Excerpt from Poems It may be said by some, that the tone of these poems is at times too rude or too mournful; the author cannot be responsible for that - it is an accident of his life - the head long waters will roar; the strong winds will speak moum fully, or fiercely, when chafed; so the feelings of the human heart, when deeply excited, will seek utterance in terms which wait not to be measured in words too fervid for the ears of the gentle graces. In youth the author was as blithe as any as wild and as jocund as the wind; but time has sprinkled hoar on his head, and if some of it has fallen on his heart, it is no wonder. Men call it sternness, coolness, experience; it may be all or any of those, but the result is the same. 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.