The First Book of Cowper's Task; The Sofa
With Notes on the Analysis and Parsing (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The First Book of Cowper's Task; The Sofa: With Notes on the Analysis and Parsing<br><br>When I first formed the design of publishing an edition of the "Sofa" for the use of candidates preparing for the Oxford School Examinations, to be held next Midsummer, I thought of reprinting, by way of introduction, so much of the Syntax and Analysis of my English Grammar as would suffice for the requisite explanations. I found, however, that this would considerably increase both the size and the price of the book; and as it appeared likely that the demand for it would be restricted almost entirely to those who were already using the Grammar, I considered that it would be scarcely fair to impose any such additional outlay upon them, and, accordingly, abandoned that part of my design. I need hardly say, therefore, that the notes will be of comparatively small use to those who have not my English Grammar, to which the references are very numerous.<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.