Author: Charles Mackay

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-02-17

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780243387922

Excerpt from The Home Affections Pourtrayed by the Poets: Selected and Edited The subject of this Volume is Long - the one great affection of the heart, that binds the human family together, irrespective of age, sex, or condition; that links the child to the parent, and the parent to the child; that glows in the breast of youth, irradiates the countenance of age, and sheds a divine light on the pathway of man's life, from the cradle to the grave. In the Literature of every nation, ancient or modern, whether called by the name of Love or by that of Domestic Affection, this passion plays a prominent part. Whether its examples be drawn from the cottage or the palace, from the forests and wilds of the savage, or from the cities of civilized man, Love is the inner spirit of Romance and Poetry, both of which combine to invest it with every charm of Fancy and Imagination; and either in its joys or its sorrows, its hopes or its fears, its struggles or its triumphs. 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.