Excerpt from Poems: Memorials of Cousins Many years ago it was the desire of George Wilson that verses written by his Cousin, James Russell, should be printed along with some by himself, and that the volume should bear the title given. To this one; but the un finished state of the poem The Sleep of the Hyacinth induced delay. The long cherished, project has now'been carried out, and it is believed that this memorial of love will prove acceptable to the friends of both the Cousins. 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.