Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems
Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems

Author: Eric Mackay

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-25

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13:

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At the commencement of the year 1885, a captivating little volume of poems was mysteriously issued from the "Leadenhalle Presse" of Messrs. Field and Tuer—a quaint, vellum-bound, antique-looking book, tied up on all sides with strings of golden silk ribbon, and illustrated throughout with fanciful wood-cuts. It was entitled "Love Letters by a Violinist," and those who were at first attracted by its title and suggestive outward appearance, untied the ribbons with a certain amount of curiosity. Love-letters were surely of a private, almost sacred character. What "Violinist" thus ventured to publish his heart-records openly? And were they worth reading? Were the questions asked by the public, and last, not least, came the natural inquiry, "Who was the 'Violinist'?" To this no satisfactory answer could be obtained, for nobody knew. But it was directly proved on perusal of the book that he was a poet, not a mere writer of verse. The poet was Eric Mackay.

Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)
Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)

Author: Eric Mackay

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-17

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781528479783

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Excerpt from Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems States by meni have never seen - friends like the late John Eliot Bowen, the Rev. T. T. Munger, the late Paul Hamilton Hayne, and many others, in cluding Edmund Clarence Stedman, poet and critic, whose great work, The Victorian Poets, is now acknowledged everywhere as a masterpiece. That he has been generous in his praise of me affects me much. You are an Englishman, he seems to say, leaning forward as it were on the threshold of his land. Come in and live with us, in your books And here I am, my inner self, ready, in this new garb, to face What friends I have. I never forget how can I -that my first readers were Americans, my first poem, so far as this collection is concerned, having been published in the Independent of New York, to which, and other journals, I herewith ten der my most hearty thanks on this my birthday morning, when, as chance will have it, I am sending the proof-sheets of this book to America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Love-Letters of a Violinist (Classic Reprint)
Love-Letters of a Violinist (Classic Reprint)

Author: Eric Mackay

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-25

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780483905627

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Excerpt from Love-Letters of a Violinist Laid out in state, I dare not, for the fear Of this dead thing, regard it as a toy. It was a splendid Hope without alloy, And now, behold! I greet it with a tear. It is my pastime, and my penance, too, My pride, my comfort, and my discon tent, To count my sorrows ere the day is spent, And dream, at night, of love within the blue Of thy sweet eyes, and tremble through and through, And keep my house, as one that doth lament. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.