Eros, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Eros, and Other Poems<br><br>Herewith the author submits to the public his first book - being a collection of his verses, which were written at intervals through a number of years, some of them having already been published from time to time in newspapers, magazines, etc., in different parts of the country where he happened to be living, as he was somewhat of a wanderer.<br><br>And he here extends his thanks to the Boston Post for copies of certain poems (namely "Virtue and Vice," "The Man Who Knows It All," "Lally," "Equality" and "Puritan and Quaker" - to be found on pages 44-48 of this volume, which were published in that newspaper during the year 1883 - twenty-nine years ago.<br><br>As to his early poems, it is hoped that if they have the faults of youth, they have the merits of youth also.<br><br>And in regard to his Character Pieces, the discerning reader can readily understand that the views thus expressed are quite often not a complete statement of the views of the author, as Truth is many-sided.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.