Songs for the Bairns, and Miscellaneous Poems ... Edited, with a Biographical Notice, by Wm. Freeland
Author: James M. NEILSON
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Published: 1884
Total Pages: 184
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Author: James M. NEILSON
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Published: 1884
Total Pages: 184
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Published: 1884
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Macadam Neilson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-01-23
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780483761148
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Songs for the Bairns, and Miscellaneous Poems Really busy men, untainted by vanity, have not time to make or board materials for writers of biography. This is truest of the greatest and of the least great-the two classes of men who most nearly resemble each other in the modesty of their personal valuations. This fact may at least partly account for the little we know of old Homer, who never seems to have been young; and of young Shakespeare, who seems incapable of growing old. The idea of either of these poets keeping a diary looks absurd; and it is perhaps as well they did not. It is seldom a benefit to know too much either of men or gods. Closeness of acquaintance is. Not always conducive to the spirit of reverence. Small fear is there of this notice of a minor Scottish poet being over loaded with biographical facts. Mr. James N eilson was in his boyhood too modest, and in his manhood too busy to keep a diary or a personal lumber-room. The stars that ruled at his birth were neither masculine nor lavish of their. 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.
Author: James Macadam Neilson
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Published: 1884
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Catherine W. Reilly
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 618
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains 4000 entries listing the published works of late Victorian poets (1880-1899). Arranged alphabetically by author, the work includes biographical information, bibliographical details of published works and cross-references to other names. It lists many minor poets unrecorded elsewhere.
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 430
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 712
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Macadam Neilson
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Published: 1884
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 792
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