Excerpt from The Life of a Scottish Probationer: Being a Memoir of Thomas Davidson, With His Poems and Extracts, From His Letters In harmony with the primary purpose of the book, which is the publication of Davidson's literary remains, the Editor has sought in every case, where it was possible, to unfold the biography, alike in' the outward facts and in the development of the inner life, by means of the poems, the letters, and the journals. This has involved the publication especially in the earlier chapters - of some letters which have a biographical rather than a literary value. In determining what poems should be published, the Editor has been to a large extent relieved from responsibility. In the last year of his life Davidson copied into a note book such of his verses as he deemed worthy of preservation. Almost all the pieces given on the following pages are included in that ms. Volume. 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.