Excerpt from The Tour of the Dove: A Poem, With Occasional Pieces Respecting the minor pieces, the writer has only to observe, that with regard to the admission of those placed in the appendix, he begs to take shelter under the authority of Warton, whose Oxford verses are attached to the body of his poetry. He now commits himself to the candour of the public, returning his sincere and grateful acknowledgments to the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy. 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.