The Fair Evanthe
A Poem in Five Cantos; And Other Poems (Classic Reprint)

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In the following Poem, it has been the Author's aim to describe much that is beautiful, graceful, excellent, and holy in woman. In fact, he has wished to depict "the fair Evanthe" as only "a little lower than the angels;" while, in Henry de Crichton, he has aimed at exhibiting "a model man." How far he has succeeded in doing so, it is not (of course) for him to determine. Should he have fallen short in his undertaking, he hopes the "gentle" Reader will be disposed to make every reasonable allowance, considering the scope and difficulty of the design.

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