Excerpt from Original Poems and Acrostics: Third Edition Enlarged I Illustrated The world, though good, would better be, Redeemed from such false sophistry One drop of water to our notion Declares existence of an ocean. Untutored minds some truths may teach, Considered out of wisdom's reach. The wise too oft, in looking high, Observe not better things near by. Remember, Reader, while you read, Your money is not all we need. 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.