Tilbury Nogo, or Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Tilbury Nogo, or Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man, Vol. 2 of 2<br><br>"Bring forth the horse! The horse was brought.<br>In truth, he was a noble steed,<br>Who looked as though the speed of thought<br>Were in his limbs; but he was wild -<br>Wild as the wild deer - and untaught;<br>With spur and bridle undefiled.<br>Away! away! my breath was gone;<br>I saw not where he hurried on.<br><br>Mazeppa.<br><br>"Whoever casts to compass wightie prize,<br>And thinks to throw out thundering words of threat,<br>Let poure in lavish cup - and thriftie bittes of meat."<br>Spenser's clogues.<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.