Excerpt from Pieces of Ancient Poetry: From Unpublished Manuscripts and Scarce Books Some Books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Bacon. Ost of the poetical compositions contained in the ensuing pages have lain by the editor for some years; and unto accident alone must their appearance be im puted. Whether they will be esteemed worthy of revival or of the regard of those unto whom the volume may pass, are questions on which no opinion is offered sufficient be it to observe that they seemed, in the judgement of some literary friends, very amply to merit preservation; and in accordance with their sentiments, the present limited' impression is submitted to the readers of our early literature. 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.