Excerpt from Songs of Life: Selected From Many Sources, With Numerous Illustrations From Original Designs Some of these here Offered have long held a conspicuous place in the Garlands of Song. That they are familiar, Will render them none the less fragrant and acceptable. Beside them are others less widely known, and a few from regions that are far away; but in all Of them may be found that which makes them worthy of the praise that belongs to what ever rightly moves and cultures the heart of man. 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.