Excerpt from Rosetta: A Poem of the Southern Rebellion Hen the shafts of envious criticism were hurled against Byron's genius, he had the courage to exclaim, Prepare for rhyme; I 'll publish, right or wrong! And under the same circumstances, I would not hesitate to make the same statement. But I have not written this for the purpose of challenging criticism. I know that it is imperfect in a great many respects; and with all of its imperfections plainly before me, I throw it upon the great sea of public Opinion, asking the reader to regard it as the production of a boy, and nothing more. I have friends who will give it their support; and if it finds its way into the Southern household, and gladdens any heart, the purpose for which I have written will have been. 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.