Rhymes, Reveries, and Reminiscences (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Rhymes, Reveries, and Reminiscences<br><br>It may be all very well for those who assert a real or supposed right to public consideration, to dash unceremoniously into the presence of their readers, waiving all the recognised courtesies of authorship; but I fear that I, who most assuredly make no such pretensions, must e'en conform to precedent, and attempt something in the shape of preface, which may, perhaps,<br><br>Turn out a sang,<br>Perhaps turn out a sermon.<br><br>The question, "what is poetry" has been more frequently asked than satisfactorily answered.<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.