect to the words of songs of which they are the proprietors. 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.